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When 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 get up. When he noticed that, he got up, and some of the people also got up and went
away, while some others kept on sitting. When the Prophet (ﷺ) returned to enter, he found the people still
sitting, but then they got up and left. So I told the Prophet (ﷺ) of their departure and he came and went in.
I intended to go in but the Prophet (ﷺ) put a screen between me and him, for Allah revealed:-- 'O you who
believe! Enter not the Prophet's houses..' (33.53)
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 79, Hadith 13
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that 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 whereupon the order of Al-Hijab was revealed (to the Prophet). Ubai b n Ka`b used to ask
me about it. It was revealed (for the first time) during the marriage of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) with Zainab bint
Jahsh. In the morning, the Prophet (ﷺ) was a bride-groom of her and he Invited the people, who took their
meals and went away, but a group of them remained with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and they prolonged their
stay. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) got up and went out, and I too, went out along with him till he came to the lintel
of `Aisha's dwelling place. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) thought that those people had left by then, so he returned,
and I too, returned with him till he entered upon Zainab and found that they were still sitting there and
had not yet gone. The Prophet (ﷺ) went out again, and so did I with him till he reached the lintel of
`Aisha's dwelling place, and then he thought that those people must have left by then, so he returned,
and so did I with him, and found those people had gone. At that time the Divine Verse of Al-Hijab
was revealed, and the Prophet (ﷺ) set a screen between me and him (his family).
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(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 at Al-Manasi.' Once Sauda, the daughter of Zam`a went out and she was a tall woman.
`Umar bin Al-Khattab saw her while he was in a gathering, and said, "I have recognized you, O
Sauda!" He (`Umar) said so as he was anxious for some Divine orders regarding the veil (the veiling
of women.) So Allah revealed the Verse of veiling. (Al-Hijab; a complete body cover excluding the
eyes). (See Hadith No. 148, Vol. 1)