Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 1:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
A group of three men came to the houses of the wives of the Prophet
asking how the Prophet worshipped (Allah), and when they were informed about
that, they considered their worship insufficient and said, "Where are we
from the Prophet as his past and future sins have been forgiven." Then one
of them said, "I will offer the prayer throughout the night forever." The
other said, "I will fast throughout the year and will not break my fast."
The third said, "I will keep away from the women and will not marry
forever." Allah's Apostle came to them and said, "Are you the same people
who said so-and-so? By Allah, I am more submissive to Allah and more afraid
of Him than you; yet I fast and break my fast, I do sleep and I also marry
women. So he who does not follow my tradition in religion, is not from me
(not one of my followers)."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 2:
Narrated 'Ursa:
that he asked 'Aisha about the Statement of Allah: 'If you fear that you
shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry (other)
women of your choice, two or three or four; but if you fear that you shall
not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or (the captives)
that your right hands possess. That will be nearer to prevent you from doing
injustice.' (4.3) 'Aisha said, "O my nephew! (This Verse has been revealed
in connection with) an orphan girl under the guardianship of her guardian
who is attracted by her wealth and beauty and intends to marry her with a
Mahr less than what other women of her standard deserve. So they (such
guardians) have been forbidden to marry them unless they do justice to them
and give them their full Mahr, and they are ordered to marry other women
instead of them."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 3:
Narrated 'Alqama:
While I was with Abdullah, 'Uthman met him at Mina and said, "O Abu
'Abdur-Rahman ! I have something to say to you." So both of them went aside
and 'Uthman said, "O Abu 'Abdur-Rah. man! Shall we marry you to a virgin who
will make you remember your past days?" When 'Abdullah felt that he was not
in need of that, he beckoned me (to join him) saying, "O 'Alqama!" Then I
heard him saying (in reply to 'Uthman), "As you have said that, (I tell you
that) the Prophet once said to us, 'O young people! Whoever among you is
able to marry, should marry, and whoever is not able to marry, is
recommended to fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 4:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
We were with the Prophet while we were young and had no wealth whatever.
So Allah's Apostle said, "O young people! Whoever among you can marry,
should marry, because it helps him lower his gaze and guard his modesty
(i.e. his private parts from committing illegal sexual intercourse etc.),
and whoever is not able to marry, should fast, as fasting diminishes his
sexual power."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 5:
Narrated 'Ata:
We presented ourselves along with Ibn 'Abbas at the funeral procession of
Maimuna at a place called Sarif. Ibn 'Abbas said, "This is the wife of the
Prophet so when you lift her bier, do not Jerk it or shake it much, but walk
smoothly because the Prophet had nine wives and he used to observe the night
turns with eight of them, and for one of them there was no night turn."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 6:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet I used to go round (have sexual relations with) all his wives
in one night, and he had nine wives.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 7:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
Ibn 'Abbas asked me, "Are you married?" I replied, "No." He said, "Marry,
for the best person of this (Muslim) nation (i.e., Muhammad) of all other
Muslims, had the largest number of wives."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 8:
Narrated 'Umar bin Al-Khattab:
The Prophet said, "The rewards (of deeds) are according to the intention,
and everybody will get the reward for what he has intended. So whoever
emigrated for Allah's and His Apostle's sake, his emigration was for Allah
and His Apostle; and whoever emigrated for worldly benefits, or to marry a
woman, then his emigration was for the thing for what he emigrated for." (1)
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 9:
Narrated Ibn Masud:
We used to fight in the holy battles in the company of the Prophet and we
had no wives with us. So we said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall we get
castrated?" The Prophet forbade us to do so.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 10:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf came (from Mecca to Medina) and the Prophet made a
bond of brotherhood between him and Sad bin Ar-Rabi' Al-Ansari. Al-Ansari
had two wives, so he suggested that 'Abdur-Rahman take half, his wives and
property. 'Abdur-Rahman replied, "May Allah bless you with your wives and
property. Kindly show me the market." So 'Abdur-Rahman went to the market
and gained (in bargains) some dried yoghurt and some butter. After a few
days the Prophet saw Abdur-Rahman with some yellow stains on his clothes and
asked him, "What is that, O 'Abdur-Rahman?" He replied, "I had married an
Ansari woman." The Prophet asked, "How much Mahr did you give her?" He
replied, "The weight of one (date) stone of gold." The Prophet said, "Offer
a banquet, even with one sheep."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 11:
Narrated Sad bin Abi Waqqas:
Allah's Apostle forbade 'Uthman bin Maz'un to abstain from marrying (and
other pleasures) and if he had allowed him, we would have gotten ourselves
castrated.(1)
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 12:
Narrated Sad bin Abi Waqqas:
The Prophet prevented 'Uthman bin Mazun from that (not marrying), and had
he allowed him, we would have got ourselves castrated.(1)
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 13o:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
We used to participate in the holy battles led by Allah's Apostle and we
had nothing (no wives) with us. So we said, "Shall we get ourselves
castrated?" He forbade us that and then allowed us to marry women with a
temporary contract (2) and recited to us: -- 'O you who believe ! Make not
unlawful the good things which Allah has made lawful for you, but commit no
transgression.' (5.87)
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 13h:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I am a young man and I am afraid that I may
commit illegal sexual intercourse and I cannot afford to marry." He kept
silent, and then repeated my question once again, but he kept silent. I said
the same (for the third time) and he remained silent. Then repeated my
question (for the fourth time), and only then the Prophet said, "O Abu
Huraira! The pen has dried after writing what you are going to confront. So
(it does not matter whether you) get yourself castrated or not."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 14:
Narrated 'Aisha :
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Suppose you landed in a valley where there is
a tree of which something has been eaten and then you found trees of which
nothing has been eaten, of which tree would you let your camel graze?" He
said, "(I will let my camel graze) of the one of which nothing has been
eaten before." (The sub-narrator added: 'Aisha meant that Allah's Apostle
had not married a virgin besides herself .)
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 15:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said (to me), "You have been shown to me twice in (my)
dreams. A man was carrying you in a silken cloth and said to me, 'This is
your wife.' I uncovered it; and behold, it was you. I said to myself, 'If
this dream is from Allah, He will cause it to come true.' "
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 16:
Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah:
While we were returning from a Ghazwa (Holy Battle) with the Prophet, I
started driving my camel fast, as it was a lazy camel A rider came behind me
and pricked my camel with a spear he had with him, and then my camel started
running as fast as the best camel you may see. Behold! The rider was the
Prophet himself. He said, 'What makes you in such a hurry?" I replied, I am
newly married " He said, "Did you marry a virgin or a matron? I replied, "A
matron." He said, "Why didn't you marry a young girl so that you may play
with her and she with you?" When we were about to enter (Medina), the
Prophet said, "Wait so that you may enter (Medina) at night so that the lady
of unkempt hair may comb her hair and the one whose husband has been absent
may shave her pubic region.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 17:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
When I got married, Allah's Apostle said to me, "What type of lady have
you married?" I replied, "I have married a matron' He said, "Why, don't you
have a liking for the virgins and for fondling them?" Jabir also said:
Allah's Apostle said, "Why didn't you marry a young girl so that you might
play with her and she with you?'
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 18:
Narrated 'Ursa:
The Prophet asked Abu Bakr for 'Aisha's hand in marriage. Abu Bakr said
"But I am your brother." The Prophet said, "You are my brother in Allah's
religion and His Book, but she (Aisha) is lawful for me to marry."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 19:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The best women are the riders of the camels and the
righteous among the women of Quraish. They are the kindest women to their
children in their childhood and the more careful women of the property of
their husbands."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 20:
Narrated Abu Burda's father:
Allah's Apostle said, any man who has a slave girl whom he educates
properly, teaches good manners, manumits and marries her, will get a double
reward And if any man of the people of the Scriptures believes in his own
prophet and then believes in me too, he will (also) get a double reward And
any slave who fulfills his duty to his master and to his Lord, will (also)
get a double reward."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 21:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said: Abraham did not tell lies except three. (One of them
was) when Abraham passed by a tyrant and (his wife) Sara was accompanying
him (Abu Huraira then mentioned the whole narration and said:) (The tyrant)
gave her Hajar. Sara said, "Allah saved me from the hands of the Kafir (i.e.
infidel) and gave me Hajar to serve me." (Abu Huraira added:) That (Hajar)
is your mother, O Banu Ma'-As-Sama' (i.e., the Arabs).
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 22:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet stayed for three days between Khaibar and Medina, and there
he consummated his marriage to Safiyya bint Huyai. I invited the Muslims to
the wedding banquet in which neither meat nor bread was offered. He ordered
for leather dining-sheets to be spread, and dates, dried yoghurt and butter
were laid on it, and that was the Prophet's wedding banquet. The Muslims
wondered, "Is she (Saffiyya) considered as his wife or his slave girl?" Then
they said, "If he orders her to veil herself, she will be one of the mothers
of the Believers; but if he does not order her to veil herself, she will be
a slave girl. So when the Prophet proceeded from there, he spared her a
space behind him (on his she-camel) and put a screening veil between her and
the people.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 23:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Allah's Apostle manumitted Safiyya and regarded her manumission as her
Mahr.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 24:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad As-Sa'idi:
A woman came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have come
to give you myself in marriage (without Mahr)." Allah's Apostle looked at
her. He looked at her carefully and fixed his glance on her and then lowered
his head. When the lady saw that he did not say anything, she sat down. A
man from his companions got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! If you are not
in need of her, then marry her to me." The Prophet said, "Have you got
anything to offer?" The man said, "No, by Allah, O Allah's Apostle!" The
Prophet said (to him), "Go to your family and see if you have something."
The man went and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, I have not found
anything." Allah's Apostle said, "(Go again) and look for something, even if
it is an iron ring." He went again and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, O
Allah's Apostle! I could not find even an iron ring, but this is my Izar
(waist sheet)." He had no rida. He added, "I give half of it to her."
