Narrated Aishah: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم used to aske our permission on the day he had to stay with one of his wives (by turns) after the following Quranic verse was revealed: You may distance those whom you like, and draw close to those whom you like [33: 51]. The narrator Muadhah said: I said to her: What did you say to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم ? She said: I used to say: If had an option for that, I would not preferred anyone to myself.