[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Choose young women in marriage, as their mouths are the sweetest, their wombs are more fertile, and they are satisfied with less." Abu Abdullah and the qadi (judge) in their narration, Ibn Uwaym ibn Sa'idah 13474, told us that Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Abdan informed us that Ahmad ibn Ubayd al-Saffar narrated to us, that Khalaf ibn Amr al-Anbari narrated to us, that Abdullah ibn Zubayr al-Humaydi narrated to us, that Muhammad ibn Talhah narrated to me, that Abdur Rahman ibn Salim ibn Abdur Rahman ibn Uwaym ibn Sa'idah mentioned it with a similar chain of narration, and Abdur Rahman ibn Uwaym did not have companionship. Al-Qa'nabi informed me that what reached him from him is that he meant having more children.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْأَبْكَارِ فَإِنَّهُنَّ أَعْذَبُ أَفْوَاهًا وَأَنْتَقُ أَرْحَامًا وَأَرْضَى بِالْيَسِيرِ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ وَالْقَاضِي فِي رِوَايَتِهِمَا ابْنُ عُوَيْمِ بْنِ سَاعِدَةَ 13474 وَأَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الصَّفَّارُ ثنا خَلَفُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو الْعَنْبَرِيُّ ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ الْحُمَيْدِيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ طَلْحَةَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عُوَيْمِ بْنِ سَاعِدَةَ فَذَكَرَ بِإِسْنَادِهِ نَحْوَهُ وَعَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عُوَيْمٍ لَيْسَتْ لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ قَالَ الْقَعْنَبِيُّ فِيمَا بَلَغَنِي عَنْهُ أَنْتَقُ أَرْحَامًا يُرِيدُ أَكْثَرَ أَوْلَادًا  

A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: I have found a woman of rank and beauty, but she does not give birth to children. Should I marry her? He said: No. He came again to him, but he prohibited him. He came to him third time, and he (the Prophet) said: Marry women who are loving and very prolific, for I shall outnumber the peoples by you. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2050)   

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي أَصَبْتُ امْرَأَةً ذَاتَ حَسَبٍ وَمَنْصِبٍ وَمَالٍ إِلَّا أَنَّهَا لَا تَلِدُ أَفَأَتَزَوَّجُ بِهَا؟ فَنَهَاهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ الثَّانِيَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَنَهَاهُ ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ تَزَوَّجُوا الْوَلُودَ الْوَدُودَ فَإِنِّي مُكَاثِرٌ بِكُمُ الْأُمَمَ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to command us to perform ablution and prohibit us from excessive spitting. He would strongly forbid it and say, "Marry the loving and fertile women, for I will be boasting in numbers on the Day of Resurrection with the prophets among you."  

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُنَا بِالْبَاءَةِ وَيَنْهَانَا عَنِ التَّبَتُّلِ نَهْيًا شَدِيدًا وَيَقُولُ تَزَوَّجُوا الْوَدُودَ الْوَلُودَ فَإِنِّي مُكَاثِرٌ بِكُمُ الْأَنْبِيَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ  

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "It was said to the Messenger of Allah: 'Which woman is best?' He said: 'The one who makes him happy when he looks at her, obeys him when he commands her, and she does not go against his wishes with regard to herself nor her wealth.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3231)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سُئِلَ أِيُّ النِّسَاءِ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ الَّتِي تَسُرُّهُ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا وَتُطِيعُهُ إِذَا أَمَرَهَا وَلَا تُخَالِفُهُ فِي نَفْسِهَا وَلَا مَالِهَا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The best of your women are the affectionate, the fertile, the dutiful, and those who console and comfort their husbands. And the worst of your women are the ones who display themselves, those who pretend and imagine things, and they are the hypocrites. None of them will enter Paradise except like the crawling of a black beetle." And it was narrated with an authentic chain of narration from Sulaiman bin Yasar, from the Prophet ﷺ , as a saying attributed to him until his statement, "when they fear Allah."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ خَيْرُ نِسَائِكُمُ الْوَدُودُ الْوَلُودُ الْمُوَاتِيَةُ الْمُوَاسِيَةُ إِذَا اتَّقَيْنَ اللهَ وَشَرُّ نِسَائِكُمُ الْمُتَبَرِّجَاتُ الْمُتَخَيِلَّاتُ وَهُنَّ الْمُنَافِقَاتُ لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْهُنَّ إِلَّا مِثْلُ الْغُرَابِ الْأَعْصَمِ وَرُوِيَ بِإِسْنَادٍ صَحِيحٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ مُرْسَلًا إِلَى قَوْلِهِ إِذَا اتَّقَيْنَ اللهَ  

[Machine] What a servant gains after believing in Allah is no better than a woman with good character, friendly, and kind. And what a servant gains after disbelief in Allah is no worse than a seductive woman with a sharp tongue and bad character. By Allah, among them (women) are those who are like sheep, from whom one can benefit, and among them are those who are like crops that can be redeemed.  

مَا اسْتَفَادَ عَبْدٌ بَعْدَ إِيمَانٍ بِاللهِ خَيْرًا مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ حَسَنَةِ الْخُلُقِ وَدُودٍ وَلُودٍ وَمَا اسْتَفَادَ عَبْدٌ بَعْدَ كُفْرٍ بِاللهِ فَاتِنَةً شَرًّا مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ حَدِيدَةِ اللِّسَانِ سَيِّئَةِ الْخُلُقِ وَاللهِ إِنَّ مِنْهُنَّ غَنَمًا لَا يُحْذَى مِنْهُ وَإِنَّ مِنْهُنَّ غِلَالًا يُفْتَدَى مِنْهُ  

[Machine] Umar said, "By Allah, no man has benefited after Islam better than a beautiful and good-natured woman, loving and loved. And by Allah, no man has brought harm after associating partners with Allah worse than an ill-natured woman with a sharp tongue. By Allah, among them, there is a boy who is worth sacrificing for and a sheep that leads to destruction."  