Allah's Apostle said, "What will she do with your Izar? If you wear it, she
will be naked, and if she wears it, you will be naked." So that man sat down
for a long while and then got up (to depart). When Allah's Apostle saw him
going, he ordered that he be called back. When he came, the Prophet said,
"How much of the Quran do you know?" He said, "I know such Sura and such
Sura," counting them. The Prophet said, "Do you know them by heart?" He
replied, "Yes." The Prophet said, "Go, I marry her to you for that much of
the Quran which you have."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 25:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Abu Hudhaifa bin 'Utba bin Rabi'a bin Abdi Shams who had witnessed the
battle of Badr along with the Prophet adopted Salim as his son, to whom he
married his niece, Hind bint Al-Walid bin 'Utba bin Rabi'a; and Salim was
the freed slave of an Ansar woman, just as the Prophet had adopted Zaid as
his son. It was the custom in the Pre-lslamic Period that if somebody
adopted a boy, the people would call him the son of the adoptive father and
he would be the latter's heir. But when Allah revealed the Divine Verses:
'Call them by (the names of) their fathers . . . your freed-slaves,' (33.5)
the adopted persons were called by their fathers' names. The one whose
father was not known, would be regarded as a Maula and your brother in
religion. Later on Sahla bint Suhail bin 'Amr Al-Quraishi Al-'Amiri--and she
was the wife of Abu- Hudhaifa bin 'Utba--came to the Prophet and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! We used to consider Salim as our (adopted) son, and now
Allah has revealed what you know (regarding adopted sons)." The sub-narrator
then mentioned the rest of the narration.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 26:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle entered upon Dubaa bint Az-Zubair and said to her, "Do
you have a desire to perform the Hajj?" She replied, "By Allah, I feel
sick." He said to her, "Intend to perform Hajj and stipulate something by
saying, 'O Allah, I will finish my Ihram at any place where You stop me
(i.e. I am unable to go further)." She was the wife of Al-Miqdad bin
Al-Aswad.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 27:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "A woman is married for four things, i.e., her wealth,
her family status, her beauty and her religion. So you should marry the
religious woman (otherwise) you will be a losers.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 28:
Narrated Sahl:
A man passed by Allah's Apostle and Allah s Apostle asked (his
companions) "What do you say about this (man)?" They replied "If he asks for
a lady's hand, he ought to be given her in marriage; and if he intercedes
(for someone) his intercessor should be accepted; and if he speaks, he
should be listened to." Allah's Apostle kept silent, and then a man from
among the poor Muslims passed by, an Allah's Apostle asked (them) "What do
you say about this man?" They replied, "If he asks for a lady's hand in
marriage he does not deserve to be married, and he intercedes (for someone),
his intercession should not be accepted; And if he speaks, he should not be
listened to.' Allah's Apostle said, "This poor man is better than so many of
the first as filling the earth.'
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 29:
Narrated 'Ursa:
that he asked 'Aisha regarding the Verse: 'If you fear that you shall not
be able to deal justly with the orphans (4.3) She said, "O my nephew! This
Verse refers to the orphan girl who is under the guardianship of her
guardian who likes her beauty and wealth and wishes to (marry her and)
curtails her Mahr. Such guardians have been forbidden to marry them unless
they do justice by giving them their full Mahr, and they have been ordered
to marry other than them. The people asked for the verdict of Allah's
Apostle after that, so Allah revealed: 'They ask your instruction concerning
the women . . . whom you desire to marry.' (4.127) So Allah revealed to them
that if the orphan girl had beauty and wealth, they desired to marry her and
for her family status. They can only marry them if they give them their full
Mahr. And if they had no desire to marry them because of their lack of
wealth and beauty, they would leave them and marry other women. So, as they
used to leave them, when they had no interest, in them, they were forbidden
to marry them when they had such interest, unless they treated them justly
and gave them their full Mahr Apostle said, 'If at all there is evil omen,
it is in the horse, the woman and the house." a lady is to be warded off.
And the Statement of Allah: 'Truly, among your wives and your children,
there are enemies for you (i.e may stop you from the obedience of Allah)'
(64.14)
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 30:
Narrated Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "Evil omen is in the women, the house and the
horse.'
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 31:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Evil omen was mentioned before the Prophet: The Prophet said, "If there
is evil omen in anything, it is in the house, the woman and the horse."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 32:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
Allah's Apostle said, "If at all there is bad omen, it is in the horse,
the woman, and the house."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 33:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid:
The Prophet said, "After me I have not left any affliction more harmful
to men than women."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 34:
Narrated 'Aisha :
Three principles were established because of Barira: (i) When Banra was
manumitted she was given the option (to remain with her slave husband or
not). (ii) Allah's Apostle said "The Wala of the slave) is for the one who
manumits (the slave). (iii) When Allah's Apostle entered (the house), he saw
a cooking pot on the fire but he was given bread and meat soup from the soup
of the home. The Prophet said, "Didn't I see the cooking pot (on the fire)?"
It was said, "That is the meat given in charity to Barira, and you do not
eat the (things given in) charity." The Prophet said, "It is an object of
charity for Barira, and it is a present for us."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 35:
Narrated Aisha"
(regarding) the Verse: 'And if you fear that you shall not be able to
deal justly with the orphans...' (4.3) It is about the orphan girl who is in
the custody of a man who is her guardian, and he intends to marry her
because of her wealth, but he treats her badly and does not manage her
property fairly and honestly. Such a man should marry women of his liking
other than her, two or three or four. 'Prohibited to you (for marriage) are:
...your foster-mothers (who suckled you).' (4.23) Marriage is prohibited
between persons having a foster suckling relationship corresponding to a
blood relationship which renders marriage unlawful.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 36:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) that while Allah's Apostle was with her, she
heard a voice of a man asking permission to enter the house of Hafsa. 'Aisha
added: I said, "O Allah's Apostle! This man is asking permission to enter
your house." The Prophet said, "I think he is so-and-so," naming the
foster-uncle of Hafsa. 'Aisha said, "If so-and-so," naming her foster uncle,
"were living, could he enter upon me?" The Prophet said, "Yes, for foster
suckling relations make all those things unlawful which are unlawful through
corresponding birth (blood) relations."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 37:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
It was said to the Prophet, "Won't you marry the daughter of Hamza?" He
said, "She is my foster niece (brother's daughter). "
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 38:
Narrated Um Habiba:
(daughter of Abu Sufyan) I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Marry my sister. the
daughter of Abu Sufyan." The Prophet said, "Do you like that?" I replied,
"Yes, for even now I am not your only wife and I like that my sister should
share the good with me." The Prophet said, "But that is not lawful for me."
I said, We have heard that you want to marry the daughter of Abu Salama." He
said, "(You mean) the daughter of Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Even
if she were not my step-daughter, she would be unlawful for me to marry as
she is my foster niece. I and Abu Salama were suckled by Thuwaiba. So you
should not present to me your daughters or your sisters (in marriage)."
Narrated 'Ursa; Thuwaiba was the freed slave girl of Abu Lahb whom he had
manumitted, and then she suckled the Prophet. When Abu Lahb died, one of his
relatives saw him in a dream in a very bad state and asked him, "What have
you encountered?" Abu Lahb said, "I have not found any rest since I left
you, except that I have been given water to drink in this (the space between
his thumb and other fingers) and that is because of my manumitting
Thuwaiba."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 39:
Narrated 'Aisha:
that the Prophet entered upon her while a man was sitting with her. Signs
of anger seemed to appear on his face as if he disliked that. She said,
"Here is my (foster) brother." He said, "Be sure as to who is your foster
brother, for foster suckling relationship is established only when milk is
the only food of the child."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 40:
Narrated Aisha:
that Aflah the brother of Abu Al-Qu'ais, her foster uncle, came, asking
permission to enter upon her after the Verse of Al-Hijab (the use of veils
by women) was revealed. 'Aisha added: I did not allow him to enter, but when
Allah's Apostle came, I told him what I had done, and he ordered me to give
him permission.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 41:
Narrated 'Uqba bin Al-Harith:
I married a woman and then a black lady came to us and said, "I have
suckled you both (you and your wife)." So I came to the Prophet and said, "I
married so-and-so and then a black lady came to us and said to me, 'I have
suckled both of you.' But I think she is a liar." The Prophet turned his
face away from me and I moved to face his face, and said, "She is a liar."
The Prophet said, "How (can you keep her as your wife) when that lady has
said that she has suckled both of you? So abandon (i.e., divorce) her (your
wife)."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 42:
Narrated Um Habiba:
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Do you like to have (my sister) the daughter
of Abu Sufyan?" The Prophet said, "What shall I do (with her)?" I said,
"Marry her." He said, "Do you like that?" I said, "(Yes), for even now I am
not your only wife, so I like that my sister should share you with me." He
said, "She is not lawful for me (to marry)." I said, "We have heard that you
want to marry." He said, "The daughter of Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He
said, "Even if she were not my stepdaughter, she should be unlawful for me
to marry, for Thuwaiba suckled me and her father (Abu Salama). So you should
neither present your daughters, nor your sisters, to me."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 43:
Narrated Um Habiba:
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Marry my sister, the daughter of Abu Sufyan."
He said, "Do you like that?" I said, "Yes, for even now I am not your only
wife; and the most beloved person to share the good with me is my sister."
