Sahih Muslim 3682

حَدَّثَنَا سُرَيْجُ بْنُ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ عَبَّادٍ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ مُعَاذَةَ الْعَدَوِيَّةِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ: كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَأْذِنُنَا، إِذَا كَانَ فِي يَوْمٍ لِلْمَرْأَةِ مِنَّا، بَعْدَ مَا نَزَلَتْ: {تُرْجِي مَنْ تَشَاءُ مِنْهُنَّ وَتُؤْوِي إِلَيْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ} [الأحزاب: 51] فَقَالَتْ لَهَا مُعَاذَةُ: فَمَا كُنْتِ تَقُولِينَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا اسْتَأْذَنَكِ؟ قَالَتْ: «كُنْتُ أَقُولُ إِنْ كَانَ ذَاكَ إِلَيَّ لَمْ أُوثِرْ أَحَدًا عَلَى نَفْسِي

A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) sought our permission when he had a (turn to spend) a day with (one of his wives) amongst us (whereas he wanted to visit his other wives too). It was after this that this verse was revealed: Thou mayest put off whom thou pleasest of them, and take for thee whom thou pleasest (xxxiii. 5). Mu'adha said to her: What did you say to Allah's Messenger ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ) when he sought your permission? She said: I used to say: If it had the option in this I would not have (allowed anyone) to have precedence over me.