Ayesha reported,

"Allah knows that I am innocent, and Allah will prove my innocence. But by Allah, I never imagined that Allah would reveal concerning my affair a revelation to be recited, for I considered myself too insignificant for Allah to speak about me with such a matter. Rather, I had hoped that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would see a dream in his sleep through which Allah would clear my name."By Allah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had not yet left his seat, nor had any member of the household departed, when revelation came down upon him. He was overcome by the state that used to come over him, until drops of sweat poured from him like pearls, even though it was a winter's day, from the weight of the words being revealed to him.

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عن عائشة قالت

والله يعلم أني بريئة، وأن الله مبرئي ببراءتي، ولكن والله ما كنت أظن أن الله منزل في شأني وحيا يتلي، لشأني في نفسي كان أحقر من أن يتكلم الله في بأمر، ولكن كنت أرجو أن يرى رسول الله ﷺ في النوم رؤيا يبرئني الله بها، فوالله ما رام رسول الله ﷺ مجلسه ولا خرج أحد من أهل البيت حتى أنزل عليه، فأخذه ما كان يأخذه من البرحاء حتى إنه ليتحدر منه من العرق مثل الجمان، وهو في يوم شات من ثقل القول الذي أنزل عليه.