The Prophet said, "But that is not lawful for me (i.e., to be married to two
sisters at a time.)" I said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Allah, we have heard
that you want to marry Durra, the daughter of Abu Salama." He said, "You
mean the daughter of Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He said, "By Allah ! Even if
she were not my stepdaughter, she would not be lawful for me to marry, for
she is my foster niece, for Thuwaiba has suckled me and Abu Salama; so you
should neither present your daughters, nor your sisters to me."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 44:
Narrated Jabir:
Allah's Apostle forbade that a woman should be married to man along with
her paternal or maternal aunt.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 45:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "A woman and her paternal aunt should not be
married to the same man; and similarly, a woman and her maternal aunt should
not be married to the same man."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 46:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet forbade that a woman should be married to a man along with
her paternal aunt or with her maternal aunt (at the same time). Az-Zuhri
(the sub-narrator) said: There is a similar order for the paternal aunt of
the father of one's wife, for 'Ursa told me that 'Aisha said, "What is
unlawful because of blood relations, is also unlawful because of the
corresponding foster suckling relations."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 47:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar :
Allah's Apostle forbade Ash-Shighar, which means that somebody marries
his daughter to somebody else, and the latter marries his daughter to the
former without paying Mahr.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 48:
Narrated Hisham's father:
Khaula bint Hakim was one of those ladies who presented themselves to the
Prophet for marriage. 'Aisha said, "Doesn't a lady feel ashamed for
presenting herself to a man?" But when the Verse: "(O Muhammad) You may
postpone (the turn of) any of them (your wives) that you please,' (33.51)
was revealed, " 'Aisha said, 'O Allah's Apostle! I do not see, but, that
your Lord hurries in pleasing you.' "
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 49:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
The Prophet got married while he was in the state of Ihram.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 50:
Narrated 'Ali:
I said to Ibn 'Abbas, "During the battle of Khaibar the Prophet forbade
(Nikah) Al-Mut'a and the eating of donkey's meat."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 51:
Narrated Abu Jamra:
I heard Ibn Abbas (giving a verdict) when he was asked about the Mut'a
with the women, and he permitted it (Nikah-al-Mut'a). On that a freed slave
of his said to him, "That is only when it is very badly needed and women are
scarce." On that, Ibn 'Abbas said, "Yes."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 52:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah and Salama bin Al-Akwa':
While we were in an army, Allah's Apostle came to us and said, "You have
been allowed to do the Mut'a (marriage), so do it." Salama bin Al-Akwa'
said: Allah's Apostle's said, "If a man and a woman agree (to marry
temporarily), their marriage should last for three nights, and if they like
to continue, they can do so; and if they want to separate, they can do so."
I do not know whether that was only for us or for all the people in general.
Abu Abdullah (Al-Bukhari) said: 'Ali made it clear that the Prophet said,
"The Mut'a marriage has been cancelled (made unlawful)."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 53:
Narrated Thabit Al-Banani:
I was with Anas while his daughter was present with him. Anas said, "A
woman came to Allah's Apostle and presented herself to him, saying, 'O
Allah's Apostle, have you any need for me (i.e. would you like to marry
me)?' "Thereupon Anas's daughter said, "What a shameless lady she was !
Shame! Shame!" Anas said, "She was better than you; she had a liking for the
Prophet so she presented herself for marriage to him."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 54:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
A woman presented herself to the Prophet (for marriage). A man said to
him, "O Allah's Apostle! (If you are not in need of her) marry her to me."
The Prophet said, "What have you got?" The man said, "I have nothing." The
Prophet said (to him), "Go and search for something) even if it were an iron
ring." The man went and returned saying, "No, I have not found anything, not
even an iron ring; but this is my (Izar) waist sheet, and half of it is for
her." He had no Rida' (upper garment). The Prophet said, "What will she do
with your waist sheet? If you wear it, she will have nothing over her; and
if she wears it, you will have nothing over you." So the man sat down and
when he had sat a long time, he got up (to leave). When the Prophet saw him
(leaving), he called him back, or the man was called (for him), and he said
to the man, "How much of the Quran do you know (by heart)?" The man replied
I know such Sura and such Sura (by heart)," naming the Suras The Prophet
said, "I have married her to you for what you know of the Quran "
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 55:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar :
'Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "When Hafsa bint 'Umar became a widow after
the death of (her husband) Khunais bin Hudhafa As-Sahmi who had been one of
the companions of the Prophet, and he died at Medina. I went to 'Uthman bin
'Affan and presented Hafsa (for marriage) to him. He said, "I will think it
over.' I waited for a few days, then he met me and said, 'It seems that it
is not possible for me to marry at present.' " 'Umar further said, "I met
Abu Bakr As-Siddique and said to him, 'If you wish, I will marry my daughter
Hafsa to you." Abu Bakr kept quiet and did not say anything to me in reply.
I became more angry with him than with 'Uthman. I waited for a few days and
then Allah's Apostle asked for her hand, and I gave her in marriage to him.
Afterwards I met Abu Bakr who said, 'Perhaps you became angry with me when
you presented Hafsa to me and I did not give you a reply?' I said, 'Yes.'
Abu Bakr said, 'Nothing stopped me to respond to your offer except that I
knew that Allah's Apostle had mentioned her, and I never wanted to let out
the secret of Allah's Apostle. And if Allah's Apostle had refused her, I
would have accepted her.' "
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 56:
Narrated Zainab bint Salama:
Um Habiba said to Allah's Apostle "We have heard that you want to marry
Durra bint Abu-Salama." Allah's Apostle said, "Can she be married along with
Um Salama (her mother)? Even if I have not married Um Salama, she would not
be lawful for me to marry, for her father is my foster brother." 'And there
is no blame on you if you make hint of betrothal or conceal it in your
hearts. Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing.' (2.235) Ibn 'Abbas said,
"Hint your intention of marrying' is made by saying (to the widow) for
example: "I want to marry, and I wish that Allah will make a righteous lady
available for me.' " Al-Qasim said: One may say to the widow: 'I hold all
respect for you, and I am interested in you; Allah will bring you much good,
or something similar 'Ata said: One should hint his intention, and should
not declare it openly. One may say: 'I have some need. Have good tidings.
Praise be to Allah; you are fit to remarry.' She (the widow) may say in
reply: I am listening to what you say,' but she should not make a promise.
Her guardian should not make a promise (to somebody to get her married to
him) without her knowledge. But if, while still in the Iddat period, she
makes a promise to marry somebody, and he ultimately marries her, they are
not to be separated by divorce (i.e., the marriage is valid).
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 57:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said (to me), "You were shown to me in a dream. An angel
brought you to me, wrapped in a piece of silken cloth, and said to me, 'This
is your wife.' I removed the piece of cloth from your face, and there you
were. I said to myself. 'If it is from Allah, then it will surely be.' "
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 58:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
A woman came to Allah's Apostle and said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have come
to you to present myself to you (for marriage)." Allah's Apostle glanced at
her. He looked at her carefully and fixed his glance on her and then lowered
his head. When the lady saw that he did not say anything, she sat down. A
man from his companions got up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! If you are not
in need of her, then marry her to me." The Prophet said, "Have you got
anything to offer." The man said, 'No, by Allah, O Allah's Apostle!" The
Prophet said (to him), "Go to your family and try to find something." So the
man went and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, O Allah's Apostle! I have not
found anything." The Prophet said, "Go again and look for something, even if
it were an iron ring." He went and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, O
Allah's Apostle! I could not find even an iron ring, but this is my Izar
(waist sheet).' He had no Rida (upper garment). He added, "I give half of it
to her." Allah's Apostle said "What will she do with your Izar? If you wear
it, she will have nothing over herself thereof (will be naked); and if she
wears it, then you will have nothing over yourself thereof ' So the man sat
for a long period and then got up (to leave). When Allah's Apostle saw him
leaving, he ordered that he e called back. When he came, the Prophet asked
(him), "How much of the Qur'an do you know (by heart)?" The man replied, I
know such Sura and such Sura and such Sura," naming the suras. The Prophet
said, "Can you recite it by heart?" He said, 'Yes." The Prophet said, "Go I
let you marry her for what you know of the Quran (as her Mahr).
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 59:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(as regards the Verse): 'And about what is recited unto you in the Book,
concerning orphan girls to whom you give not the prescribed portions and
yet, whom you desire to marry.' (4.127) This Verse is about the female
orphan who is under the guardianship of a man with whom she shares her
property and he has more right over her (than anybody else) but does not
like to marry her, so he prevents her, from marrying somebody else, lest he
should share the property with him.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 60:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
When Hafsa, 'Umar's daughter became a widow because of the death of her
(husband) Ibn Hudhafa As-Sahmi who was one of the companion of the Prophet
and the one of the Badr warriors and died at Medina, 'Umar said, "I met
'Uthman bin 'Affan and gave him an offer, saying, 'If you wish, I will marry
Hafsa to you.' He said. 'I will think it over' I waited for a few days, then
he met me and said, 'I have made up my mind not to marry at present' "Umar
added, "Then I met Abu Bakr and said to him, 'If you wish, I will marry
Hafsa to you.' "
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 61:
Narrated Al-Hasan:
concerning the Verse: 'Do not prevent them' (2.232) Ma'qil bin Yasar told
me that it was revealed in his connection. He said, "I married my sister to
a man and he divorced her, and when her days of 'Idda (three menstrual
periods) were over, the man came again and asked for her hand, but I said to
him, 'I married her to you and made her your bed (your wife) and favored you
with her, but you divorced her. Now you come to ask for her hand again? No,
by Allah, she will never go back to you (again)!' That man was not a bad man
and his wife wanted to go back to him. So Allah revealed this Verse: 'Do not
prevent them.' (2.232) So I said, 'Now I will do it (let her go back to
him), O Allah's Apostle."So he married her to him again.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 62:
Narrated 'Aisha:
(regarding His Statement): 'They ask your instruction concerning the
women. Say: Allah instructs you about them ...' (4.127) It is about the
female orphan who is under the guardianship of a man with whom she shares
her property and he does not want to marry her and dislikes that someone
else should marry her, lest he should share the property with him, so he
prevents her from marrying. So Allah forbade such a guardian to do so (i.e.
to prevent her from marrying).
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 63:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
While we were sitting in the company of the Prophet a woman came to him
and presented herself (for marriage) to him. The Prophet looked at her,
lowering his eyes and raising them, but did not give a reply. One of his
companions said, "Marry her to me O Allah's Apostle!" The Prophet asked
(him), "Have you got anything?" He said, "I have got nothing." The Prophet
said, "Not even an iron ring?" He Sad, "Not even an iron ring, but I will
tear my garment into two halves and give her one half and keep the other
half." The Prophet; said, "No. Do you know some of the Quran (by heart)?" He
said, "Yes." The Prophet said, "Go, I have agreed to marry her to you with
what you know of the Qur'an (as her Mahr)." 'And for those who have no
courses (i.e. they are still immature). (65.4) And the 'Iddat for the girl
before puberty is three months (in the above Verse).
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 64:
Narrated 'Aisha:
that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he
consummated his marriage when she was nine years old, and then she remained
with him for nine years (i.e., till his death).
