why did prophet Muhammad almost divorce all of his wives, are they authentic? I seen two separate versions one with honey and another was an incident with Maria and Hafsa
this is the hadith: https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2468
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Sign up to join this communitywhy did prophet Muhammad almost divorce all of his wives, are they authentic? I seen two separate versions one with honey and another was an incident with Maria and Hafsa
this is the hadith: https://sunnah.com/bukhari:2468
Assalamualaikum, May Allah loves you even more. The hadith (Bukhari:2468) was related to a story mentioned in Quran (AT-TAHRIM:1 to 5). You may read more about the theme of the surah here: https://quran.com/chapter_info/66
The answer to your first question: What is the story behind the hadith?
was answered in the 3rd sentence (AT-TAHRIM:3). Where Hafsah finds out that our beloved prophet Muhammad (upon whom be peace) were told by Allah, that she had broken a secret between her and the prophet when she told Aisya about it.
I believe that it is a (marriage/relationship/household) secret that should be kept between the couple. As the prophet would not keep anything secret if it was part of his duty as a prophet.
Hafsah shouldn't tell their household secret to anyone, as it would bring jealousy and conflict amongst them (prophet's wives).
In this case, Allah came to interfere and corrected Hafsah on the mater.
I would also like to note that we should not dig deeper into their personal maters because it would not give us any additional benefit. Allah mention the story for us to learn some lessons about keeping good marital relationship.
Allah knows best.