His statement: "O Prophet, why do you prohibit [yourself from] what Allah has made lawful for you?" The verse. This is because Hafsa visited her father, and upon returning, she found the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) with Mariya, the mother of Ibrahim, in the house. When Mariya left, Hafsa entered upon the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and said: "I have indeed seen who was with you in the house." He replied: "By Allah, I will surely please you; she is forbidden to me, so do not inform anyone of this." Hafsa then went to Aisha and told her, so Allah revealed: "O Prophet," until His statement:
قَوْله: ﴿يَا أَيهَا النَّبِيُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَا أَحَلَّ الله لَك﴾ الْآيَةُ. وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ حَفْصَةَ زَارَتْ أَبَاهَا، فَرَجَعَتْ فَوَجَدَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَعَ مَارِيَةَ أُمِّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي الْبَيْتِ، فَلَمَّا خَرَجَتْ مَارِيَةُ دَخَلَتْ حَفْصَة على رَسُول الله ﷺ فَقَالَتْ: أَمَا إِنَّنِي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ مَنْ كَانَتْ مَعَكَ فِي الْبَيْتِ. فَقَالَ: وَاللَّهِ لَأُرْضِيَنَّكِ؛ هِيَ عليَّ حرَام فَلَا تُخْبِرِي بِهَذَا (ل ٣٦٦) أَحَدًا. فَانْطَلَقَتْ حَفْصَةٌ إِلَى عَائِشَةَ فَأَخْبَرتهَا فَأنْزل الله: ﴿يَا أَيهَا النَّبِي﴾ إِلَى قَوْله:
