It is related from ʿÁyesha that, 'The Apostle of God went out from her on a certain night. She said, "And I was jealous of him; and he came and saw what I was doing arid said, 'What is the matter with thee, O ʿÁyesha; art thou jealous?'" I replied, "What is the matter with me if such an one as I were not jealous of such an one as thee?" The Apostle of God said, "Thy Satan has certainly come to thee." She said, "O Apostle of God, is there a Satan with me?" He said, "Yes." I said, "And with thee, O Apostle of God?" He said, "Yes, but God has aided me against him, so that I am safe."'—Muslim.
Concerning the Period of Waiting for
a Divorced Woman
It is related from Abú Salamah from Fáṭimah bint Qais that, ʿAbú ʿAmru bin Ḥafs divorced her absolutely whilst he was absent. And his agent sent some barley to her; and she was angry with him. Then he said, "By God! thou hast no claim upon us whatever." And she came to the Apostle of God and mentioned the matter to him. He replied, "There is no subsistence allowance for thee." And he commanded her to spend her period of waiting in the house of Umm Sharík. After that he said, "That person is a woman whom my companions visit. Spend thy time of waiting with the son of Umm Maktúm, for he is a blind man, and thou couldest take off thy clothes. Then when thy time has expired, inform me." She said, "Then when the time had expired I mentioned to him that Muʿáwiya bin abu Sufyán and Abuʾl-Jahm were seeking my hand in marriage." He said, "As for Abuʾl-Jahm, he never lays down his stick from his shoulder (that is, he is a wife-beater), and as for Muʿáwiyah, he is a wretched beggar and has nothing. Marry Usámah bin Zaid." But I disliked him. Again the Prophet said, "Marry Usámah." Then I married him. And God has brought forth blessing out of it, and I have attained to a state of felicity.' And in another tradition it runs, 'But as for Abú Jahm, he is a man who beats his wives.'—Muslim. And in another tradition it runs, 'Verily her husband divorced her with a threefold divorce; and she came to the Prophet. And he said, "There is no subsistence allowance for thee, unless thou art pregnant."
