THE MARRIAGE OF LADY HAFSAH H 692 "When Lady Hafsah the daughter of Omar, may Allah be pleased with them, was widowed Omar met Osman the son of Affan and asked him, 'If you are willing, I would (like to) give Hafsah to you in marriage.' Osman replied, 'I will consider the matter.' Omar related, 'I waited for a few days and then Osman met him and said: I don't think I should marry just yet.' Then Omar met Abu Bakr and asked him, 'If you are willing I would (like to) give Hafsah to you in marriage.' Abu Bakr remained silent and did not say a word which was harder for Omar than the reaction of Osman. Omar waited a few more days when the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, asked for her hand in marriage and Omar married her to him. When Abu Bakr next met Omar he said, 'Perhaps you were offended when you proposed Hafsah to me and I gave no reply.' Omar replied, 'Yes, that is so.' He said, 'The only thing that stood in my way was that the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, had mentioned her and I could not disclose the Prophet's secret. Had the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, not proposed, I would have accepted the proposal.'" R 692 Bukhari with a chain up to Abdullah, the son of Omar who related this hadith.
685- وعن عبدِ الله بن عمر رضي الله عنهما : أنَّ عمرَ رضي الله عنه حِيْنَ تأيَّمَتْ بِنْتُهُ حَفْصَةُ ، قَالَ : لَقِيتُ عُثْمَانَ بْنَ عَفّانَ رضي الله عنه ، فَعَرَضْتُ عَلَيْهِ حَفْصَةَ ، فَقُلْتُ : إنْ شِئْتَ أَنْكَحْتُكَ حَفْصَةَ بِنْتَ عُمَرَ ؟ قَالَ : سأنْظُرُ فِي أمْرِي . فَلَبِثْتُ لَيَالِيَ ثُمَّ لَقِيَنِي ، فَقَالَ : قَدْ بَدَا لِي أنْ لاَ أتَزَوَّجَ يَوْمِي هَذَا . فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا بَكْرٍ رضي الله عنه ، فقلتُ : إنْ شِئْتَ أنْكَحْتُكَ حَفْصَةَ بنْتَ عُمَرَ ، فَصَمتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رضي الله عنه ، فَلَمْ يَرْجِعْ إلَيَّ شَيْئاً ! فَكُنْتُ عَلَيْهِ أوْجَدَ مِنِّي عَلَى عُثْمَانَ ، فَلَبِثَ لَيَالِيَ ثُمَّ خَطَبَهَا النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ، فَأنْكَحْتُهَا إيَّاهُ . فَلَقِيَنِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ ، فَقَالَ : لَعَلَّكَ وَجَدْتَ عَلَيَّ حِيْنَ عَرَضْتَ عَلَيَّ حَفْصَةَ فَلَمْ أرْجِعْ إِلَيْكَ شَيْئاً ؟ فقلتُ : نَعَمْ ، قَالَ : فَإنَّهُ لَمْ يَمْنَعْنِي أنْ أرْجِعَ إِلَيْك فِيمَا عَرَضْتَ عَلَيَّ إِلاَّ أنِّي كُنْتُ عَلِمْتُ أنَّ النبيَّ صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ذَكَرَهَا ، فَلَمْ أكُنْ لأُفْشِيَ سِرَّ رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ، وَلَوْ تَرَكَهَا النَّبيُّ صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم لَقَبِلْتُهَا . رواه البخاري . " تَأَيَّمَتْ" أيْ : صَارَتْ بِلاَ زَوْجٍ ، وَكَانَ زَوْجُهَا تُوُفِّيَ رضي الله عنه . " وَجَدْتَ" : غَضِبْتَ .