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ahmad:15349 – Yūnus > Layth / Ibn Saʿd > al-Rabīʿ b. Sabrah > Abīh Sabrah al-Juhanī

[Machine] "He said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ allowed us mut'ah (temporary marriage). So, I set out with a man who was older than me among the companions of the Prophet ﷺ. We met a girl from the Banu 'Amir tribe who appeared to be a virgin. We presented ourselves to her and she said, 'What will you give?' He said, 'Each one of us will give you my cloak.' He said, 'And my companion's cloak was better than mine, and I belonged to him in appearance.' She started looking at my companion's cloak and then she said, 'You and your cloak are enough for me.' So, I stayed with her three times. Then, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Whoever has any woman among whom he has enjoyed himself, let him leave her.'"  

أحمد:١٥٣٤٩ – حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعْدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سَبْرَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ سَبْرَةَ الْجُهَنِيِّ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَذِنَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْمُتْعَةِ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَرَجُلٌ هُوَ أَكْبَرُ مِنِّي سِنًّا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَلَقِينَا فَتَاةً مِنْ بَنِي عَامِرٍ كَأَنَّهَا بَكْرَةٌ عَيْطَاءُفَعَرَضْنَا عَلَيْهَا أَنْفُسَنَا فَقَالَتْ مَا تَبْذُلَانِ؟ قَالَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا رِدَائِي قَالَ وَكَانَ رِدَاءُ صَاحِبِي أَجْوَدَ مِنْ رِدَائِي وَكُنْتُ أَشَبَّ مِنْهُ قَالَ فَجَعَلَتْ تَنْظُرُ إِلَى رِدَاءِ صَاحِبِي ثُمَّ قَالَتْ أَنْتَ وَرِدَاؤُكَ يَكْفِينِي قَالَ فَأَقَمْتُ مَعَهَا ثَلَاثًا قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ الَّتِي تَمَتَّعَ بِهِنَّ شَيْءٌ فَلْيُخَلِّ سَبِيلَهَا قَالَ فَفَارَقْتُهَا  

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muslim:1406a – Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > Layth > al-Rabīʿ b. Sabrah al-Juhanī > Abīh Sabrah

Messenger of Allah ﷺ permitted temporary marriage for us. So I and another person went out and saw a woman of Bana 'Amir, who was like a young long-necked she-camel. We presented ourselves to her (for contracting temporary marriage), whereupon she said: What dower would you give me? I said: My cloak. And my companion also said: My cloak. And the cloak of-my companion was superior to my cloak, but I was younger than he. So when she looked at the cloak of my companion she liked it, and when she cast a glance at me I looked more attractive to her. She then said: Well, you and your cloak are sufficient for me. I remained with her for three nights, and then Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He who has any such woman with whom he had contracted temporary marriage, he should let her off.  

مسلم:١٤٠٦a – وَحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ سَبْرَةَ الْجُهَنِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ سَبْرَةَ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَذِنَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْمُتْعَةِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَرَجُلٌ إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي عَامِرٍ كَأَنَّهَا بَكْرَةٌ عَيْطَاءُ فَعَرَضْنَا عَلَيْهَا أَنْفُسَنَا فَقَالَتْ مَا تُعْطِي فَقُلْتُ رِدَائِي وَقَالَ صَاحِبِي رِدَائِي وَكَانَ رِدَاءُ صَاحِبِي أَجْوَدَ مِنْ رِدَائِي وَ كُنْتُ أَشَبَّ مِنْهُ فَإِذَا نَظَرَتْ إِلَى رِدَاءِ صَاحِبِي أَعْجَبَهَا وَإِذَا نَظَرَتْ إِلَىَّ أَعْجَبْتُهَا ثُمَّ قَالَتْ أَنْتَ وَرِدَاؤُكَ يَكْفِينِي فَمَكَثْتُ مَعَهَا ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ شَىْءٌ مِنْ هَذِهِ النِّسَاءِ الَّتِي يَتَمَتَّعُ فَلْيُخَلِّ سَبِيلَهَا  

nasai:3368 – Qutaybah > al-Layth > al-Rabīʿ b. Sabrah al-Juhanī from his father

"The Messenger of Allah gave permission for Mut'ah, so I and another man went to a woman from Bani 'Amir and offered ourselves to her (for Mut'ah). She said: 'What will you give me?' I said: 'My Rida' (upper garment).' My companion also said: 'My Rida'.' My companion's Rida' was finer than mine, but I was younger than him. When she looked at my companion's Rida' she liked it, but when she looked at me, she liked me. Then she said: 'You and your Rida' are sufficient for me.' I stayed with her for three (days), then the Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever has any of these women whom he married temporarily should let them go.'"  

النسائي:٣٣٦٨ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ سَبْرَةَ الْجُهَنِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ

أَذِنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِالْمُتْعَةِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَرَجُلٌ إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي عَامِرٍ فَعَرَضْنَا عَلَيْهَا أَنْفُسَنَا فَقَالَتْ مَا تُعْطِينِي فَقُلْتُ رِدَائِي وَقَالَ صَاحِبِي رِدَائِي وَكَانَ رِدَاءُ صَاحِبِي أَجْوَدَ مِنْ رِدَائِي وَكُنْتُ أَشَبَّ مِنْهُ فَإِذَا نَظَرَتْ إِلَى رِدَاءِ صَاحِبِي أَعْجَبَهَا وَإِذَا نَظَرَتْ إِلَىَّ أَعْجَبْتُهَا ثُمَّ قَالَتْ أَنْتَ وَرِدَاؤُكَ يَكْفِينِي فَمَكَثْتُ مَعَهَا ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ هَذِهِ النِّسَاءِ اللاَّتِي يَتَمَتَّعُ فَلْيُخَلِّ سَبِيلَهَا  

tabarani:6521 – [Chain 1] Abū al-Zinbāʿ Rawḥ b. al-Faraj > Yaḥyá b. Bukayr > al-Layth [Chain 2] Yūsuf al-Qāḍī > Abū al-Walīd al-Ṭayālisī > al-Layth b. Saʿd > al-Rabīʿ b. Sabrah al-Juhanī > Abīh Sabrah

Messenger of Allah ﷺ permitted temporary marriage for us. So I and another person went out and saw a woman of Bana 'Amir, who was like a young long-necked she-camel. We presented ourselves to her (for contracting temporary marriage), whereupon she said: What dower would you give me? I said: My cloak. And my companion also said: My cloak. And the cloak of-my companion was superior to my cloak, but I was younger than he. So when she looked at the cloak of my companion she liked it, and when she cast a glance at me I looked more attractive to her. She then said: Well, you and your cloak are sufficient for me. I remained with her for three nights, and then Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He who has any such woman with whom he had contracted temporary marriage, he should let her off. (Using translation from Muslim 1406a)  

الطبراني:٦٥٢١ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنْبَاعِ رَوْحُ بْنُ الْفَرَجِ ثنا يَحْيَى بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنِي اللَّيْثُ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ الْقَاضِي ثنا أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ ثنا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَنِي الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سَبْرَةَ الْجُهَنِيُّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ سَبْرَةَ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَذِنَ لَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْمُتْعَةِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَرَجُلٌ إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي عَامِرٍ كَأَنَّهَا بَكْرَةٌ عَيْطَاءُ فَعَرَضْنَا عَلَيْهَا أَنْفُسَنَا فَقَالَتْ مَا تُعْطِينَا؟ فَقُلْتُ رِدَائِي وَقَالَ صَاحِبِي رِدَائِي وَكَانَ رِدَاءُ صَاحِبِي أَجْوَدَ مِنْ رِدَائِي وَكُنْتُ أَشَبَّ مِنْهُ فَإِذَا نَظَرَتْ إِلَى رِدَاءِ صَاحِبِي أَعْجَبَهَا وَإِذَا نَظَرَتْ إِلَيَّ أَعْجَبْتُهَا ثُمَّ قَالَتْ أَنْتَ وَرِدَاؤُكَ يَكْفِينِي فَمَكَثْتُ مَعَهَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ شَيْءٌ مِنْ هَذِهِ النِّسَاءِ اللَّاتِي يَتَمَتَّعُ بِهِنَّ فَلْيُخَلِّ سَبِيلَهَا» وَاللَّفْظُ لِحَدِيثِ يَحْيَى بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ  

nasai-kubra:5525 – Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > al-Layth > al-Rabīʿ b. Sabrah al-Juhanī from his father

"The Messenger of Allah gave permission for Mut'ah, so I and another man went to a woman from Bani 'Amir and offered ourselves to her (for Mut'ah). She said: 'What will you give me?' I said: 'My Rida' (upper garment).' My companion also said: 'My Rida'.' My companion's Rida' was finer than mine, but I was younger than him. When she looked at my companion's Rida' she liked it, but when she looked at me, she liked me. Then she said: 'You and your Rida' are sufficient for me.' I stayed with her for three (days), then the Messenger of Allah said: 'Whoever has any of these women whom he married temporarily should let them go.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3368)  

