Narrated `Aisha:Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to like sweets and also used to like honey, and whenever he finished the `Asr prayer, he used to visit his wives and stay with them. Once he visited Hafsa and remained with her longer than the period he used to stay, so I enquired about it. It was said to me, "A woman from her tribe gave her a leather skin containing honey as a present, and she gave some of it to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to drink." I said, "By Allah, we will play a trick on him." So I mentioned the story to Sauda (the wife of the Prophet) and said to her, "When he enters upon you, he will come near to you whereupon you should say to him, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Have you eaten Maghafir?' He will say, 'No.' Then you say to him, 'What is this bad smell? ' And it would be very hard on Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) that a bad smell should be found on his body. He will say, 'Hafsa has given me a drink of honey.' Then you should say to him, 'Its bees must have sucked from the Al-`Urfut (a foul smelling flower).' I too, will tell him the same. And you, O Saifya, say the same." So when the Prophet (ﷺ) entered upon Sauda (the following happened). Sauda said, "By Him except Whom none has the right to be worshipped, I was about to say to him what you had told me to say while he was still at the gate because of fear from you. But when Allah 's Apostle came near to me, I said to him, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Have you eaten Maghafir?' He replied, 'No.' I said, 'What about this smell?' He said, 'Hafsa has given me a drink of honey.' I said, 'Its bees must have sucked Al-`Urfut.' " When he entered upon me, I told him the same as that, and when he entered upon Safiya, she too told him the same. So when he visited Hafsa again, she said to him, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Shall I give you a drink of it (honey)?" He said, "I have no desire for it." Sauda said, Subhan Allah! We have deprived him of it (honey)." I said to her, "Be quiet!"
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 6972
In-book reference
Book 90, Hadith 19
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 9, Book 86, Hadith 102
Translation by Dr. M. Muhsin Khan · Language: EN
Sahih
'Urwa related that 'A'isha said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, used to love honey and sweets. After praying the 'Asr prayer, he would go to his wives and stay with one of them. He went to Hafsa bint 'Umar and stayed longer than he used to. I asked about that. I was told that a woman of her family had given her a skin filled with honey and she gave the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, a drink from it. I said, 'By Allah, we will play a trick on him. I mentioned that to Sawda bint Zam'a and said to her, 'When he visits you, he will come close to you. Then ask, "Messenger of Allah, have you eaten maghafir?" He will answer, "No." Tell him, "Then what is this smell which I smell from you?" He will say, "Hafsa gave me a drink of honey."' It would be hard on the Messenger of Allah to have a smell originate from him. Tell him, "Perhaps the bees visited 'Urfut trees." I will say this as well. Safiyya, you say the same.' "When he visited Sawda, Sawda said, "By the One and only God, I almost said to him what you told me to say to him while he was still at the door out of fear of you. When he came near, I asked, "Messenger of Allah, have you eaten maghafir?" "No," he answered. I said, "Then what is this smell?" He answered, "Hafsa gave me a drink of honey." I said, "Perhaps the bees visited 'Urfut."' When he visited me, I said the same, and when he went to Safiyya, she said the same. When he then went to Hafsa, she said, 'Messenger of Allah, shall I give you a drink of it?' He said, 'I have no need of it.' Sawda said, 'Glory be to Allah! We have deprived him!' I told her, 'Be quiet.'"
Reference
Sahih al-Bukhari 6972
In-book reference
Book 90, Hadith 19
USC-MSA web (English)
Vol. 9, Book 86, Hadith 102
Translation by Aisha Bewley · Language: EN
Sahih