Around the beginning of Dhu al-Qa'dah of the 5th year of the Hijrah, the verses of hijab were revealed: on the very night of the Prophet ﷺ's marriage to Zaynab bint Jahsh RA, per Anas ibn Malik RA's report in Sahih al-Bukhari.
Marks a major shift in the conduct expected between believing men and the Prophet ﷺ's wives, formalizing modesty screening for the Mothers of the Believers.
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“And when you [believers] ask his wives (i.e., the Prophet's ﷺ wives) for something, ask them from behind a barrier (hijab)”
This is one of the two Qur'anic hijab verses this event refers to -- on speaking to the Prophet's ﷺ wives from behind a barrier.
“Tell your wives, and your daughters, and the believing women, they should all cover themselves with a jilbab”
This is one of the two Qur'anic hijab verses this event refers to -- instructing believing women to cover with a jilbab.