39. Marriage
٣٩۔ كِتَابُ النِّكَاحِ
AbdurRahman ibn AbuLayla, quoting Usayd ibn Hudayr, a man of the Ansar, said that while he was given to jesting and was talking to the people and making them laugh, the Prophet ﷺ poked him under the ribs with a stick. He said: Let me take retaliation. He said: Take retaliation. He said: You are wearing a shirt but I am not. The Prophet ﷺ then raised his shirt and the man embraced him and began to kiss his side. Then he said: This is what I wanted, Messenger of Allah! (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5224)
بَيْنَمَا هُوَ يُحَدِّثُ الْقَوْمَ وَكَانَ فِيهِ مِزَاحٌ بَيْنَا يُضْحِكُهُمْ فَطَعَنَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي خَاصِرَتِهِ بِعُودٍ فَقَالَ أَصْبِرْنِي قَالَ اصْطَبِرْ قَالَ إِنَّ عَلَيْكَ قَمِيصًا وَلَيْسَ عَلَيَّ قَمِيصٌ فَرَفَعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَنْ قَمِيصٍ فَاحْتَضَنَهُ وَجَعَلَ يُقَبِّلُ كَشْحَهُ قَالَ إِنَّمَا أَرَدْتُ هَذَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَوْلُهُ أَصْبِرْنِي يُرِيدُ أَقِدْنِي مِنْ نَفْسِكَ وَقَوْلُهُ اصْطَبِرْ مَعْنَاهُ اسْتَقِدْ
Umm Aban, daughter of al-Wazi' ibn Zari', quoting his grandfather, who was a member of the deputation of AbdulQays, said: When we came to Medina, we raced to be first to dismount and kiss the hand and foot of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. But al-Mundhir al-Ashajj waited until he came to the bundle of his clothes. He put on his two garments and then he went to the Prophet ﷺ. He said to him: You have two characteristics which Allah likes: gentleness and deliberation. He asked: Have I acquired them or has Allah has created (them) my nature? He replied: No, Allah has created (them) in your nature. He then said: Praise be to Allah Who has created in my nature two characteristics which Allah and His Apostle like. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 5225)
فَجَعَلْنَا نَتَبَادَرُ مِنْ رَوَاحِلِنَا فَنُقَبِّلُ يَدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَرِجْلَهُ وَانْتَظَرَ الْمُنْذِرُ الْأَشَجُّ حَتَّى أَتَى عَيْبَتَهُ فَلَبِسَ ثَوْبَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّ فِيكَ خَلَّتَيْنِ يُحِبُّهُمَا اللهُ الْحِلْمُ وَالْأَنَاةُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَا أَتَخَلَّقُ بِهِمَا أَمِ اللهُ جَبَلَنِي عَلَيْهِمَا؟ قَالَ بَلْ جَبَلَكَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِمَا قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي جَبَلَنِي عَلَى خَلَّتَيْنِ يُحِبُّهُمَا اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