Hadith 20237

Chapter 524

باب 524

(524) بَابُ الْكِتَابَةِ إِلَى النِّسَاءِ وَجَوَابِهِنَّ

(524) Chapter: Letters to women and their reply
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حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ رَافِعٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ: حَدَّثَتْنَا عَائِشَةُ بِنْتُ طَلْحَةَ قَالَتْ: قُلْتُ لِعَائِشَةَ، وَأَنَا فِي حِجْرِهَا، وَكَانَ النَّاسُ يَأْتُونَهَا مِنْ كُلِّ مِصْرٍ، فَكَانَ الشُّيُوخُ يَنْتَابُونِي لِمَكَانِي مِنْهَا، وَكَانَ الشَّبَابُ يَتَأَخَّوْنِي فَيُهْدُونَ إِلَيَّ، وَيَكْتُبُونَ إِلَيَّ مِنَ الأَمْصَارِ، فَأَقُولُ لِعَائِشَةَ: يَا خَالَةُ، هَذَا كِتَابُ فُلاَنٍ وَهَدِيَّتُهُ، فَتَقُولُ لِي عَائِشَةُ: أَيْ بُنَيَّةُ، فَأَجِيبِيهِ وَأَثِيبِيهِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَكِ ثَوَابٌ أَعْطَيْتُكِ، فَقَالَتْ: فَتُعْطِينِي.


'A'isha bint Talha said, "I spoke to 'A'isha when I was underher protection. people used to visit her from all places. Shaykhs usedvisit me because of my place with her. Young men used to treat me as asister and give me presents and write to me from their cities. I said to'A'isha, 'Aunt, this is a letter from so-and-so and his gift.' 'A'ishatold me, 'My girl, answer him and reward him. If you do not have anythingto give, I will give you something.' She told her to give it to her."

Reference: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1118

In-book reference: Book 45, Hadith 2

English translation: Book 45, Hadith 1118