A man came to Umar and said, "A woman came to me to make a transaction, so I took her into a private chamber and did everything with her short of intercourse."Umar said, "Woe to you! Perhaps her husband is away in the path of Allah?"The man replied, "Yes."Umar said, "Go to Abu Bakr and ask him."So he went to Abu Bakr and asked him. Abu Bakr said, "Perhaps her husband is away in the path of Allah?" and gave the same response as Umar.Then he came to the Prophet ﷺ and told him the same. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Perhaps her husband is away in the path of Allah?" Then the Quran was revealed, "And establish prayer at the two ends of the day and at the approach of the night. Indeed, good deeds remove evil deeds" [Hud 11:114] to the end of the verse.The man asked, "Messenger of Allah, is this for me specifically or for people generally?"Umar struck his chest with his hand and said, "No, and not even as a delight to your eye. Rather, it is for people generally."The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Umar has spoken the truth."
حدثنا يونس وعفان حدثنا حماد يعني ابن سلمة عن علي بن زيد قال عفان أخبرنا علي بن زيد عن يوسف بن مهران
أن رجلا أتى عمر فقال امرأة جاءت تبايعه فأدخلتها الدولج فأصبت منها ما دون الجماع فقال ويحك لعلها مغيب في سبيل الله قال أجل قال فأت أبا بكر فاسأله قال فأتاه فسأله فقال لعلها مغيب في سبيل الله قال فقال مثل قول عمر ثم أتى النبي ﷺ فقال له مثل ذلك قال فلعلها مغيب في سبيل الله ونزل القرآن {وأقم الصلاة طرفي النهار وزلفا من الليل إن الحسنات يذهبن السيئات} إلى آخر الآية فقال يا رسول الله ألي خاصة أم للناس عامة فضرب عمر صدره بيده فقال لا ولا نعمة عين بل للناس عامة فقال رسول الله ﷺ صدق عمر