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 65:
Narrated 'Aisha:
that the Prophet married her when she was six years old and he
consummated his marriage when she was nine years old. Hisham said: I have
been informed that 'Aisha remained with the Prophet for nine years (i.e.
till his death)." what you know of the Quran (by heart)'
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 66:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
A woman came to Allah's Apostle and said, "I present myself (to you) (for
marriage). She stayed for a long while, then a man said, "If you are not in
need of her then marry her to me." The Prophet said, "Have you got anything
m order to pay her Mahr?" He said, "I have nothing with me except my Izar
(waist sheet)." The Prophet said, "If you give her your Izar, you will have
no Izar to wear, (so go) and search for something. He said, "I could not
find anything." The Prophet said, "Try (to find something), even if it were
an iron ring But he was not able to find (even that) The Prophet said (to
him). "Do you memorize something of the Qur'an?" "Yes. ' he said, "such Sura
and such Sura," naming those Suras The Prophet said, "We have married her to
you for what you know of the Quran (by heart)."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 67:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "A matron should not be given in marriage except after
consulting her; and a virgin should not be given in marriage except after
her permission." The people asked, "O Allah's Apostle! How can we know her
permission?" He said, "Her silence (indicates her permission)."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 68:
Narrated 'Aisha:
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! A virgin feels shy." He said, "Her consent is
(expressed by) her silence."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 69:
Narrated Khansa bint Khidam Al-Ansariya:
that her father gave her in marriage when she was a matron and she
disliked that marriage. So she went to Allah's Apostle and he declared that
marriage invalid.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 70:
Narrated Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid and Majammi bin Yazid.
the same ,Hadith above: A man called Khidam married a daughter of his (to
somebody) against her consent. 'If you fear that you shall not be able to
deal justly with the orphan girls then marry (other) women of your choice.'
(4.3) And if somebody says to the guardian (of a woman), "Marry me to
so-and-so," and the guardian remained silent or said to him, "What have you
got?" And the other said, "I have so much and so much (Mahr)," or kept
quiet, and then the guardian said, "I have married her to you," then the
marriage is valid (legal). This narration was told by Sahl on the authority
of the Prophet
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 71:
Narrated 'Ursa bin Az-Zubair:
that he asked 'Aisha, saying to her, "O Mother! (In what connection was
this Verse revealed):
'If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with orphan girls
(to the end of the verse) that your right hands possess?" (4.3) Aisha said,
"O my nephew! It was about the female orphan under the protection of her
guardian who was interested in her beauty and wealth and wanted to marry her
with a little or reduced Mahr. So such guardians were forbidden to marry
female orphans unless they deal with them justly and give their full Mahr;
and they were ordered to marry women other than them."'Aisha added, "(Later)
the people asked Allah's Apostle, for instructions, and then Allah revealed:
'They ask your instruction concerning the women . . . And yet whom you
desire to marry.' (4.127) So Allah revealed to them in this Verse that-if a
female orphan had wealth and beauty, they desired to marry her and were
interested in her noble descent and the reduction of her Mahr; but if she
was not desired by them because of her lack in fortune and beauty they left
her and married some other woman. So, as they used to leave her when they
had no interest in her, they had no right to marry her if they had the
desire to do so, unless they deal justly with her and gave her a full amount
of Mahr."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 72:
Narrated Sahl:
A woman came to the Prophet,, and presented herself to him (for
marriage). He said, "I am not in need of women these days." Then a man said,
"O Allah's Apostle! Marry her to me." The Prophet asked him, "What have you
got?" He said, "I have got nothing." The Prophet said, "Give her something,
even an iron ring." He said, "I have got nothing." The Prophet asked (him),
"How much of the Quran do you know (by heart)?" He said, "So much and so
much." The Prophet said, "I have married her to you for what you know of the
Quran."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 73:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet decreed that one should not try to cancel a bargain already
agreed upon between some other persons (by offering a bigger price). And a
man should not ask for the hand of a girl who is already engaged to his
Muslim brother, unless the first suitor gives her up, or allows him to ask
for her hand.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 74:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Beware of suspicion (about others), as suspicion is
the falsest talk, and do not spy upon each other, and do not listen to the
evil talk of the people about others' affairs, and do not have enmity with
one another, but be brothers. And none should ask for the hand of a girl who
is already engaged to his (Muslim) brother, but one should wait till the
first suitor marries her or leaves her."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 75:
Narrated Abdullah bin Umar:
"When Hafsa became a widow," Umar said, "I met Abu Bakr and said to him,
'If you wish I will marry Hafsa bint 'Umar to you.' I waited for a few days
then Allah's Apostle asked for her hand. Later Abu Bakr met me and said,
'Nothing stopped me from returning to you concerning your offer except that
I knew that Allah's Apostle had mentioned (his wish to marry) her, and I
could never let out the secret of Allah's Apostle . If he had left her, I
would have accepted her.' "
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 76:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
Two men came from the east and delivered speeches, and the Prophet said,
"Some eloquent speech has the in fluency of magic (e.g., some people refuse
to do something and then a good eloquent speaker addresses them and then
they agree to do that very thing after his speech). "
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 77:
Narrated Ar-Rabi':
(the daughter of Muawwidh bin Afra) After the consummation of my
marriage, the Prophet came and sat on my bed as far from me as you are
sitting now, and our little girls started beating the tambourines and
reciting elegiac verses mourning my father who had been killed in the battle
of Badr. One of them said, "Among us is a Prophet who knows what will happen
tomorrow." On that the Prophet said, "Leave this (saying) and keep on saying
the verses which you had been saying before."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 78:
Narrated Anas:
Abdur Rahman bin 'Auf married a woman and gave her gold equal to the
weight of a date stone (as Mahr). When the Prophet noticed the signs of
cheerfulness of the marriage (on his face) and asked him about it, he said,
"I have married a woman and gave (her) gold equal to a date stone in weight
(as Mahr)."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 79:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad As-Sa'idi:
While I was (sitting) among the people in the company of Allah's Apostle
a woman stood up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! She has given herself in
marriage to you; please give your opinion of her." The Prophet did not give
her any reply. She again stood up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! She has
given herself (in marriage) to you; so please give your opinion of her. The
Prophet did not give her any reply. She again stood up for the third time
and said, "She has given herself in marriage to you: so give your opinion of
her." So a man stood up and said, "O Allah's Apostle! Marry her to me." The
Prophet asked him, "Have you got anything?" He said, "No." The Prophet said,
"Go and search for something, even if it were an iron ring." The man went
and searched and then returned saying, "I could not find anything, not even
an iron ring." Then the Prophet said, "Do you know something of the Quran
(by heart)?" He replied, "I know (by heart) such Sura and such Sura." The
Prophet said, "Go! I have married her to you for what you know of the Quran
(by heart)."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 80:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
The Prophet said to a man, "Marry, even with (a Mahr equal to) an iron
ring."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 81:
Narrated 'Uqba:
The Prophet said: "The stipulations most entitled to be abided by are
those with which you are given the right to enjoy the (women's) private
parts (i.e. the stipulations of the marriage contract)."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 82:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "It is not lawful for a woman (at the time of wedding)
to ask for the divorce of her sister (i.e. the other wife of her would-be
husband) in order to have everything for herself, for she will take only
what has been written for her."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 83:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf came to Allah's Apostle and he had marks of Sufra
(yellow perfume). Allah's Apostle asked him (about those marks).
'AbdurRahman bin Auf told him that he had married a woman from the Ansar.
The Prophet asked, "How much Mahr did you pay her?" He said, "I paid gold
equal to the weight of a date stone." Allah's Apostle said to him, "Give a
wedding banquet, even if with one sheep."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 84:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet offered a wedding banquet on the occasion of his marriage to
Zainab, and provided a good meal for the Muslims. Then he went out as was
his custom on marrying, he came to the dwelling places of the mothers of the
Believers (i.e. his wives) invoking good (on them), and they were invoking
good (on him). Then he departed (and came back) and saw two men (still
sitting there). So he left again. I do not remember whether I informed him
or he was informed (by somebody else) of their departure)."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 85:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet saw the traces of Sufra (yellow perfume) on Abdur-Rahman bin
'Auf and said, "What is this?" 'Abdur-Rahman, said, "I have married a woman
and have paid gold equal to the weight of a datestone (as her Mahr). The
Prophet said to him, "May Allah bless you: Offer a wedding banquet even with
one sheep."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 86:
Narrated 'Aisha:
When the Prophet married me, my mother came to me and made me enter the
house where I saw some women from the Ansar who said, "May you prosper and
have blessings and have good omen."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 87:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "A prophet among the prophets went for a military
expedition and said to his people: "A man who has married a lady and wants
to consummate his marriage with her and he has not done so yet, should not
accompany me.' "
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 88:
Narrated 'Ursa:
The Prophet wrote the (marriage contract) with 'Aisha while she was six
years old and consummated his marriage with her while she was nine years old
and she remained with him for nine years (i.e. till his death).
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 89:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet stayed for three days at a place between Khaibar and Medina,
and there he consummated his marriage with Safiyya bint Huyay. I invited the
Muslims to a banquet which included neither meat nor bread. The Prophet
ordered for the leather dining sheets to be spread, and then dates, dried
yogurt and butter were provided over it, and that was the Walima (banquet)
of the Prophet. The Muslims asked whether Safiyya would be considered as his
wife or as a slave girl of what his right hands possessed. Then they said,
"If the Prophet screens her from the people, then she Is the Prophet's wife
but if he does not screen her, then she is a slave girl." So when the
Prophet proceeded, he made a place for her (on the camel) behind him and
screened her from people.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 90:
Narrated Aisha:
When the Prophet married me, my mother came to me and made me enter the
house (of the Prophet) and nothing surprised me but the coming of Allah's
Apostle to me in the forenoon.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 91:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle said, "Did you get Anmat?" I said, 'O Allah's Apostle!
From where can we have Anmat?" The Prophet said, "Soon you will have them
Anmat)
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 92p:
Narrated 'Aisha:
that she prepared a lady for a man from the Ansar as his bride and the
Prophet said, "O 'Aisha! Haven't you got any amusement (during the marriage
ceremony) as the Ansar like amusement?"
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 92m:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
"Whenever the Prophet passed by (my mother Um-Sulaim) he used to enter
her and greet her. Anas further said: Once the Prophet way a bridegroom
during his marriage with Zainab, Um Sulaim said to me, "Let us give a gift
to Allah's Apostle ." I said to her, "Do it." So she prepared Haisa (a sweet
dish) made from dates, butter and dried yoghurt and she sent it with me to
him. I took it to him and he said, "Put it down," and ordered me to call
some men whom he named, and to invite whomever I would meet. I did what he
ordered me to do, and when I returned, I found the house crowded with people
and saw the Prophet keeping his hand over the Haisa and saying over it
whatever Allah wished (him to say). Then he called the men in batches of ten
to eat of it, and he said to them, "Mention the Name of Allah, and each man
should eat of the dish the nearest to him." When all of them had finished
their meals, some of them left and a few remained there talking, over which
I felt unhappy. Then the Prophet went out towards the dwelling places (of
his wives) and I too, went out after him and told him that those people had
left. Then he returned and entered his dwelling place and let the curtains
fall while I was in (his) dwelling place, and he was reciting the Verses:--
'O you who believe! Enter not the Prophet's house until leave is given you
for a meal, (and then) not (as early as) to what for its preparation. But
when you are invited, enter, and when you have taken your meals, disperse
without sitting for a talk. Verily such (behavior) annoys the Prophet; and
he would be shy of (asking) you (to go), but Allah is not shy of (telling
you) the Truth.' (33-53) Abu Uthman said: Anas said, "I served the Prophet
for ten years."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 93:
Narrated 'Aisha:
that she borrowed a necklace from Asma' and then it got lost. So Allah's
Apostle
sent some people from his companions in search of it. In the meantime the
stated time for the prayer became due and they offered their prayer without
ablution. When they came to the Prophet, they complained about it to him, so
the Verse regarding Tayammum was revealed .
Usaid bin Hudair said, "(O 'Aisha!) may Allah bless you with a good
reward, for by Allah, never did a difficulty happen in connection with you,
but Allah made an escape from it for you, and brought Allah's Blessings for
the Muslims."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 94:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet said, "If anyone of you, when having sexual intercourse with
his wife, says: Bismillah, Allahumma jannibni-Sh-Shaitan wa
jannib-ish-Shaitan ma razaqtana, and if it is destined that they should have
a child, then Satan will never be able to harm him."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 95:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
I was ten years old when Allah's Apostle arrived at Medina. My mother and
aunts used to urge me to serve the Prophet regularly, and I served him for
ten years. When the Prophet died I was twenty years old, and I knew about
the order of Al-Hijab (veiling of ladies) more than any other person when it
was revealed. It was revealed for the first time when Allah's Apostle had
consummated his marriage with Zainab bint Jahsh. When the day dawned, the
Prophet was a bridegroom and he invited the people to a banquet, so they
came, ate, and then all left except a few who remained with the Prophet for
a long time. The Prophet got up and went out, and I too went out with him so
that those people might leave too. The Prophet proceeded and so did I, till
he came to the threshold of 'Aisha's dwelling place. Then thinking that
these people have left by then, he returned and so did I along with him till
he entered upon Zainab and behold, they were still sitting and had not gone.
So the Prophet again went away and I went away along with him. When we
reached the threshold of 'Aisha's dwelling place, he thought that they had
left, and so he returned and I too, returned along with him and found those
people had left. Then the Prophet drew a curtain between me and him, and the
Verses of Al-Hijab were revealed.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 96:
Narrated Anas:
When 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf married an Ansari woman, the Prophet asked
him, "How much Mahr did you give her?" 'Abdur-Rahman said, "Gold equal to
the weight of a date stone." Anas added: When they (i.e. the Prophet and his
companions) arrived at Medina, the emigrants stayed at the Ansar's houses.
'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf stayed at Sad bin Ar-Rabi's house. Sad said to
'Abdur-Rahman, "I will divide and share my property with you and will give
one of my two wives to you." 'Abdur-Rahman said, "May Allah bless you, your
wives and property (I am not in need of that; but kindly show me the way to
the market)." So 'Abdur-Rahman went to the market and traded there gaining a
profit of some dried yoghurt and butter, and married (an Ansari woman). The
Prophet said to him, "Give a banquet, even if with one sheep."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 97:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet did not give a better wedding banquet on the occasion of
marrying any of his wives than the one he gave on marrying Zainab, and that
banquet was with (consisted of) one sheep.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 98:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle manumitted Safiyya and then married her, and her Mahr was
her manumission, and he gave a wedding banquet with Hais (a sort of sweet
dish made from butter, cheese and dates).
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 99:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet consummated his marriage with a woman (Zainab), so he sent me
to invite men to the meals.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 100:
Narrated Thabit:
The marriage of Zainab bint Jahash was mentioned in the presence of Anas
and he said, "I did not see the Prophet giving a better banquet on marrying
any of his wives than the one he gave on marrying Zainab. He then gave a
banquet with one sheep."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 101:
Narrated Safiyya bint Shaiba:
The Prophet gave a banquet with two Mudds of barley on marrying some of
his wives. (1 Mudd= 1 3/4 of a kilogram) .
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 102:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle said, "If anyone of you is invites to a wedding banquet,
he must go for it (accept the invitation) ."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 103:
Narrated Abu Musa:
The Prophet said, "Set the captives free, accept the invitation (to a
wedding banquet), and visit the patients."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 104:
Narrated Al-Bara' bin 'Azib:
The Prophet ordered us to do seven (things) and forbade us from seven. He
ordered us to visit the patients, to follow the funeral procession, to reply
to the sneezer (i.e., say to him, 'Yarhamuka-l-lah (May Allah bestow His
Mercy upon you), if he says 'Al-hamdulillah' (Praise be to Allah), to help
others to fulfill their oaths, to help the oppressed, to greet (whomever one
should meet), and to accept the invitation (to a wedding banquet). He
forbade us to wear golden rings, to use silver utensils, to use Mayathir
(cushions of silk stuffed with cotton and placed under the rider on the
saddle), the Qasiyya (linen clothes containing silk brought from an Egyptian
town), the Istibraq (thick silk) and the Dibaj (another kind of silk). (See
Hadith No. 539 and 753).
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 105:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
Abu Usaid As-Sa'di invited Allah's Apostle to his wedding party and his
wife who was the bride, served them on that day. Do you know what drink she
gave Allah's Apostle? She had soaked some dates for him (in water)
overnight, and when he had finished his meal she gave him that drink (of
soaked dates).
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 106:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The worst food is that of a wedding banquet to which only the rich are
invited while the poor are not invited. And he who refuses an invitation (to
a banquet) disobeys Allah and His Apostle .
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 107:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "If I am invited to a meal of trotters I will accept
it; and if I am given a trotter as a present I will accept it."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 108:
Narrated Nafi':
Abdullah bin 'Umar said, "Allah's Apostle said, 'Accept the marriage
invitation if you are invited to it.' " Ibn 'Umar used to accept the
invitation whether to a wedding banquet or to any other party, even when he
was fasting.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 109:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Once the Prophet saw some women and children coming from a wedding party.
He got up energetically and happily and said, "By Allah! You (i.e., the
Ansar) are the most beloved of all people to me."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 110:
Narrated Aisha:
(the wife of the Prophet) I bought a cushion having on it pictures (of
animals). When Allah's Apostle saw it, he stood at the door and did not
enter. I noticed the sign of disapproval on his face and said, "O Allah's
Apostle! I repent to Allah and His Apostle. What sin have I committed?'
Allah's Apostle said. "What is this cushion?" I said, "I have bought it for
you so that you may sit on it and recline on it." Allah's Apostle said, "The
makers of these pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and it
will be said to them, 'Give life to what you have created (i.e., these
pictures).' " The Prophet added, "The Angels of (Mercy) do not enter a house
in which there are pictures (of animals)."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 111:
Narrated Sahl:
When Abu Usaid As-Sa'idi got married, he invited the Prophet and his
companions. None prepared the food for them and brought it to them but his
wife. She soaked some dates in water in a stone pot overnight, and when the
Prophet had finished his food, she provided him with that drink (of soaked
dates).
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 112:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad:
Abu Usaid As-Sa'idi invited the Prophet to his wedding party and his wife
served him on that day, and she was the bride. She said (or Sahl said), "Do
you know what she soaked for Allah's Apostle? She soaked some dates for him
(in water) in a drinking bowl overnight."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 113:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "The woman is like a rib; if you try to straighten
her, she will break. So if you want to get benefit from her, do so while she
still has some crookedness."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 114:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not
hurt (trouble) his neighbor. And I advise you to take care of the women, for
they are created from a rib and the most crooked portion of the rib is its
upper part; if you try to straighten it, it will break, and if you leave it,
it will remain crooked, so I urge you to take care of the women."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 115:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
During the lifetime of the Prophet we used to avoid chatting leisurely
and freely with our wives lest some Divine inspiration might be revealed
concerning us. But when the Prophet had died, we started chatting leisurely
and freely (with them).
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 116:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
The Prophet said, "Everyone of you is a guardian and everyone of you is
responsible (for his wards). A ruler is a guardian and is responsible(for
his subjects); a man is a guardian of his family and responsible (for them);
a wife is a guardian of her husband's house and she is responsible (for it),
a slave is a guardian of his master's property and is responsible (for
that). Beware! All of you are guardians and are responsible (for your
wards)."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 117:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Eleven women sat (at a place) and promised and contracted that they would
not conceal anything of the news of their husbands. The first one said, "My
husband is like the meat of a lean weak camel which is kept on the top of a
mountain which is neither easy to climb, nor is the meat fat, so that one
might put up with the trouble of fetching it." The second one said, "I shall
not relate my husband's news, for I fear that I may not be able to finish
his story, for if I describe him, I will mention all his defects and bad
traits." The third one said, "My husband is a tall man; if I describe him
(and he hears of that) he will divorce me, and if I keep quiet, he will
neither divorce me nor treat me as a wife." The fourth one said, "My husband
is a moderate person like the night of Tihama which is neither hot nor cold.
I am neither afraid of him, nor am I discontented with him." The fifth one
said, "My husband, when entering (the house) is a leopard, and when going
out, is a lion. He does not ask about whatever is in the house." The sixth
one said, "If my husband eats. he eats too much (leaving the dishes empty),
and if he drinks he leaves nothing, and if he sleeps he sleeps alone (away
from me) covered in garments and does not stretch his hands here and there
so as to know how I fare (get along)." The seventh one said, "My husband is
a wrong-doer or weak and foolish. All the defects are present in him. He may
injure your head or your body or may do both." The eighth one said, "My
husband is soft to touch like a rabbit and smells like a Zarnab (a kind of
good smelling grass)." The ninth one said, "My husband is a tall generous
man wearing a long strap for carrying his sword. His ashes are abundant and
his house is near to the people who would easily consult him." The tenth one
said, "My husband is Malik, and what is Malik? Malik is greater than
whatever I say about him. (He is beyond and above all praises which can come
to my mind). Most of his camels are kept at home (ready to be slaughtered
for the guests) and only a few are taken to the pastures. When the camels
hear the sound of the lute (or the tambourine) they realize that they are
going to be slaughtered for the guests." The eleventh one said, "My husband
is Abu Zar and what is Abu Zar (i.e., what should I say about him)? He has
given me many ornaments and my ears are heavily loaded with them and my arms
have become fat (i.e., I have become fat). And he has pleased me, and I have
become so happy that I feel proud of myself. He found me with my family who
were mere owners of sheep and living in poverty, and brought me to a
respected family having horses and camels and threshing and purifying grain
. Whatever I say, he does not rebuke or insult me. When I sleep, I sleep
till late in the morning, and when I drink water (or milk), I drink my fill.
The mother of Abu Zar and what may one say in praise of the mother of Abu
Zar? Her saddle bags were always full of provision and her house was
spacious. As for the son of Abu Zar, what may one say of the son of Abu Zar?
His bed is as narrow as an unsheathed sword and an arm of a kid (of four
months) satisfies his hunger. As for the daughter of Abu Zar, she is
obedient to her father and to her mother. She has a fat well-built body and
that arouses the jealousy of her husband's other wife. As for the (maid)
slave girl of Abu Zar, what may one say of the (maid) slavegirl of Abu Zar?
She does not uncover our secrets but keeps them, and does not waste our
provisions and does not leave the rubbish scattered everywhere in our
house." The eleventh lady added, "One day it so happened that Abu Zar went
out at the time when the milk was being milked from the animals, and he saw
a woman who had two sons like two leopards playing with her two breasts. (On
seeing her) he divorced me and married her. Thereafter I married a noble man
who used to ride a fast tireless horse and keep a spear in his hand. He gave
me many things, and also a pair of every kind of livestock and said, 'Eat
(of this), O Um Zar, and give provision to your relatives." She added, "Yet,
all those things which my second husband gave me could not fill the smallest
utensil of Abu Zar's." 'Aisha then said: Allah's Apostle said to me, "I am
to you as Abu Zar was to his wife Um Zar."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 118:
Narrated 'Ursa:
Aisha said, "While the Ethiopians were playing with their small spears,
Allah's Apostle screened me behind him and I watched (that display) and kept
on watching till I left on my own." So you may estimate of what age a little
girl may listen to amusement.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 119:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas :
I had been eager to ask 'Umar bin Al-Khattab about the two ladies from
among the wives of the Prophet regarding whom Allah said 'If you two (wives
of the Prophet namely Aisha and Hafsa) turn in repentance to Allah, your
hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet likes). (66.4)
till 'Umar performed the Hajj and I too, performed the Hajj along with him.
(On the way) 'Umar went aside to answer the call of nature, and I also went
aside along with him carrying a tumbler full of water, and when 'Umar had
finished answering the call of nature, I poured water over his hands and he
performed the ablution. Then I said to him, "O chief of the Believers! Who
were the two ladies from among the wives of the Prophet regarding whom Allah
said: 'If you two (wives of the Prophet) turn in repentance to Allah your
hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet likes)?" (66.4) He
said, "I am astonished at your question, O Ibn Abbas. They were 'Aisha and
Hafsa." Then 'Umar went on narrating the Hadith and said, "I and an Ansari
neighbor of mine from Bani Umaiyya bin Zaid who used to live in
Awali-al-Medina, used to visit the Prophet in turn. He used to go one day
and I another day. When I went, I would bring him the news of what had
happened that day regarding the Divine Inspiration and other things, and
when he went, he used to do the same for me. We, the people of Quraish used
to have the upper hand over our wives, but when we came to the Ansar, we
found that their women had the upper hand over their men, so our women also
started learning the ways of the Ansari women. I shouted at my wife and she
retorted against me and I disliked that she should answer me back. She said
to me, 'Why are you so surprised at my answering you back? By Allah, the
wives of the Prophet answer him back and some of them may leave (does not
speak to) him throughout the day till the night.' The (talk) scared me and I
said to her, 'Whoever has done so will be ruined!' Then I proceeded after
dressing myself, and entered upon Hafsa and said to her, 'Does anyone of you
keep the Prophet angry till night?' She said, 'Yes.' I said, 'You are a
ruined losing person! Don't you fear that Allah may get angry for the anger
of Allah's Apostle and thus you will be ruined? So do not ask more from the
Prophet and do not answer him back and do not give up talking to him. Ask me
whatever you need and do not be tempted to imitate your neighbor (i.e.,
'Aisha) in her manners for she is more charming than you and more beloved to
the Prophet ." Umar added,"At that time a talk was circulating among us that
(the tribe of) Ghassan were preparing their horses to invade us. My Ansari
companion, on the day of his turn, went (to the town) and returned to us at
night and knocked at my door violently and asked if I was there. I became
horrified and came out to him. He said, 'Today a great thing has happened.'
I asked, 'What is it? Have (the people of) Ghassan come?' He said, 'No, but
(What has happened) is greater and more horrifying than that: Allah's
Apostle; has divorced his wives. 'Umar added, "The Prophet kept away from
his wives and I said "Hafsa is a ruined loser.' I had already thought that
most probably this (divorce) would happen in the near future. So I dressed
myself and offered the morning prayer with the Prophet and then the Prophet;
entered an upper room and stayed there in seclusion. I entered upon Hafsa
and saw her weeping. I asked, 'What makes you weep? Did I not warn you about
that? Did the Prophet divorce you all?' She said, 'I do not know. There he
is retired alone in the upper room.' I came out and sat near the pulpit and
saw a group of people sitting around it and some of them were weeping. I sat
with them for a while but could not endure the situation, so I went to the
upper room where the Prophet; was and said to a black slave of his, 'Will
you get the permission (of the Prophet ) for 'Umar (to enter)?' The slave
went in, talked to the Prophet about it and then returned saying, 'I have
spoken to the Prophet and mentioned you but he kept quiet.' Then I returned
and sat with the group of people sitting near the pulpit. but I could not
bear the situation and once again I said to the slave, 'Will you get the
permission for 'Umar?' He went in and returned saying, 'I mentioned you to
him but he kept quiet.' So I returned again and sat with the group of people
sitting near the pulpit, but I could not bear the situation, and so I went
to the slave and said, 'Will you get the permission for 'Umar?' He went in
and returned to me saying, 'I mentioned you to him but he kept quiet.' When
I was leaving, behold! The slave called me, saying, 'The Prophet has given
you permission.' Then I entered upon Allah's Apostle and saw him Lying on a
bed made of stalks of date palm leaves and there was no bedding between it
and him. The stalks left marks on his side and he was leaning on a leather
pillow stuffed with date-palm fires. I greeted him and while still standing
I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Have you divorced your wives?' He looked at me
and said, 'No.' I said, 'Allah Akbar!' And then, while still standing, I
said chatting, 'Will you heed what I say, O Allah's Apostle? We, the people
of Quraish used to have power over our women, but when we arrived at Medina
we found that the men (here) were overpowered by their women.' The Prophet
smiled and then I said to him, 'Will you heed what I say, O Allah's Apostle?
I entered upon Hafsa and said to her, "Do not be tempted to imitate your
companion ('Aisha), for she is more charming than you and more beloved to
the Prophet.' " The Prophet smiled for a second time. When I saw him
smiling, I sat down. Then I looked around his house, and by Allah, I could
not see anything of importance in his house except three hides, so I said,
'O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to make your followers rich, for the
Persians and the Romans have been made prosperous and they have been given
(the pleasures of the world), although they do not worship Allah.' Thereupon
the Prophet sat up as he was reclining. and said, 'Are you of such an
opinion, O the son of Al-Khattab? These are the people who have received the
rewards for their good deeds in this world.' I said, 'O Allah's Apostle! Ask
Allah to forgive me.' Then the Prophet kept away from his wives for
twenty-nine days because of the story which Hafsa had disclosed to 'Aisha.
The Prophet had said, 'I will not enter upon them (my wives) for one month,'
because of his anger towards them, when Allah had admonished him. So, when
twenty nine days had passed, the Prophet first entered upon 'Aisha. 'Aisha
said to him, 'O Allah's Apostle! You had sworn that you would not enter upon
us for one month, but now only twenty-nine days have passed, for I have been
counting them one by one.' The Prophet said, 'The (present) month is of
twenty nine days.' 'Aisha added, 'Then Allah revealed the Verses of the
option. (2) And out of all his-wives he asked me first, and I chose him.'
Then he gave option to his other wives and they said what 'Aisha had said .
" (1) The Prophet, ' had decided to abstain from eating a certain kind of
food because of a certain event, so Allah blamed him for doing so. Some of
his wives were the cause of him taking that decision, therefore he deserted
them for one month. See Quran: (66.4)
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 120:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "A woman should not fast (optional fasts) except with
her husband's permission if he is at home (staying with her)."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 121:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "If a man Invites his wife to sleep with him and she
refuses to come to him, then the angels send their curses on her till
morning."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 122:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "If a woman spends the night deserting her husband's
bed (does not sleep with him), then the angels send their curses on her till
she comes back (to her husband)."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 123:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah's Apostle said, "It is not lawful for a lady to fast (Nawafil)
without the permission of her husband when he is at home; and she should not
allow anyone to enter his house except with his permission; and if she
spends of his wealth (on charitable purposes) without being ordered by him,
he will get half of the reward."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 124:
Narrated Usama:
The Prophet said, "I stood at the gate of Paradise and saw that the
majority of the people who entered it were the poor, while the wealthy were
stopped at the gate (for the accounts). But the companions of the Fire were
ordered to be taken to the Fire. Then I stood at the gate of the Fire and
saw that the majority of those who entered it were women."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 125:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abbas:
During the lifetime of Allah's Apostle, the sun eclipsed. Allah's Apostle
offered the prayer of (the) eclipse) and so did the people along with him.
