Arabic (Original)
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي عَنِ ابْنِ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ أُمِّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَتْ لَمَّا قَسَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَبَايَا بَنِي الْمُصْطَلِقِ وَقَعَتْ جُوَيْرِيَةُ بِنْتُ الْحَارِثِ فِي السَّهْمِ لِثَابِتِ بْنِ قَيْسِ بْنِ شِمَاسٍ أَوْ لِابْنِ عَمٍّ لَهُ وَكَاتَبَتْهُ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا وَكَانَتْ امْرَأَةً حُلْوَةً مُلَاحَةً لَا يَرَاهَا أَحَدٌ إِلَّا أَخَذَتْ بِنَفْسِهِ فَأَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْتَعِينُهُ فِي كِتَابَتِهَا قَالَتْ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ رَأَيْتُهَا عَلَى بَابِ حُجْرَتِي فَكَرِهْتُهَا وَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ سَيَرَى مِنْهَا مَا رَأَيْتُ فَدَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ بِنْتُ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ أَبِي ضِرَارٍ سَيِّدِ قَوْمِهِ وَقَدْ أَصَابَنِي مِنْ الْبَلَاءِ مَا لَمْ يَخْفَ عَلَيْكَ فَوَقَعْتُ فِي السَّهْمِ لِثَابِتِ بْنِ قَيْسِ بْنِ الشَّمَّاسِ أَوْ لِابْنِ عَمٍّ لَهُ فَكَاتَبْتُهُ عَلَى نَفْسِي فَجِئْتُكَ أَسْتَعِينُكَ عَلَى كِتَابَتِي قَالَ فَهَلْ لَكِ فِي خَيْرٍ مِنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَتْ وَمَا هُوَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ أَقْضِي كِتَابَتَكِ وَأَتَزَوَّجُكِ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ قَدْ فَعَلْتُ قَالَتْ وَخَرَجَ الْخَبَرُ إِلَى النَّاسِ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَزَوَّجَ جُوَيْرِيَةَ بِنْتَ الْحَارِثِ فَقَالَ النَّاسُ أَصْهَارُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَأَرْسَلُوا مَا بِأَيْدِيهِمْ قَالَتْ فَلَقَدْ أَعْتَقَ بِتَزْوِيجِهِ إِيَّاهَا مِائَةَ أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ مِنْ بَنِي الْمُصْطَلِقِ فَمَا أَعْلَمُ امْرَأَةً كَانَتْ أَعْظَمَ بَرَكَةً عَلَى قَوْمِهَا مِنْهَا.
English Translation
Ya'qub told us: My father told us, from Ibn Ishaq, who said: Muhammad ibn Ja'far ibn al-Zubayr told me, from Urwah ibn al-Zubayr, from Aisha, Mother of the Believers, who said: When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, divided the captives of Banu al-Mustaliq, Juwayriyyah bint al-Harith fell by lot to Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammas, or to a cousin of his, and she made a contract with him to purchase her freedom. She was a sweet, charming woman - no one saw her without being captivated. So she came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, seeking his help with her contract. She said: By Allah, as soon as I saw her at the door of my chamber, I disliked her, for I knew he would see in her what I had seen. She went in to him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I am Juwayriyyah bint al-Harith ibn Abi Dirar, chief of his people, and I have been afflicted with what is not hidden from you. I fell by lot to Thabit ibn Qays ibn al-Shammas, or to a cousin of his, and I made a contract with him to purchase my freedom, so I have come to you seeking your help with my contract." He said, "Would you like something better than that?" She said, "What is it, O Messenger of Allah?" He said, "I will pay off your contract and marry you." She said, "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said, "I have done so." She said: The news went out to the people that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, had married Juwayriyyah bint al-Harith, and the people said, "In-laws of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him!" so they released what captives of her tribe they held. She said: By his marrying her, a hundred households of Banu al-Mustaliq were freed. I do not know of any woman who was a greater blessing to her people than she was.