Sahih al-Bukhari · The Book of Asking Permission
10- بَابُ آيَةِ الْحِجَابِ:
(10) Chapter. The Divine Verse of Al-Hijab (veiling of women).
3 hadith · references 6238–6240
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Bukhari · 6238حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، قَالَ : أَخْبَرَنِي أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ : أَنَّهُ كَانَ ابْنَ عَشْرِ سِنِينَ مَقْدَمَ رَسُولِ اللّthat he was a boy of ten at the time when the Prophet (ﷺ) emigrated to Medina. He added I served Allah's Apostle for ten years (the last part of his life time) and I know more than the people about the occasion whereupon5 narratorsBukhari · 6239حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو النُّعْمَانِ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ ، قَالَ أَبِي : حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مِجْلَزٍ ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، قَالَ : لَمَّا تَزَوَّجَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ زWhen the Prophet (ﷺ) married Zainab, the people came and were offered a meal, and then they sat down (after finishing their meals) and started chatting. The Prophet (ﷺ) showed as if he wanted to get up, but they did not 5 narratorsBukhari · 6240كَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ يَقُولُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : احْجُبْ نِسَاءَكَ ، قَالَتْ : فَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ ، وَكَانَ أَزْوَاجُ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَخْرُجْنَ لَيْلً(the wife of the Prophet) `Umar bin Al-Khattab used to say to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) "Let your wives be veiled" But he did not do so. The wives of the Prophet (ﷺ) used to go out to answer the call of nature at night only 7 narrators