At-Tahrim • EN-ASBAB-AL-NUZUL-BY-AL-WAHIDI
﴿ إِن تَتُوبَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا ۖ وَإِن تَظَٰهَرَا عَلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ هُوَ مَوْلَىٰهُ وَجِبْرِيلُ وَصَٰلِحُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ۖ وَٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ ظَهِيرٌ ﴾
“[Say, O Prophet:] "Would that you two turn unto God in repentance, for the hearts of both of you have swerved [from what is right]! And if you uphold each other against him [who is God's message-bearer, know that] God Himself is his Protector, and [that,] therefore, Gabriel, and all the righteous among the believers and all the [other] angels will come to his aid."”
(If ye twain turn unto Allah repentant, (ye have cause to do so) for your hearts desired (the ban)�) [66:4]. Abu Mansur al-Mansuri informed us> Abu�l-Hasan al-Daraqutni> al-Husayn ibn Isma�il> �Abd Allah ibn Shabib> Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn �Abd al-�Aziz> his father> al-Zuhri> �Ubayd Allah ibn �Abd Allah> Ibn �Abbas who said: �Hafsah found the Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, with Umm Ibrahim when it was �A�ishah�s turn. She said to him: �I will definitely inform her!� The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, said: �She is forbidden for me if I touch her again�. Hafsah went ahead and informed �A�ishah. Allah informed His Messenger of this and he let Hafsah know some of the things she said. She asked him: �Who informed you of this?� He said: �(The Knower, the Aware hath told me) [66:3]�. The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and give him peace, stayed away from his wives for a month and then Allah, glorious and exalted is He, revealed: (If ye twain turn unto Allah repentant, (ye have cause to do so) for your hearts desired (the ban)�)�.