Masruq bin Ajda reported,

Umm Ruman, the mother of Ayesha , told me, "While Ayesha and I were sitting together, a woman from the Ansar came in and said, 'May Allah do such and such to so-and-so, and may He do such and such to him!'"Umm Ruman asked, "What is the matter?"She replied, "My son was among those who spread the rumor."Umm Ruman asked, "What rumor?"She told her of it.Ayesha asked, "Did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ hear it?"She said, "Yes."Ayesha asked, "And Abu Bakr too?"She said, "Yes."At that, Ayesha collapsed unconscious, and when she came to, she was shivering with fever. I threw her clothes over her and covered her up.The Prophet ﷺ came in and asked, "What is wrong with her?"I said, "Messenger of Allah, she has been seized by a shivering fever."He said, "Perhaps it is because of a rumor that has been spread."She said, "Yes."Ayesha sat up and said, "By Allah, even if I swore to you, you would not believe me, and if I tried to explain, you would not excuse me. My situation and yours is like that of Yaqub and his sons. 'And Allah is the One whose help is sought against what you describe' [Yusuf 12:18]."She said that he turned away without saying anything, and then Allah revealed her vindication.She said, "Praise be to Allah, not to anyone else, and not to you."

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مسروق بن الأجدع قال

حدثتني أم رومان وهي أم عائشة رضي الله عنهما قالت بينا أنا قاعدة أنا وعائشة إذ ولجت امرأة من الأنصار فقالت فعل الله بفلان وفعل فقالت أم رومان وما ذاك قالت ابني فيمن حدث الحديث قالت وما ذاك قالت كذا وكذا قالت عائشة سمع رسول الله ﷺ قالت نعم قالت وأبو بكر قالت نعم فخرت مغشيا عليها فما أفاقت إلا وعليها حمى بنافض فطرحت عليها ثيابها فغطيتها فجاء النبي ﷺ فقال ما شأن هذه قلت يا رسول الله أخذتها الحمى بنافض قال فلعل في حديث تحدث به قالت نعم فقعدت عائشة فقالت والله لئن حلفت لا تصدقوني ولئن قلت لا تعذروني مثلي ومثلكم كيعقوب وبنيه {والله المستعان على ما تصفون} قالت وانصرف ولم يقل شيئا فأنزل الله عذرها قالت بحمد الله لا بحمد أحد ولا بحمدك