قَالَ عُمَرُ ؓ وَاللهِ مَا أَفَادَ رَجُلٌ فَائِدَةً بَعْدَ الْإِسْلَامِ خَيْرًا مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ حَسْنَاءَ حَسَنَةِ الْخُلُقِ وَدُودٍ وَلُودٍ وَاللهِ مَا أَفَادَ رَجُلٌ فَائِدَةً بَعْدَ الشِّرْكِ بِاللهِ شَرًّا مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ سَيِّئَةِ الْخُلُقِ حَدِيدَةِ اللِّسَانِ وَاللهِ إِنَّ مِنْهُنَّ لَغُلَّامًا يُفْدَى عَنْهُ وَغَنَمًا مَا يُحْذَى مِنْهُ  

[Machine] "When someone whose religion and character you are pleased with comes to you, then marry them. If you do not do so, there will be corruption and great mischief on earth." In another narration, they said, "O Messenger of Allah, even if he has defects?" He replied, "If someone whose religion and character you are pleased with comes to you, then marry them." This was narrated three times by Abu Hatim Al-Muzani, who had companionship with him. A similar narration is also mentioned from Asma bint Abi Bakr, who said, "Marriage is nothing but honor. So look carefully where your honor lies." This narration is reported as "marfu'" (i.e. directly attributed to the Prophet), and the "mawquf" (i.e. attributed to a Companion) version is considered more authentic. And Allah, the Most Exalted, knows best.  

اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا جَاءَكُمْ مَنْ تَرْضَوْنَ دِينَهُ وَخُلُقَهُ فَأَنْكِحُوهُ إِلَّا تَفْعَلُوهُ تَكُنْ فِتْنَةٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَفَسَادٌ كَبِيرٌ وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ عَرِيضٌ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ فِيهِ قَالَ إِذَا جَاءَكُمْ مَنْ تَرْضَوْنَ دِينَهُ وَخُلُقَهُ فَأَنْكِحُوهُ قَالَهَا ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ أَبُو حَاتِمٍ الْمُزَنِيُّ لَهُ صُحْبَةٌ قَالَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَغَيْرُهُ وَيُذْكَرُ عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ إِنَّمَا النِّكَاحُ رِقٌّ فَلْيَنْظُرْ أَحَدُكُمْ أَيْنَ يَرِقُّ عَتِيقَتَهُ وَرُوِيَ ذَلِكَ مَرْفُوعًا وَالْمَوْقُوفُ أَصَحُّ وَاللهُ سُبْحَانَهُ أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] In His saying, Almighty Allah has revealed {a master and chaste}. Al-Hasuur, which means someone who does not approach women, is mentioned.  

فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى {وَسَيِّدًا وَحَصُورًا} [آل عمران 39] قَالَ الْحَصُورُ الَّذِي لَا يَقْرَبُ النِّسَاءَ  

[Machine] عِكْرِمَةَ can be translated to English as "generosity."  

عِكْرِمَةَ  

By Allah except Whom none has the right to- be worshipped, (sometimes) I used to lay (sleep) on the ground on my liver (abdomen) because of hunger, and (sometimes) I used to bind a stone over my belly because of hunger. One day I sat by the way from where they (the Prophet ﷺ and his companions) used to come out. When Abu Bakr passed by, I asked him about a Verse from Allah's Book and I asked him only that he might satisfy my hunger, but he passed by and did not do so. Then ʿUmar passed by me and I asked him about a Verse from Allah's Book, and I asked him only that he might satisfy my hunger, but he passed by without doing so. Finally Abu-l-Qasim (the Prophet ﷺ ) passed by me and he smiled when he saw me, for he knew what was in my heart and on my face. He said, "O Aba Hirr (Abu Huraira)!" I replied, "Labbaik, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ!" He said to me, "Follow me." He left and I followed him. Then he entered the house and I asked permission to enter and was admitted. He found milk in a bowl and said, "From where is this milk?" They said, "It has been presented to you by such-and-such man (or by such and such woman)." He said, "O Aba Hirr!" I said, "Labbaik, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ!" He said, "Go and call the people of Suffa to me." These people of Suffa were the guests of Islam who had no families, nor money, nor anybody to depend upon, and whenever an object of charity was brought to the Prophet, he would send it to them and would not take anything from it, and whenever any present was given to him, he used to send some for them and take some of it for himself. The order of the Prophet upset me, and I said to myself, "How will this little milk be enough for the people of As- Suffa? though I was more entitled to drink from that milk in order to strengthen myself", but behold! The Prophet ﷺ came to order me to give that milk to them. I wondered what will remain of that milk for me, but anyway, I could not but obey Allah and His Apostle so I went to the people of As-Suffa and called them, and they came and asked the Prophet's permission to enter. They were admitted and took their seats in the house. The Prophet ﷺ said, "O Aba-Hirr!" I said, "Labbaik, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ!" He said, "Take it and give it to them." So I took the bowl (of milk) and started giving it to one man who would drink his fill and return it to me, whereupon I would give it to another man who, in his turn, would drink his fill and return it to me, and I would then offer it to another man who would drink his fill and return it to me. Finally, after the whole group had drunk their fill, I reached the Prophet ﷺ who took the bowl and put it on his hand, looked at me and smiled and said. "O Aba Hirr!" I replied, "Labbaik, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ!" He said, "There remain you and I." I said, "You have said the truth, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ!" He said, "Sit down and drink." I sat down and drank. He said, "Drink," and I drank. He kept on telling me repeatedly to drink, till I said, "No. by Allah Who sent you with the Truth, I have no space for it (in my stomach)." He said, "Hand it over to me." When I gave him the bowl, he praised Allah and pronounced Allah's Name on it and drank the remaining milk. (Using translation from Bukhārī 6452)   

أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ وَاللهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ إِنْ كُنْتُ لَأَعْتَمِدُ بِكَبِدِي عَلَى الْأَرْضِ مِنَ الْجُوعِ وَإِنْ كُنْتُ لَأَشُدُّ الْحَجَرَ عَلَى بَطْنِي مِنَ الْجُوعِ وَلَقَدْ قَعَدْتُ يَوْمًا عَلَى طَرِيقِهِمُ الَّذِي يَخْرُجُونَ مِنْهُ فَمَرَّ بِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ آيَةٍ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ ﷻ مَا سَأَلْتُهُ إِلَّا لِيَسْتَتْبِعَنِي فَمَرَّ بِي وَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِي عُمَرُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ آيَةٍ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللهِ ﷻ مَا سَأَلْتُهُ إِلَّا لِيَسْتَتْبِعَنِي فَمَرَّ بِي وَلَمْ يَفْعَلْ ثُمَّ مَرَّ بِي أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ ﷺ فَتَبَسَّمَ حِينَ رَآنِي وَعَرَفَ مَا فِي نَفْسِي وَمَا فِي وَجْهِي ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ الْحَقْ وَمَضَى فَاتَّبَعْتُهُ فَدَخَلَ فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ فَأَذِنَ لِي فَدَخَلْتُ فَوَجَدْتُ لَبَنًا فِي قَدَحٍ فَقَالَ مِنْ أَيْنَ هَذَا اللَّبَنُ؟ قَالُوا أَهْدَاهُ لَكَ فُلَانٌ أَوْ فُلَانَةُ قَالَ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ الْحَقْ إِلَى أَهْلِ الصُّفَّةِ فَادْعُهُمْ لِي قَالَ وَأَهْلُ الصُّفَّةِ أَضْيَافُ الْإِسْلَامِ لَا يَأْوُونَ إِلَى أَهْلٍ وَلَا مَالٍ إِذَا أَتَتْهُ صَدَقَةٌ بَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَيْهِمْ وَلَمْ يَتَنَاوَلْ مِنْهَا شَيْئًا وَإِذَا أَتَتْهُ هَدِيَّةٌ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَأَصَابَ مِنْهَا وَأَشْرَكَهُمْ فِيهَا فَسَاءَنِي ذَلِكَ قُلْتُ وَمَا هَذَا اللَّبَنُ فِي أَهْلِ الصُّفَّةِ؟ كُنْتُ أَرْجُو أَنْ أُصِيبَ مِنْ هَذَا اللَّبَنِ شَرْبَةً أَتَقَوَّى بِهَا وَأَنَا الرَّسُولُ فَإِذَا جَاءُوا أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُعْطِيَهُمْ وَمَا عَسَى أَنْ يَبْلُغَنِي مِنْ هَذَا اللَّبَنِ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مِنْ طَاعَةِ اللهِ وَطَاعَةِ رَسُولِهِ بُدٌّ فَأَتَيْتُهُمْ فَدَعَوْتُهُمْ فَأَقْبَلُوا حَتَّى اسْتَأْذَنُوا فَأُذِنَ لَهُمْ وَأَخَذُوا مَجَالِسَهُمْ مِنَ الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ خُذْ فَأَعْطِهِمْ فَأَخَذْتُ الْقَدَحَ فَجَعَلْتُ أُعْطِيهِ الرَّجُلَ فَيَشْرَبُ حَتَّى يَرْوَى ثُمَّ يَرِدُ عَلَى الْقَدَحِ فَأُعْطِيهِ الْآخَرَ فَيَشْرَبُ حَتَّى يَرْوَى ثُمَّ يَرِدُ عَلَى الْقَدَحِ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَدْ رَوِيَ الْقَوْمُ كُلُّهُمْ فَأَخَذَ الْقَدَحَ فَوَضَعَهُ عَلَى يَدِهِ وَنَظَرَ إِلِيَّ وَتَبَسَّمَ وَقَالَ يَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ فَقُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ بَقِيتُ أَنَا وَأَنْتَ قُلْتُ صَدَقْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ اقْعُدْ فَاشْرَبْ فَقَعَدْتُ فَشَرِبْتُ فَقَالَ اشْرَبْ فَشَرِبْتُ ثُمَّ قَالَ اشْرَبْ فَشَرِبْتُ فَمَا زَالَ يَقُولُ اشْرَبْ فَأَشْرَبُ حَتَّى قُلْتُ لَا وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ مَا أَجِدُ لَهُ مَسْلَكًا قَالَ فَادْنُ فَأَعْطَيْتُهُ الْقَدَحَ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَسَمَّى وَشَرِبَ الْفَضْلَةَ  

[Machine] A woman came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I am so and so, daughter of so and so." He said, "I know who you are, so what do you need?" She said, "I am in need of marrying my cousin Fulan Al-Abid." He said, "I know him." She said, "He proposed to me, so tell me the rights of the husband over his wife. If it is something I can bear, I will marry him, and if it is something I cannot bear, I will not marry him." He said, "The right of the husband over his wife is that if he exposes his nostrils and it is full of blood, pus, and mucus, and she licks it with her tongue, she has fulfilled his right. If it was obligatory for a human being to prostrate to another human being, I would have ordered the woman to prostrate to her husband because of the great superiority that Allah has granted him." She said, "By the One who sent you with the truth, I will not marry as long as I live in this world."  

جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنَا فُلَانَةُ بِنْتُ فُلَانٍ قَالَ قَدْ عَرَفْتُكِ فَمَا حَاجَتُكِ؟ قَالَتْ حَاجَتِي إِلَى ابْنِ عَمِّي فُلَانٍ الْعَابِدِ قَالَ قَدْ عَرَفْتُهُ قَالَتْ يَخْطُبُنِي فَأَخْبِرْنِي مَا حَقُّ الزَّوْجِ عَلَى الزَّوْجَةِ فَإِنْ كَانَ شَيْئًا أُطِيقُهُ تَزَوَّجْتُهُ وَإِنْ لَمْ أُطِقْ لَا أَتَزَوَّجُ قَالَ مِنْ حَقِّ الزَّوْجِ عَلَى الزَّوْجَةِ أَنْ لَوْ سَالَ مَنْخِرَاهُ دَمًا وَقَيْحًا وَصَدِيدًا فَلَحَسَتْهُ بِلِسَانِهَا مَا أَدَّتْ حَقَّهُ لَوْ كَانَ يَنْبَغِي لِبَشَرٍ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ لَأَمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا إِذَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا؛ لِمَا فَضَّلَهُ اللهُ عَلَيْهَا قَالَتْ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لَا أَتَزَوَّجُ مَا بَقِيتُ فِي الدُّنْيَا  

I was in the company of Messenger of Allah ﷺ when there came a man and informed him that he had contracted to marry a woman of the Ansar. Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Did you cast a glance at her? He said: No. He said: Go and cast a glance at her, for there is something in the eyes of the Ansar. (Using translation from Muslim 1424a)   

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَظَرْتَ إِلَيْهَا؟ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَاذْهَبْ فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا فَإِنَّ فِي أَعْيُنِ الْأَنْصَارِ شَيْئًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "When one of you proposes to a woman and is satisfied with what he sees from her and is drawn to her, then let him proceed." Jabir said, "I proposed to a woman from the tribe of Salimah and I used to hide in the date palm trees until I saw something that pleased me, then I married her."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا خَطَبَ أَحَدُكُمُ الْمَرْأَةَ فَقَدِرَ عَلَى أَنْ يَرَى مِنْهَا مَا يُعْجِبُهُ وَيَدْعُوهُ إِلَيْهَا فَلْيَفْعَلْ قَالَ جَابِرٌ فَلَقَدْ خَطَبْتُ امْرَأَةً مِنْ بَنِي سَلِمَةَ فَكُنْتُ أَتَخَبَّأُ فِي أُصُولِ النَّخْلِ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ مِنْهَا بَعْضَ مَا أَعْجَبَنِي فَتَزَوَّجْتُهَا  

Mughirah bin Shubah wanted to marry a woman. The Prophet ﷺ said to him: “Go and look at her, for that is more likely to create love between you.” So he did that, and married her, and mentioned how well he got along with her. (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1865)   

لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ اذْهَبْ فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا فَإِنَّهُ أَحْرَى أَنْ يُؤْدَمَ بَيْنَكُمَا قَالَ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهَا فَذَكَرَ مِنْ مُوَافَقَتِهَا  

It was narrated that Al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah said: "I proposed marriage to a woman during the time of the Messenger of Allah, and the Prophet said: 'Have you seen her?' I said: 'No.' He said: 'Look at her, for that is more likely to create love between you.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3235)   

لِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نَظَرْتَ إِلَيْهَا؟ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا فَإِنَّهُ أَحْرَى أَنْ يُؤْدَمَ بَيْنَكُمَا  

[Machine] I proposed to a woman, and I mentioned her to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . He asked me, "Have you looked at her?" I said, "No." He said, "Then look at her, for it is more likely to foster love and compatibility between you." So, I went to her, and her parents were with her while she was wearing a veil. I said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ has commanded me to look at you." Both she and her parents fell silent. Then, the girl lifted a corner of her veil and said, "If the Messenger of Allah ﷺ commanded you to look at me, then look. But if he did not command you, then do not look." I looked at her, and then I married her. I have never been with a woman who surpassed her in status. I have married seventy or seventy-one women.  

خَطَبْتُ امْرَأَةً فَذَكَرْتُهَا لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي هَلْ نَظَرْتَ إِلَيْهَا؟ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهَا فَإِنَّهُ أَحْرَى أَنْ يُؤْدَمَ بَيْنَكُمَا فَأَتَيْتُهَا وَعِنْدَهَا أَبَوَاهَا وَهِيَ فِي خِدْرِهَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهَا قَالَ فَسَكَتَا قَالَ فَرَفَعَتِ الْجَارِيَةُ جَانِبَ الْخِدْرِ فَقَالَتْ أُحَرِّجُ عَلَيْكَ إِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَرَكَ أَنْ تَنْظُرَ إِلِيَّ لَمَا نَظَرْتَ وَإِنْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لَمْ يَأْمُرْكَ أَنْ تَنْظُرَ إِلِيَّ فَلَا تَنْظُرْ قَالَ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ تَزَوَّجْتُهَا قَالَ فَمَا وَقَعَتْ عِنْدِي امْرَأَةٌ بِمَنْزِلَتِهَا وَلَقَدْ تَزَوَّجْتُ سَبْعِينَ أَوْ بِضْعًا وَسَبْعِينَ امْرَأَةً  

[Machine] Its called Thubaytah, the daughter of Al-Dhahak, the sister of my father Jabirah. I said, "Are you doing this while you are the companion of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" He said, "Yes, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'When Allah places the desire for a woman in the heart of a man, it is permissible for him to look at her.' This narration has different chains of transmission, and its main source is Al-Hajjaj ibn Artat, and what has been mentioned is sufficient. Some people of knowledge have used this argument in this matter based on what is known."  

يُقَالُ لَهَا ثُبَيْتَةُ بِنْتُ الضَّحَّاكِ أُخْتُ أَبِي جَبِيرَةَ فَقُلْتُ أَتَفْعَلُ هَذَا وَأَنْتَ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَلْقَى اللهُ فِي قَلْبِ رَجُلٍ خِطْبَةَ امْرَأَةٍ فَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهَا هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ إِسْنَادُهُ مُخْتَلَفٌ فِيهِ وَمَدَارُهُ عَلَى الْحَجَّاجِ بْنِ أَرْطَاةَ وَفِيمَا مَضَى كِفَايَةٌ وَاحْتَجَّ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ فِي هَذَا الْبَابِ بِمَا  

[Machine] The messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I saw you in a dream for three nights. The angel came to me in the form of a thief stealing silk and said, 'This is your wife.' So I uncovered your face and behold, it was you. So I said, 'If this is from Allah, then He will fulfill it.'"  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أُرِيتُكِ فِي النَّوْمِ ثَلَاثَ لَيَالٍ جَاءَنِي بِكِ الْمَلَكُ فِي سَرَقَةٍ مِنْ حَرِيرٍ يَقُولُ هَذِهِ امْرَأَتُكَ فَأَكْشِفُ عَنْ وَجْهِكِ فَإِذَا هِيَ أَنْتِ فَأَقُولُ إِنْ يَكُنْ هَذَا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ يُمْضِهِ  

[Machine] A woman came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have come to give myself as a gift to you." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ looked at her, moved his gaze away from her, and corrected her. Then he lowered his head. When the woman saw that he did not show any interest in her, she sat down and they discussed a narration that had been reported by Qutaybah in Sahih.  

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً جَاءَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ جِئْتُ لِأَهَبَ لَكَ نَفْسِي فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَصَعَّدَ النَّظَرَ إِلَيْهَا وَصَوَّبَهُ ثُمَّ طَأْطَأَ رَأْسَهُ فَلَمَّا رَأَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقْضِ فِيهَا شَيْئًا جَلَسَتْ وَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ أَخْرَجَاهُ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنْ قُتَيْبَةَ  

[Machine] "From Anas ibn Malik"  

عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ  

[Machine] Tahir al-Faqih informed Abu Bakr al-Qattan, who told Abu al-Azhar, who heard from Rawh, who heard from Hammad, who narrated to us that Umm Shabeeb said: "I asked Aisha about the apparent adornment, and she said, 'The heart, the futhah, and she folded the edge of her sleeve."  

طَاهِرٍ الْفَقِيهُ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْقَطَّانُ أنبأ أَبُو الْأَزْهَرِ ثنا رَوْحٌ ثنا حَمَّادٌ حَدَّثَتْنَا أُمُّ شَبِيبٍ قَالَتْ سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ ؓ عَنِ الزِّينَةِ الظَّاهِرَةِ فَقَالَتْ الْقُلْبُ وَالْفُتْخَةُ وَضَمَّتْ طَرَفَ كُمِّهَا  

Asma, daughter of AbuBakr, entered upon the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wearing thin clothes. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ turned his attention from her. He said: O Asma', when a woman reaches the age of menstruation, it does not suit her that she displays her parts of body except this and this, and he pointed to his face and hands. Abu Dawud said: This is a mursal tradition (i.e. the narrator who transmitted it from 'Aishah is missing) Khalid b. Duraik did not see 'Aishah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4104)   

بِنْتَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ ؓ دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهَا وَعِنْدَهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فِي ثِيَابٍ شَامِيَّةٍ رِقَاقٍ فَضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ بِبَصَرِهِ قَالَ مَا هَذَا يَا أَسْمَاءُ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْمَحِيضَ لَمْ يَصْلُحْ أَنْ يُرَى مِنْهَا إِلَّا هَذَا وَهَذَا وَأَشَارَ إِلَى كَفِّهِ وَوَجْهِهِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ visited Aisha bint Abi Bakr, who was with her sister Asma bint Abi Bakr. Aisha was wearing loose, wide-sleeved Syrian robes. When the Prophet ﷺ looked at her, he stood up and left. Aisha told her sister, "Move away, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ has seen something he dislikes." So she moved away and then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered. Aisha asked him, "Why did you stand up?" He replied, "Did you not see her appearance? It is not appropriate for a Muslim woman to reveal more than this and this." Then he took his hands and covered the back of his hands with them, so that only his fingers were visible from his hand. Then he placed his hands on his cheeks, so that only his face was visible. This narration has a weak chain of transmission.  

اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى عَائِشَةَ بِنْتِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعِنْدَهَا أُخْتُهَا أَسْمَاءُ بِنْتُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ وَعَلَيْهَا ثِيَابٌ شَامِيَّةٌ وَاسِعَةُ الْأَكْمَامِ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَامَ فَخَرَجَ فَقَالَتْ لَهَا عَائِشَةُ ؓ تَنَحَّيْ فَقَدْ رَأَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَمْرًا كَرِهَهُ فَتَنَحَّتْ فَدَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَتْهُ عَائِشَةُ ؓ لِمَ قَامَ؟ قَالَ أَوَلَمْ تَرَيْ إِلَى هَيْئَتِهَا إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ الْمُسْلِمَةِ أَنْ يَبْدُوَ مِنْهَا إِلَّا هَذَا وَهَذَا وَأَخَذَ بِكَفَّيْهِ فَغَطَّى بِهِمَا ظَهْرَ كَفَّيْهِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْدُ مِنْ كَفِّهِ إِلَّا أَصَابِعُهُ ثُمَّ نَصَبَ كَفَّيْهِ عَلَى صُدْغَيْهِ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْدُ إِلَّا وَجْهُهُ إِسْنَادُهُ ضَعِيفٌ  

[Machine] Enough of seven.  

كَفَّا سَبُعٍ  

[Machine] A woman came behind the partition with a book in her hand to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . The Prophet ﷺ took her hand and said, "I do not know whether this is the hand of a man or a woman." She said, "Indeed, it is the hand of a woman." He said, "If you were a woman, I would have changed the color of your nails with henna." Abu Sa'ad informed us, Abu Ahmad informed us, Abu Ya'la narrated to us, Zuhair ibn Harb narrated to us, Al-Hasan ibn Musa narrated to us, Muti' ibn Maymun narrated to us from Abu Sa'id with a similar chain of narration.  

جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ وَرَاءَ السِّتْرِ بِيَدِهَا كِتَابٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَبَضَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَدَهُ وَقَالَ مَا أَدْرِي أَيَدُ رَجُلٍ أَمْ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ قَالَتْ بَلْ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ قَالَ لَوْ كُنْتِ امْرَأَةً لَغَيَّرْتِ أَظَافِرَكِ بِالْحِنَّاءِ 13500 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو سَعْدٍ أنبأ أَبُو أَحْمَدَ أنبأ أَبُو يَعْلَى ثنا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ ثنا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا مُطِيعُ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ بِإِسْنَادٍ نَحْوَهُ  

[Machine] The Prophet wanted to marry a woman, so he sent a woman to observe her. He told her to smell her perfume and look at her wrists. She came back to them and they asked her if they should provide her with food, she said, "I don't eat except from the food that Fulanah brought." Then, she climbed on a shelf they had and I looked at her wrists. Then, she said, "Kiss me, my dear son." So he started kissing her while she smelled her perfume. Then, she came back and told them this information.  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فَبَعَثَ بِامْرَأَةٍ لِتَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَ شُمِّي عَوَارِضَهَا وَانْظُرِي إِلَى عُرْقُوبَيْهَا قَالَ فَجَاءَتْ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالُوا أَلَا نُغَدِّيكِ يَا أُمَّ فُلَانٍ؟ قَالَتْ لَا آكُلُ إِلَّا مِنْ طَعَامٍ جَاءَتْ بِهِ فُلَانَةُ قَالَ فَصَعِدَتْ فِي رَفٍّ لَهُمْ فَنَظَرْتُ إِلَى عُرْقُوبَيْهَا ثُمَّ قَالَتْ قَبِّلِينِي يَا بُنَيَّةُ قَالَ فَجَعَلَتْ تُقَبِّلُهَا وَهِيَ تَشُمُّ عَارِضَهَا قَالَ فَجَاءَتْ فَأَخْبَرَتْ كَذَا  

I was ten years old when Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived at Medina. My mother and aunts used to urge me to serve the Prophet ﷺ regularly, and I served him for ten years. When the Prophet ﷺ 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 Messenger of Allah ﷺ had consummated his marriage with Zainab bint Jahsh. When the day dawned, the Prophet ﷺ 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 ﷺ for a long time. The Prophet ﷺ got up and went out, and I too went out with him so that those people might leave too. The Prophet ﷺ proceeded and so did I, till he came to the threshold of ʿAisha'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 ﷺ again went away and I went away along with him. When we reached the threshold of ʿAisha'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 ﷺ drew a curtain between me and him, and the Verses of Al-Hijab were revealed. (Using translation from Bukhārī 5166)   

عَشْرِ سِنِينَ مَقْدِمَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ الْمَدِينَةَ قَالَ وَكَانَ أُمَّهَاتِي يُوَاظِبْنَنِي عَلَى خِدْمَةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَخَدَمْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَتُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا ابْنُ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً فَكُنْتُ أَعْلَمُ النَّاسِ بِشَأْنِ الْحِجَابِ حِينَ أُنْزِلَ وَكَانَ أَوَّلُ مَا أُنْزِلَ فِيهِ أُنْزِلَ فِي مُبْتَنَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِزَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ ؓ فَأَصْبَحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَرُوسًا بِهَا فَدَعَا الْقَوْمَ فَأَصَابُوا مِنَ الطَّعَامِ ثُمَّ خَرَجُوا ثُمَّ بَقِيَ رَهْطٌ مِنْهُمْ عِنْدَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَطَالُوا الْمُكْثَ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَخَرَجَ وَخَرَجْتُ مَعَهُ لِكَيْ يَخْرُجُوا فَمَشَى رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَمَشَيْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى جَاءَ عَتَبَةَ حُجْرَةِ عَائِشَةَ ؓ ثُمَّ ظَنَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنَّهُمْ قَدْ خَرَجُوا فَرَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَرَجَعْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى دَخَلَ عَلَى زَيْنَبَ فَإِذَا هُمْ جُلُوسٌ لَمْ يَقُومُوا فَرَجَعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَرَجَعْتُ مَعَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغَ حُجْرَةَ عَائِشَةَ فَظَنَّ أَنْ قَدْ خَرَجُوا فَرَجَعَ وَرَجَعْتُ مَعَهُ فَإِذَا هُمْ خَرَجُوا فَضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ الْحِجَابَ وَأُنْزِلَ الْحِجَابُ  

When Allah's Apostle ﷺ married Zainab bint jahsh, he invited people (to the wedding feast) and they ate food. They then sat there and entered into conversation. He (the Holy Prophet) made a stir as if he was preparing to stand up, but (the persons busy in talking) did not stand up. When he (the Holy Prophet) saw it, he stood up and when he did so, some other persons stood up. 'Asim and Abd al-A'la in their narrations made this addition: Three (persons) sat there, and Allah's Apostle ﷺ came there to enter (the apartment) but he found the people sitting there. Then they stood up and went away. He said: Then I came and informed Allah's Apostle ﷺ that they had gone away. He (the Holy Prophet) then came there until he entered (the apartment). I also went and was about to enter, when he hung a curtain between me and him (and it was on this occasion that) Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, revealed this verse:" O you who believe, enter not the houses of the Prophet unless permission is given to you for a meal, not waiting for its cooking being finished to the (words)" Surely this is serious in the sight of Allah" (xxxiii. 53). (Using translation from Muslim 1428e)   

لَمَّا تَزَوَّجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ جَحْشٍ دَعَا الْقَوْمَ فَطَعِمُوا ثُمَّ جَلَسُوا يَتَحَدَّثُونَ قَالَ فَأَخَذَ يَتَهَيَّأُ لِلْقِيَامِ قَالَ فَلَمْ يَقُومُوا قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ قَامَ وَقَامَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ وَقَعَدَ ثَلَاثَةٌ وَأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ جَاءَ لِيَدْخُلَ فَإِذَا الْقَوْمُ جُلُوسٌ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ قَامُوا فَانْطَلَقُوا فَجِئْتُ لِأَدْخُلَ فَأَلْقَى الْحِجَابَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ قَالَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَدْخُلُوا بُيُوتَ النَّبِيِّ إِلَّا أَنْ يُؤْذَنَ لَكُمْ إِلَى طَعَامٍ غَيْرَ نَاظِرِينَ إِنَاهُ وَلَكِنْ إِذَا دُعِيتُمْ فَادْخُلُوا فَإِذَا طَعِمْتُمْ فَانْتَشِرُوا} [الأحزاب 53] إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {إِنَّ ذَلِكُمْ كَانَ عِنْدَ اللهِ عَظِيمًا} [الأحزاب 53]  

I agreed with my Lord, may He be glorified and exalted, in three matters - or my Lord agreed with me in three matters, I said: O Messenger of Allah, why don't you take the Maqarn of Ibraheem as a place of prayer? Then Allah revealed the verse: ʿAnd take you (people) the Maqam (place) of Ibraheem (Abraham) [or the stone on which Ibraheem (Abraham) stood while he was building the Ka'bah) as a place of prayerʿ (al Baqarah 2:125). And I said: Why don't you tell the Mothers of the Believers to observe hijab, for both righteous people and evildoers enter upon you? Then the verse of hijab was revealed. And I heard something about the Mothers of the Believers, so I talked to them and told them: You should stop bothering the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , or Allah will replace you with wives who are better than you and are Muslims. Then I came to one of the Mothers of the Believers and she said: O 'Umar, is it the case that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ cannot admonish his wives so that you come and admonish them? So I stopped, then Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, revealed the verse: “It may be if he divorced you (all) that his Lord will give him instead of you, wives better than you Muslims (who submit to Allah), believers, obedient (to Allah)...ʿ [at­-Tahreerm 66:5) (Using translation from Aḥmad 160)   

قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ وَافَقَنِي رَبِّي فِي ثَلَاثٍ قُلْتُ لَوِ اتَّخَذْنَا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَاتَّخِذُوا مِنْ مَقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى} [البقرة 125] وَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْكَ الْبَرُّ وَالْفَاجِرُ فَلَوْ حَجَبْتَ أُمَّهَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ آيَةَ الْحِجَابِ قَالَ وَبَلَغَنِي شَيْءٌ كَانَ بَيْنَ أُمَّهَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَبَيْنَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَاسْتَقْرَيْتُهُنَّ أَقُولُ لَتَكُفُّنَّ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَوْ لَيُبْدِلَنَّهُ اللهُ أَزْوَاجًا خَيْرًا مِنْكُنَّ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ عَلَى آخِرِ أُمَّهَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَتْ أُمُّ سَلَمَةَ يَا عُمَرُ أَمَا فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مَا يَعِظُ نِسَاءَهُ حَتَّى تَعِظَهُنَّ؟ فَأَمْسَكْتُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {عَسَى رَبُّهُ إِنْ طَلَّقَكُنَّ أَنْ يُبْدِلَهُ أَزْوَاجًا خَيْرًا مِنْكُنَّ} [التحريم 5] الْآيَةَ  

[Machine] The Prophet's wife said, "The wives of the Prophet used to go out at night to relieve themselves in the open fields, and it was a very distant plain. Umar bin Al-Khattab used to say to the Prophet, 'Let your wives be veiled,' but the Prophet would not do that. So Suda, the wife of the Prophet's companion Zeid bin Haritha, went out at night for a meal and Umar called out to her, 'We recognize you, O Suda, to ensure that the veil is lowered.' Aisha said, 'So the veil was revealed.' Abu Abdullah Al-Hafiz told us, Bashr bin Ahmad Al-Isfariyini informed me from his book, Dawud bin Al-Husayn, who is Al-Khisrojardi, reported from Abdul Malik bin Shuayb bin Layth, who narrated from my grandfather, who said: Oqail bin Khalid mentioned a similar incident and added that she was a tall woman, so Umar called out to her, 'We recognize you.'"  

زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّ أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كُنَّ يَخْرُجْنَ بِاللَّيْلِ إِذَا تَبَرَّزْنَ إِلَى الْمَنَاصِعِ وَهُوَ صَعِيدٌ أَفْيَحُ وَكَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ يَقُولُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ احْجُبْ نِسَاءَكَ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَفْعَلُ فَخَرَجَتْ سَوْدَةُ بِنْتُ زَمْعَةَ زَوْجُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَيْلَةً مِنَ اللَّيَالِي عِشَاءَ فَنَادَاهَا عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ قَدْ عَرَفْنَاكِ يَا سَوْدَةُ؛ حِرْصًا عَلَى أَنْ يَنْزِلَ الْحِجَابُ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ ؓ فَأُنْزِلَ الْحِجَابُ 13506 أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي بِشْرُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الْإِسْفِرَايِينِيُّ مِنْ أَصْلِ كِتَابِهِ ثنا دَاوُدُ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ هُوَ الْخِسْرَوْجِرْدِيُّ نا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ شُعَيْبِ بْنِ اللَّيْثِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ جَدِّي قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ فَذَكَرَهُ بِمِثْلِهِ وَزَادَ وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةً طَوِيلَةً فَنَادَاهَا عُمَرُ أَلَا قَدْ عَرَفْنَاكِ  

[Machine] She turned back, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in my house, and he was having dinner, and in his hand was a bone. She entered and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have come out." 'Umar said something to her, and Allah revealed to him (the Prophet) something. Then the Prophet was lifted up and the bone was dropped from his hand. He said, "You have been given permission to go out for your needs." Hisham said, meaning defecation.  

فَانْكَفَأَتْ رَاجِعَةً وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَيْتِي وَإِنَّهُ لَيَتَعَشَّى وَفِي يَدِهِ عَرْقٌ فَدَخَلَتْ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنِّي خَرَجْتُ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَأَوْحَى اللهُ إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ رُفِعَ عَنْهُ وَأَنَّ الْعَرْقَ فِي يَدِهِ مَا وَضَعَهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ أُذِنَ لَكُنَّ أَنْ تَخْرُجْنَ لِحَوَائِجِكُنَّ قَالَ هِشَامٌ يَعْنِي الْبُرَازَ  

[Machine] Allah instructed the believing women of the early emigrants, when Allah revealed the verse {let them draw their veils over their bosoms} [Quran 24:31], to split their gowns and cover themselves with it.  

