English narration
Narrated by عبد الله بن عمر العدوي
When Hafsa, `Umar's daughter became a widow because of the death of her (husband) Ibn Hudhafa As-Sahmi who was one of the companion of the Prophet (ﷺ) and the one of the Badr warriors and died at Medina, `Umar said, "I met `Uthman bin `Affan and gave him an offer, saying, 'If you wish, I will marry Hafsa to you.' He said. 'I will think it over' I waited for a few days, then he met me and said, 'I have made up my mind not to marry at present' "`Umar added, "Then I met Abu Bakr and said to him, 'If you wish, I will marry Hafsa to you.' "
النص العربي
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا الزُّهْرِيُّ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمٌ ، أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ أَخْبَرَهُ ، "
أَنَّ عُمَرَ حِينَ تَأَيَّمَتْ حَفْصَةُ بِنْتُ عُمَرَ مِنْ ابْنِ حُذَافَةَ السَّهْمِيِّ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ تُوُفِّيَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ ، فَقَالَ عُمَرُ : لَقِيتُ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفَّانَ فَعَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِ ، فَقُلْتُ : إِنْ شِئْتَ ، أَنْكَحْتُكَ حَفْصَةَ ، فَقَالَ : سَأَنْظُرُ فِي أَمْرِي ، فَلَبِثْتُ لَيَالِيَ ثُمَّ لَقِيَنِي ، فَقَالَ : بَدَا لِي أَنْ لَا أَتَزَوَّجَ يَوْمِي هَذَا ، قَالَ عُمَرُ : فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ، فَقُلْتُ : إِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْكَحْتُكَ حَفْصَةَ
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