Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)

Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)
7.1:
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).
7.2:
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."
7.3:
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.
7.4:
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."
7.5:
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."
7.6:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet I used to go round (have sexual relations with)
all his wives in one night, and he had nine wives.
7.7:
Narrated Sa`id 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."
7.8:
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)
7.9:
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. 7.10:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: `Abdur−Rahman bin `Auf came (from
Mecca to Medina) and the Prophet made a bond of brotherhood
between him and Sa`d 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."
7.11:
Narrated Sa`d 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.
7.12:
Narrated Sa`d bin Abi Waqqas: The Prophet prevented `Uthman
bin Mazun from that (not marrying), and had he allowed him, we
would have got ourselves castrated. 7.1
3.1:
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)
7.1
3.2:
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."
7.14:
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 .)
7.15:
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.' "
7.16:
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.
7.17:
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?'
7.18:
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."
7.19:
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."
7.20:
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."
7.21:
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). 7.22:
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.
7.23:
Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah's Apostle manumitted Safiyya
and regarded her manumission as her Mahr.
7.24:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d 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 Qur'an 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
Qur'an which you have."
7.25:
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,' (3
3.5) 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.
7.26:
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.
7.27:
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.
7.28:
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.'
7.29:
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)' (6
4.14)
7.30:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, "Evil omen
is in the women, the house and the horse.' 7.31:
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."
7.32:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: Allah's Apostle said, "If at all there
is bad omen, it is in the horse, the woman, and the house."
7.33:
Narrated Usama bin Zaid: The Prophet said, "After me I have
not left any affliction more harmful to men than women."
7.34:
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."
7.35:
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.
7.36:
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."
7.37:
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). "
7.38:
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."
7.39:
Narrated `Aisha:
that the Prophet entered upon her while a man was sitting with
her. Signs of answer 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."
7.40:
Narrated Aisha:
that Allah 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.
7.41:
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).
7.42:
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."
7.43:
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."
7.44:
Narrated Jabir:
Allah's Apostle forbade that a woman should be married to man
along with her paternal or maternal aunt.
7.45:
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."
7.46:
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."
7.47:
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.
7.48:
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,' (3
3.51) was revealed, " `Aisha said, 'O Allah's Apostle! I do
not see, but, that your Lord hurries in pleasing you.' "
7.49:
Narrated Ibn `Abbas: The Prophet got married while he was in
the state of Ihram.
7.50:
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."
7.51:
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."
7.52:
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).
7.53:
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."
7.54:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: 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 Qur'an 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 Qur'an ."
7.55:
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.' "
7.56:
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).
7.57:
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.' "
7.58:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: 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 Qur'an (as her Mahr).
7.59:
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.
7.60:
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.' "
7.61:
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.
7.62:
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).
7.63:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: 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
Sa`d, "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 Qur'an (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).
7.64:
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).
7.65:
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).
7.66:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: 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 Qur'an (by heart).
7.67:
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).
7.68:
Narrated `Aisha:
I said, "O Allah's Apostle! A virgin feels shy." He said, "Her
consent is (expressed by) her silence."
7.69:
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.
7.70:
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.
7.71:
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."
7.72:
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 Qur'an 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 Qur'an."
7.73:
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.
7.74:
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."
7.75:
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.' "
7.76:
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). "
7.77:
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." 7.78:
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).
7.79:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d 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 Qur'an (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 Qur'an (by heart).
7.80:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: The Prophet said to a man, "Marry,
even with (a Mahr equal to) an iron ring."
7.81:
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).
7.82:
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."
7.83:
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."
7.84:
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).
7.85:
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."
7.86:
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."
7.87:
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.' "
7.88:
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).
7.89:
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.
7.90:
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.
7.91:
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).
7.9
2.1:
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?"
7.9
2.2:
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."
7.93:
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."
7.94:
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."
7.95:
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.
7.96:
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 Sa`d bin
Ar−Rabi's house. Sa`d 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."
7.97:
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.
7.98:
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).
7.99:
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet consummated his marriage with a woman (Zainab), so
he sent me to invite men to the meals.
7.100:
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."
7.101:
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) .
7.102:
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) ."
7.103:
Narrated Abu Musa: The Prophet said, "Set the captives free,
accept the invitation (to a wedding banquet), and visit the
patients."
7.104:
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−hamduli l−lah'
(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 Maiyathir (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).
7.105:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: 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).
7.106:
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 .
7.107:
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."
7.108:
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.
7.109:
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."
7.110:
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).
7.111:
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).
7.112:
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d: 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." 7.113:
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."
7.114:
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."
7.115:
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).
7.116:
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).
7.117:
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 slim
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, the "too−tall"! if I describe him (and he hears
of that) he will divorce me, and if I keep quiet, he will keep
me hanging (neither divorcing me nor treating me as a wife)."
The fourth one said, "My husband is (moderate in temper) like
the night of Tihama: 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 (sleeps a
lot), and when going out, is a lion (boasts a lot). 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; if he sleeps he
sleeps he rolls himself (alone in our blankets); and he does
not insert his palm to inquire about my feelings." 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 (i.e. generous to his guests) and his
house is near to the people (who would easily consult him)."
The tenth one said, "My husband is Malik (possessor), 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."
7.118:
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.
7.119:
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