He performed a long Qiyam (standing posture) during which Surat-al-Baqara
could have been recited; then he performed a pro-longed bowing, then raised
his head and stood for a long time which was slightly less than that of the
first Qiyam (and recited Qur'an). Then he performed a prolonged bowing again
but the period was shorter than the period of the first bowing, then he
stood up and then prostrated. Again he stood up, but this time the period of
standing was less than the first standing. Then he performed a prolonged
bowing but of a lesser duration than the first, then he stood up again for a
long time but for a lesser duration than the first. Then he performed a
prolonged bowing but of lesser duration than the first, and then he again
stood up, and then prostrated and then finished his prayer. By then the sun
eclipse had cleared. The Prophet then said, "The sun and the moon are two
signs among the signs of Allah, and they do not eclipse because of the death
or birth of someone, so when you observe the eclipse, remember Allah (offer
the eclipse prayer)." They (the people) said, "O Allah's Apostle! We saw you
stretching your hand to take something at this place of yours, then we saw
you stepping backward." He said, "I saw Paradise (or Paradise was shown to
me), and I stretched my hand to pluck a bunch (of grapes), and had I plucked
it, you would have eaten of it as long as this world exists. Then I saw the
(Hell) Fire, and I have never before, seen such a horrible sight as that,
and I saw that the majority of its dwellers were women." The people asked,
"O Allah's Apostle! What is the reason for that?" He replied, "Because of
their ungratefulness." It was said. "Do they disbelieve in Allah (are they
ungrateful to Allah)?" He replied, "They are not thankful to their husbands
and are ungrateful for the favors done to them. Even if you do good to one
of them all your life, when she seems some harshness from you, she will say,
"I have never seen any good from you.' "
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 126:
Narrated Imran:
The Prophet said, "I looked at Paradise and saw that the majority of its
residents were the poor; and I looked at the (Hell) Fire and saw that the
majority of its residents were women."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 127:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr bin Al-'As:
Allah's Apostle said, "O 'Abdullah! Have I not been formed that you fast
all the day and stand in prayer all night?" I said, "Yes, O Allah's
Apostle!" He said, "Do not do that! Observe the fast sometimes and also
leave them (the fast) at other times; stand up for the prayer at night and
also sleep at night. Your body has a right over you, your eyes have a right
over you and your wife has a right over you."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 128:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet said, "All of you are guardians and are responsible for your
wards. The ruler is a guardian and the man is a guardian of his family; the
lady is a guardian and is responsible for her husband's house and his
offspring; and so all of you are guardians and are responsible for your
wards."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 129:
Narrated Anas:
Allah's Apostle took an oath that he would not visit his wives for one
month, and he sat in an upper room belonging to him. Then, on the twenty
ninth day he came down. It was said, "O Allah's Apostle! You had taken an
oath not to visit your wives for one month." He said, "The (present) month
is of twenty-nine days."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 130:
Narrated Um Salama:
The Prophet took an oath that he would not enter upon some of his wives
for one month. But when twenty nine days had elapsed, he went to them in the
morning or evening. It was said to him, "O Allah's Prophet! You had taken an
oath that you would not enter upon them for one month." He replied, "The
month can be of twenty nine days."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 131:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
One morning we saw the wives of the Prophet weeping, and everyone of them
had her family with her, I went to the mosque and found that it was crowded
with people. Then 'Umar bin Al-Khattab came and went up to the Prophet who
was in his upper room. He greeted him but nobody answered. He greeted again,
but nobody answered. Then the gatekeeper called him and he entered upon the
Prophet, and asked, "Have you divorced your wives?" The Prophet, said, "No,
but I have taken an oath not to go to them for one month." So the Prophet
stayed away (from his wives) for twenty nine days and then entered upon
them.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 132:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zam'a:
The Prophet said, "None of you should flog his wife as he flogs a slave
and then have sexual intercourse with her in the last part of the day."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 133:
Narrated 'Aisha:
An Ansari woman gave her daughter in marriage and the hair of the latter
started falling out. The Ansari women came to the Prophet and mentioned that
to him and said, "Her (my daughter's) husband suggested that I should let
her wear false hair." The Prophet said, "No, (don't do that) for Allah sends
His curses upon such ladies who lengthen their hair artificially."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 134:
Narrated Aisha:
regarding the Verse: 'If a wife fears cruelty or desertion on her
husband's part ...') (4.128) It concerns the woman whose husband does not
want to keep her with him any longer, but wants to divorce her and marry
some other lady, so she says to him: 'Keep me and do not divorce me, and
then marry another woman, and you may neither spend on me, nor sleep with
me.' This is indicated by the Statement of Allah: 'There is no blame on them
if they arrange an amicable settlement between them both, and (such)
settlement is better." (4.128)
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 135:
Narrated Jabir:
We used to practice coitus interrupt us during the lifetime of Allah's
Apostle .
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 136:
Narrated Jabir:
We used to practice coitus interrupt us while the Quran was being
revealed. Jabir added: We used to practice coitus interrupt us during the
lifetime of Allah's Apostle while the Quran was being Revealed.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 137:
Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri:
We got female captives in the war booty and we used to do coitus
interruptus with them. So we asked Allah's Apostle about it and he said, "Do
you really do that?" repeating the question thrice, "There is no soul that
is destined to exist but will come into existence, till the Day of
Resurrection."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 138:
Narrated al-Qasim:
Aisha said that whenever the Prophet intended to go on a journey, he drew
lots among his wives (so as to take one of them along with him). During one
of his journeys the lot fell on 'Aisha and Hafsa. When night fell the
Prophet would ride beside 'Aisha and talk with her. One night Hafsa said to
'Aisha, "Won't you ride my camel tonight and I ride yours, so that you may
see (me) and I see (you) (in new situation)?" 'Aisha said, "Yes, (I agree.)"
So 'Aisha rode, and then the Prophet came towards 'Aisha's camel on which
Hafsa was riding. He greeted Hafsa and then proceeded (beside her) till they
dismounted (on the way). 'Aisha missed him, and so, when they dismounted,
she put her legs in the Idhkhir and said, "O Lord (Allah)! Send a scorpion
or a snake to bite me for I am not to blame him (the Prophet ).
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 139:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Sada bint Zam'a gave up her turn to me ('Aisha), and so the Prophet used
to give me ('Aisha) both my day and the day of Sad;
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 140:
Narrated Anas:
The tradition, (of the Prophet) is that if someone marries a virgin and
he has already a matron wife (with him), then he should stay with the virgin
for seven days; and if someone marries a matron (and he has already a virgin
wife with him) then he should stay with her for three days.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 141:
Narrated Anas:
It is the Prophet's tradition that if someone marries a virgin and he has
already a matron wife then he should stay for seven days with her (the
virgin) and then by turns; and if someone marries a matron and he has
already a virgin wife then he should stay with her (the matron) for three
days, and then by turns.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 142:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
The Prophet used to pass by (have sexual relation with) all his wives in
one night, and at that time he had nine wives.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 143:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Whenever Allah's Apostle finished his 'Asr prayer, he would enter upon
his wives and stay with one of them. One day he went to Hafsa and stayed
with her longer than usual.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 144:
Narrated 'Aisha:
that during his fatal ailment, Allah's Apostle, used to ask his wives,
"Where shall I stay tomorrow? Where shall I stay tomorrow?" He was looking
forward to Aisha's turn. So all his wives allowed him to stay where he
wished, and he stayed at 'Aisha's house till he died there. 'Aisha added: He
died on the day of my usual turn at my house. Allah took him unto Him while
his head was between my chest and my neck and his saliva was mixed with my
saliva.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 145:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:
that 'Umar entered upon Hafsa and said, "O my daughter! Do not be misled
by the manners of her who is proud of her beauty because of the love of
Allah's Apostle for her." By 'her' he meant 'Aisha. 'Umar added, "Then I
told that to Allah's Apostle and he smiled (on hearing that)."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 146:
Narrated Asma:
Some lady said, "O Allah's Apostle! My husband has another wife, so it is
sinful of me to claim that he has given me what he has not given me (in
order to tease her)?" Allah's Apostle said, The one who pretends that he has
been given what he has not been given, is just like the (false) one who
wears two garments of falsehood."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 147:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Masud:
The Prophet, said, "There is none having a greater sense of Ghira than
Allah. And for that He has forbidden the doing of evil actions (illegal
sexual intercourse etc.) There is none who likes to be praised more than
Allah does."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 148:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle said, "O followers of Muhammad! There is none, who has a
greater sense of Ghira (self-respect) than Allah, so He has forbidden that
His slave commits illegal sexual intercourse or His slave girl commits
illegal sexual intercourse. O followers of Muhammad! If you but knew what I
know, you would laugh less and weep more!"
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 149:
Narrated Asma':
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "There is nothing (none) having a greater
sense of Ghira (self-respect) than Allah." And narrated Abu Huraira that he
heard the Prophet (saying the same).
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 150:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet; said, "Allah has a sense of Ghira, and Allah's sense of
Ghira is provoked when a believer does something which Allah has
prohibited."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 151:
Narrated Asma' bint Abu Bakr:
When Az-Zubair married me, he had no real property or any slave or
anything else except a camel which drew water from the well, and his horse.
