Chapter on Giving the Choice (To the Wife)
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 4|Chapter 12
وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي اَلصَّبَّاحِ اَلْكِنَانِيِّ: "أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ قَالَتْ لِرَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لاَ تَعْدِلُ وَ أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ وَ قَالَتْ حَفْصَةُ إِنْ طَلَّقَنَا وَجَدْنَا فِي قَوْمِنَا أَكْفَاءَنَا مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَاحْتَبَسَ اَلْوَحْيُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ تِسْعَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ يَوْماً فَأَنِفَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِرَسُولِهِ فَأَنْزَلَ اَللَّهُ: يٰا أَيُّهَا اَلنَّبِيُّ قُلْ لِأَزْوٰاجِكَ إِنْ كُنْتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ اَلْحَيٰاةَ اَلدُّنْيٰا وَ زِينَتَهٰا إِلَى قَوْلِهِ "أَجْراً عَظِيماً" فَاخْتَرْنَ اَللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ فَلَمْ يَقَعِ اَلطَّلاَقُ وَ لَوِ اِخْتَرْنَ أَنْفُسَهُنَّ لَبِنَّ".
In the narration of Abu al-Sabbah al-Kinani: "Zaynab said to the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace be upon him and his family): 'You صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم are not just, and You صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم are the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى!' And Hafsa said: 'If He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم divorces us, we will find suitable husbands among our people from Quraysh.' Then, the divine revelation was withheld from the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace be upon him and his family) for twenty-nine days. Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic, was displeased for His سبحانه وتعالى beloved Messenger صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, so Allah سبحانه وتعالى revealed: 'O Prophet! Say to your wives: If you desire the life of this world and its adornment, then come, I will provide for you and release you in a gracious manner. But if you desire Allah سبحانه وتعالى, His Messenger, and the Hereafter, then indeed Allah سبحانه وتعالى has prepared for the good-doers among you a great reward' (Surah Al-Ahzab 33:28-29). They chose Allah سبحانه وتعالى and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم, so divorce did not occur. But if they had chosen themselves, they would have been separated."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh