Hadith 19226

Chapter 31

باب 31

(31) باب فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى { يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِنْ جَلاَبِيبِهِنَّ }

(1533) Chapter: The Statement Of Allah, Most High: Draw Their Jilbabs (Cloaks) All Over Their Bodies (ID)
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُهَاجِرٍ، عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ شَيْبَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، رضى الله عنها أَنَّهَا ذَكَرَتْ نِسَاءَ الأَنْصَارِ فَأَثْنَتْ عَلَيْهِنَّ وَقَالَتْ لَهُنَّ مَعْرُوفًا وَقَالَتْ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ سُورَةُ النُّورِ عَمَدْنَ إِلَى حُجُورٍ - أَوْ حُجُوزٍ شَكَّ أَبُو كَامِلٍ - فَشَقَقْنَهُنَّ فَاتَّخَذْنَهُ خُمُرًا .

Safiyyah, daughter of Shaybah, said that Aisha mentioned the women of Ansar, praised them and said good words about them. She then said:
When Surat an-Nur came down, they took the curtains, tore them and made head covers (veils) of them. (ID)

Reference (ID): Sunan Abi Dawud 4100 (ID)

In-book reference (ID): Book 34, Hadith 81 (ID)

English translation (ID): Book 33, Hadith 4089 (ID)