What was the secret that Lady Hafsa disclosed to Lady Aisha, may Allah be pleased with them both?
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Scholars have differed on the secret that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, confided to Hafsa, presenting three views:
1. He forbade Maria al-Qibtiyya upon himself, after Hafsa found him with her in her house and on her bed. 2. He forbade the honey he drank at Zaynab bint Jahsh's house, to appease Aisha and Hafsa, who had agreed that he had eaten maghafir. 3. He informed her that the caliphate after him would be for Abu Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both.
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