I used to feed his horse with fodder and drew water and sew the bucket for
drawing it, and prepare the dough, but I did not know how to bake bread. So
our Ansari neighbors used to bake bread for me, and they were honorable
ladies. I used to carry the date stones on my head from Zubair's land given
to him by Allah's Apostle and this land was two third Farsakh (about two
miles) from my house. One day, while I was coming with the date stones on my
head, I met Allah's Apostle along with some Ansari people. He called me and
then, (directing his camel to kneel down) said, "Ikh! Ikh!" so as to make me
ride behind him (on his camel). I felt shy to travel with the men and
remembered Az-Zubair and his sense of Ghira, as he was one of those people
who had the greatest sense of Ghira. Allah's Apostle noticed that I felt
shy, so he proceeded. I came to Az-Zubair and said, "I met Allah's Apostle
while I was carrying a load of date stones on my head, and he had some
companions with him. He made his camel kneel down so that I might ride, but
I felt shy in his presence and remembered your sense of Ghira (See the
glossary). On that Az-Zubair said, "By Allah, your carrying the date stones
(and you being seen by the Prophet in such a state) is more shameful to me
than your riding with him." (I continued serving in this way) till Abu Bakr
sent me a servant to look after the horse, whereupon I felt as if he had set
me free.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 152:
Narrated Anas:
While the Prophet was in the house of one of his wives, one of the
mothers of the believers sent a meal in a dish. The wife at whose house the
Prophet was, struck the hand of the servant, causing the dish to fall and
break. The Prophet gathered the broken pieces of the dish and then started
collecting on them the food which had been in the dish and said, "Your
mother (my wife) felt jealous." Then he detained the servant till a (sound)
dish was brought from the wife at whose house he was. He gave the sound dish
to the wife whose dish had been broken and kept the broken one at the house
where it had been broken.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 153:
Narrated Jabir:
The Prophet, said, "I entered Paradise and saw a palace and asked whose
palace is this? They (the Angels) said, "This palace belongs to 'Umar bin
Al-Khattab.' I intended to enter it, and nothing stopped me except my
knowledge about your sense of Ghira (self-respect (O Umar)." 'Umar said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Let my father and mother be sacrificed for you! O Allah's
Prophet! How dare I think of my Ghira (self-respect) being offended by you?"
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 154:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
While we were sitting with Allah's Apostle, (he) Allah's Apostle said,
"While I was sleeping, I saw a woman performing ablution beside a palace. I
asked, "Whose palace is this?' It was said, 'This palace belongs to 'Umar.'
Then I remembered his sense of Ghira and returned." On that 'Umar started
weeping in that gathering and said, "O Allah's Apostle! How dare I think of
my self-respect being offended by you?"
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 155:
Narrated Aisha:
That Allah's Apostle said to her, "I you are pleased with me or angry
with me." I said, "Whence do you know that?" He said, "When you are pleased
with me, you say, 'No, by the Lord of Muhammad,' but when you are angry with
me, then you say, 'No, by the Lord of Abraham.' " Thereupon I said, "Yes
(you are right), but by Allah, O Allah's Apostle, I leave nothing but your
name."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 156:
Narrated 'Aisha:
I never felt so jealous of any wife of Allah's Apostle as I did of
Khadija because Allah's Apostle used to remember and praise her too often
and because it was revealed to Allah's Apostle that he should give her
(Khadija) the glad tidings of her having a palace of Qasab in Paradise .
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 157:
Narrated Al-Miswar bin Makhrama:
I heard Allah's Apostle who was on the pulpit, saying, "Banu Hisham bin
Al-Mughira have requested me to allow them to marry their daughter to Ali
bin Abu Talib, but I don't give permission, and will not give permission
unless 'Ali bin Abi Talib divorces my daughter in order to marry their
daughter, because Fatima is a part of my body, and I hate what she hates to
see, and what hurts her, hurts me."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 158:
Narrated Anas:
I will narrate to you a Habith I heard from Allah's Apostle and none
other than I will tell you of it. I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "From
among the portents of the Hour are the following: Religious knowledge will
be taken away; General ignorance (in religious matters) will increase;
illegal Sexual intercourse will prevail: Drinking of alcoholic drinks will
prevail. Men will decrease in number, and women will increase in number, so
much so that fifty women will be looked after by one man."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 159:
Narrated 'Uqba bin 'Amir:
Allah's Apostle said, "Beware of entering upon the ladies." A man from
the Ansar said, "Allah's Apostle! What about Al-Hamu the in-laws of the wife
(the brothers of her husband or his nephews etc.)?" The Prophet replied: The
in-laws of the wife are death itself.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 160:
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas :
The Prophet said, "No man should stay with a lady in seclusion except in
the presence of a Dhu-Muhram." A man stood up and said, "O Allah's Apostle!
My wife has gone out intending to perform the Hajj and I have been enrolled
(in the army) for such-and-such campaign." The Prophet said, "Return and
perform the Hajj with your wife."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 161:
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
An Ansari woman came to the Prophet and he took her aside and said (to
her). "By Allah, you (Ansar) are the most beloved people to me."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 162:
Narrated Um Salama:
that while the Prophet was with her, there was an effeminate man in the
house. The effeminate man said to Um Salama's brother, 'Abdullah bin Abi
Umaiyya, "If Allah should make you conquer Ta'if tomorrow, I recommend that
you take the daughter of Ghailan (in marriage) for (she is so fat) that she
shows four folds of flesh when facing you and eight when she turns her
back." Thereupon the Prophet said (to us), "This (effeminate man) should not
enter upon you (anymore)."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 163:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet was screening me with his Rida' (garment covering the upper
part of the body) while I was looking at the Ethiopians who were playing in
the courtyard of the mosque. (I continued watching) till I was satisfied. So
you may deduce from this event how a little girl (who has not reached the
age of puberty) who is eager to enjoy amusement should be treated in this
respect.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 164:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Once Sada bint Zam'a went out at night for some need, and 'Umar saw her,
and recognizing her, he said (to her), "By Allah, O Sada! You cannot hide
yourself from us." So she returned to the Prophet and mentioned that to him
while he was sitting in my dwelling taking his supper and holding a bone
covered with meat in his hand. Then the Divine Inspiration was revealed to
him and when that state was over, he (the Prophet was saying: "O women! You
have been allowed by Allah to go out for your needs."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 165:
Narrated Salim's father:
The Prophet said, "If the wife of anyone of you asks permission to go to
the mosque, he should not forbid her."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 166:
Narrated 'Aisha:
My foster uncle came and asked permission (to enter) but I refused to
admit him till I asked Allah's Apostle about that. He said, "He is your
uncle, so allow him to come in." I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I have been
suckled by a woman and not by a man." Allah's Apostle said, "He is your
uncle, so let him enter upon you." And that happened after the order of
Al-Hijab (compulsory veiling) was revealed. All things which become unlawful
because of blood relations are unlawful because of the corresponding foster
suckling relations.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 167:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud:
The Prophet said, "A woman should not look at or touch another woman to
describe her to her
husband in such a way as if he was actually looking at her."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 168:
Narrated 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "A woman should not look at or touch another woman to
describe her to her husband in such a way as if he was actually looking at
her."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 169:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
(The Prophet) Solomon son of (the Prophet) David said, "Tonight I will go
round (i.e. have sexual relations with) one hundred women (my wives)
everyone of whom will deliver a male child who will fight in Allah's Cause."
On that an Angel said to him, "Say: 'If Allah will.' " But Solomon did not
say it and forgot to say it. Then he had sexual relations with them but none
of them delivered any child except one who delivered a half person. The
Prophet said, "If Solomon had said: 'If Allah will,' Allah would have
fulfilled his (above) desire and that saying would have made him more
hopeful."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 170:
Narrated Jabir bin Abdullah:
The Prophet disliked that one should go to one's family at night (on
returning from a journey).
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 171:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
Allah's Apostle said, "When anyone of you is away from his house for a
long time, he should not return to his family at night."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 172:
Narrated Jabir:
I was with Allah's Apostle in a Ghazwa, and when we returned, I wanted to
hurry, while riding a slow camel. A rider came behind me. I looked back and
saw that the rider was Allah's Apostle . He said (to me), "What makes you in
such a hurry?" I replied, "I am newly married." He said, "Did you marry a
virgin or a matron?" I replied, "(Not a virgin but) a matron." He said, "Why
didn't you marry a young girl with whom you could play and who could play
with you?" Then when we approached (Medina) and were going to enter (it),
the Prophet said, "Wait till you enter (your homes) at night (in the first
part of the night) so that the ladies with unkempt hair may comb their hair,
and those whose husbands have been absent (for a long time) may shave their
pubic hair." (The sub-narrator, Hashim said: A reliable narrator told me
that the Prophet added in this Hadith: "(Seek to beget) children! Children,
O Jabir!")
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 173:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
The Prophet said, "If you enter (your town) at night (after coming from a
journey), do not enter upon your family till the woman whose husband was
absent (from the house) shaves her pubic hair and the woman with unkempt
hair, combs her hair" Allah's Apostle further said, "(O Jabir!) Seek to have
offspring, seek to have offspring!"
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 174:
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah:
We were with the Prophet in Ghazwa, and when we returned and approached
Medina, I wanted to hurry while riding a slow camel. A rider overtook me and
pricked my camel with a spear which he had, whereupon my camel started
running as fast as any other fast camel you may see. I looked back, and
behold, the rider was Allah's Apostle . I said, "O Allah's Apostle! I am
newly married " He asked, "Have you got married?" I replied, "Yes." He said,
"A virgin or a matron?" I replied, "(Not a virgin) but a matron" He said,
"Why didn't you marry a young girl so that you could play with her and she
with you?" When we reached (near Medina) and were going to enter it, the
Prophet said, "Wait till you enter your home early in the night so that the
lady whose hair is unkempt may comb her hair and that the lady whose husband
has been away may shave her pubic hair."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 175:
Narrated Abu Hazim:
The people differed about the type of treatment which had been given to
Allah's Apostle on the day (of the battle) of Uhud. So they asked Sahl bin
Sad As-Sa'id who was the only surviving Companion (of the Prophet) at
Medina. He replied, "Nobody Is left at Medina who knows it better than I.
Fatima was washing the blood off his face and 'Ali was bringing water in his
shield, and then a mat of date-palm leaves was burnt and (the ash) was
inserted into the wound."
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 176:
Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Abis:
I heard Ibn 'Abbas answering a man who asked him, "Did you attend the
prayer of 'Id al Adha or 'Id-al-Fitr with Allah's Apostle?" Ibn 'Abbas
replied, "Yes, and had it not been for my close relationship with him, I
could not have offered it." (That was because of his young age). Ibn 'Abbas
further said, Allah's Apostle went out and offered the Id prayer and then
delivered the sermon." Ibn 'Abbas did not mention anything about the Adhan
(the call for prayer) or the Iqama. He added, "Then the Prophet went to the
women and instructed them and gave them religious advice and ordered them to
give alms and I saw them reaching out (their hands to) their ears and necks
(to take off the earrings and necklaces, etc.) and throwing (it) towards
Bilal. Then the Prophet returned with Bilal to his house . "
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 177:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Abu Bakr admonished me and poked me with his hands in the flank, and
nothing stopped me from moving at that time except the position of Allah's
Apostle whose head was on my thigh.
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