Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 62:
Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah), Hadiths
51 to 100
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)."
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."
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