(11) باب فِي شَرَابِ الْعَسَلِ
A'ishah said that the prophet (ﷺ) used to stay with Zainab, daughter of Jahsh, and drink honey. I and Hafsah counseled each other that if the Prophet (ﷺ) enters upon any of us, she must say :
I find the smell of gum (maghafir) from you. He then entered upon one of them; she said that to him. Thereupon he said : No, I drank honey at (the house of) Zainab daughter of jahsh, and I will not do it again. Then the following verse came down :''O Prophet !why holdest thou to be forbidden that which Allah has made lawful to thee ? ''Thou seekest. . . If you two turn in repentance to Allah '' refers to Hafsah and A'ishah , and the verse: ''When the Prophet disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his consorts'' refers to the statements of the Prophet (ﷺ) disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his consorts'' refers to the statement of the Prophet (ﷺ) :No, I drank honey. (DE)
Reference (DE): Sunan Abi Dawud 3714 (DE)
In-book reference (DE): Book 27, Hadith 46 (DE)
English translation (DE): Book 26, Hadith 3705 (DE)