الكبرى للنسائي:٥٥٢٥ – أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ سَبْرَةَ الْجُهَنِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَذِنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْمُتْعَةِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَرَجُلٌ إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي عَامِرٍ فَعَرَضْنَا عَلَيْهَا أَنْفُسَنَا فَقَالَتْ مَا تُعْطِينِي؟ فَقُلْتُ رِدَائِي وَقَالَ صَاحِبِي رِدَائِي وَكَانَ رِدَاءُ صَاحِبِي أَجْوَدَ مِنْ رِدَائِي وَكُنْتُ أَشَبَّ مِنْهُ فَإِذَا نَظَرَتْ إِلَى رِدَاءِ صَاحِبِي أَعْجَبَهَا وَإِذَا نَظَرَتْ إِلَيَّ أَعْجَبْتُهَا فَقَالَتْ أَنْتَ وَرِدَاؤُكَ يَكْفِينِي فَمَكَثْتُ مَعَهَا ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ هَذِهِ النِّسَاءِ اللَّاتِي يَتَمَتَّعُ فَلْيُخَلِّ سَبِيلَهَا» قَالَ لَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ صَحِيحٌ  

bayhaqi:14149 – [Chain 1] Abū Ṭāhir al-Faqīh Waʾabū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > ʿAlī b. Ḥamshādh > al-Ḥārith b. Abū Usāmah > Abū al-Naḍr > al-Layth [Chain 2] Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū al-Faḍl b. Ibrāhīm > Aḥmad b. Salamah > Qutaybah b. Saʿīd > al-Layth > al-Rabīʿ b. Sabrah al-Juhanī > Abīh Sabrah ؓ

Messenger of Allah ﷺ permitted temporary marriage for us. So I and another person went out and saw a woman of Bana 'Amir, who was like a young long-necked she-camel. We presented ourselves to her (for contracting temporary marriage), whereupon she said: What dower would you give me? I said: My cloak. And my companion also said: My cloak. And the cloak of-my companion was superior to my cloak, but I was younger than he. So when she looked at the cloak of my companion she liked it, and when she cast a glance at me I looked more attractive to her. She then said: Well, you and your cloak are sufficient for me. I remained with her for three nights, and then Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: He who has any such woman with whom he had contracted temporary marriage, he should let her off. (Using translation from Muslim 1406a)   

البيهقي:١٤١٤٩ – وَذَلِكَ بَيِّنٌ فِيمَا أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْفَقِيهُ وَأَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ قَالَا ثنا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حَمْشَاذٍ ثنا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ أَبِي أُسَامَةَ ثنا أَبُو النَّضْرِ ثنا اللَّيْثُ ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو الْفَضْلِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ ثنا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ ثنا اللَّيْثُ عَنِ الرَّبِيعِ بْنِ سَبْرَةَ الْجُهَنِيِّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ سَبْرَةَ ؓ

أَنَّهُ قَالَ أَذِنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِالْمُتْعَةِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا وَرَجُلٌ إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي عَامِرٍ كَأَنَّهَا بَكْرَةٌ عَيْطَاءُ فَعَرَضْنَا عَلَيْهَا أَنْفُسَنَا فَقَالَتْ مَا تُعْطِينِي؟ فَقُلْتُ رِدَائِي وَقَالَ صَاحِبِي رِدَائِي وَكَانَ رِدَاءُ صَاحِبِي أَجْوَدُ مِنْ رِدَائِي وَكُنْتُ أَشَبَّ مِنْهُ فَإِذَا نَظَرَتْ إِلَى رِدَاءِ صَاحِبِي أَعْجَبَهَا وَإِذَا نَظَرَتْ إِلِيَّ أَعْجَبْتُهَا ثُمَّ قَالَتْ أَنْتَ وَرِدَاؤُكَ تَكْفِينِي فَكُنْتُ مَعَهَا ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ كَانَ عِنْدَهُ شَيْءٌ مِنْ هَذِهِ النِّسَاءِ الَّتِي يَتَمَتَّعُ بِهِنَّ فَلْيُخَلِّ سَبِيلَهَا  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ قُتَيْبَةَ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ لَيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ تَارِيخَهُ وَقَدْ ذَكَرَهُ غَيْرُهُ