اللهُ نِسَاءَ الْمُهَاجِرَاتِ الْأُوَلَ لَمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ عَلَى جُيُوبِهِنَّ} [النور 31] شَقَقْنَ مُرُوطَهُنَّ فَاخْتَمَرْنَ بِهِ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Verily, Allah has decreed for the son of Adam his share of adultery which he inevitably will commit. The adultery of the eyes is looking, the adultery of the tongue is speaking, and the soul desires and longs for it, and the private parts confirm or deny it."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ كَتَبَ عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ حَظَّهُ مِنَ الزِّنَا أَدْرَكَ ذَلِكَ لَا مَحَالَةَ فَزِنَا الْعَيْنَيْنِ النَّظَرُ وَزِنَا اللِّسَانِ النُّطْقُ وَالنَّفْسُ تَتَمَنَّى وَتَشْتَهِي وَيُصَدِّقُ ذَلِكَ الْفَرْجُ وَيُكَذِّبُهُ  

Abu Huraira reported Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying. Allah fixed the very portion of adultery which a man will indulge in. There would be no escape from it. The adultery of the eye is the lustful look and the adultery of the ears is listening to voluptuous (song or talk) and the adultery of the tongue is licentious speech and the adultery of the hand is the lustful grip (embrace) and the adultery of the feet is to walk (to the place) where he intends to commit adultery and the heart yearns and desires which he may or may not put into effect. (Using translation from Muslim 2658a)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ كُتِبَ عَلَى ابْنِ آدَمَ نَصِيبُهُ مِنَ الزِّنَا مُدْرِكٌ ذَلِكَ لَا مَحَالَةَ فَالْعَيْنَانِ زِنَاهُمَا النَّظَرُ وَالْأُذُنَانِ زِنَاهُمَا الِاسْتِمَاعُ وَاللِّسَانُ زِنَاهُ الْكَلَامُ وَالْيَدُ زِنَاهَا الْبَطْشُ وَالرِّجْلُ زِنَاهَا الْخُطَى وَالْقَلْبُ يَهْوَى وَيَتَمَنَّى وَيُصَدِّقُ ذَلِكَ الْفَرْجُ وَيُكَذِّبُهُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "For every son of Adam, there is a share of zina. The eyes commit zina through their gaze, and their zina is looking. The hands commit zina through their touch, and their zina is grasping. The feet commit zina through their walk, and their zina is walking. The mouth commits zina, and its zina is kissing. The heart desires and wishes, and it either confirms or denies it." Abu Hurairah heard and witnessed this.  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِكُلِّ ابْنِ آدَمَ حَظُّهُ مِنَ الزِّنَا فَالْعَيْنَانِ تَزْنِيَانِ وَزِنَاهُمَا النَّظَرُ وَالْيَدَانِ تَزْنِيَانِ وَزِنَاهُمَا الْبَطْشُ وَالرِّجْلَانِ تَزْنِيَانِ وَزِنَاهُمَا الْمَشْيُ وَالْفَمُ يَزْنِي وَزِنَاهُ الْقُبَلُ وَالْقَلْبُ يَهُمُّ أَوْ يَتَمَنَّى وَيُصَدِّقُ ذَلِكَ الْفَرْجُ أَوْ يُكَذِّبُهُ شَهِدَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ سَمِعَهُ وَبَصُرَهُ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ walked with Al-Fadl ibn Abbas and then approached the Jamrah (pillar) and threw pebbles at it. A young girl from the tribe of Khath'am approached him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, my father is an old man who is unable to perform the obligation of Hajj. Can I perform Hajj on his behalf?" He replied, "Perform Hajj on behalf of your father and also approach Al-Fadl to perform Hajj on behalf of his cousin." Al-Abbas said to him, "O Messenger of Allah, if only you had instructed Al-Fadl to perform Hajj on behalf of his cousin." The Prophet ﷺ said, "I saw a young man and a young girl who were not guarded against Satan, so we narrated this incident in the Book of Hajj from the Hadith of Ibn Abbas, with some of its meanings."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَرْدَفَ الْفَضْلَ بْنَ عَبَّاسٍ ثُمَّ أَتَى الْجَمْرَةَ فَرَمَاهَا فَاسْتَقْبَلَتْهُ جَارِيَةٌ شَابَّةٌ مِنْ خَثْعَمَ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبِي شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ قَدْ أَفْنَدَ وَقَدْ أَدْرَكَتْهُ فَرِيضَةُ اللهِ فِي الْحَجِّ فَيَجْزِي أَنْ أَحُجَّ عَنْهُ؟ فَقَالَ حُجِّي عَنْ أَبِيكِ وَلَوَى عُنُقَ الْفَضْلِ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْعَبَّاسُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَوَيْتَ عُنُقَ ابْنِ عَمِّكِ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ شَابًّا وَشَابَّةً فَلَمْ آمَنِ الشَّيْطَانَ عَلَيْهِمَا وَقَدْ رَوَيْنَاهُ فِي كِتَابِ الْحَجِّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ بِبَعْضِ مَعْنَاهُ  

Avoid sitting in the roads. The people said: Apostle of Allah! We must have meeting places in which to converse. The apostle of Allah ﷺ said: If you insist on meeting, give the road its due. They asked: What is the due of roads, Apostle of Allah? He replied: Lowering the eyes, removing anything offensive, returning salutation, commanding what is reputable and forbidding what is disreputable. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4815)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْجُلُوسَ بِالطُّرُقَاتِ فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا بُدٌّ لَنَا مِنْ مَجَالِسِنَا نَتَحَدَّثُ فِيهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنْ أَبَيْتُمْ فَأَعْطُوا الطَّرِيقَ حَقَّهُ قَالُوا وَمَا حَقُّ الطَّرِيقِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ؟ قَالَ غَضُّ الْبَصَرِ وَكَفُّ الْأَذَى وَرَدُّ السَّلَامِ وَالْأَمْرُ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَالنَّهْيُ عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ  

[Machine] I asked the Prophet ﷺ about the sudden gaze, and he commanded me to avert my eyes.  

سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنْ نَظْرَةِ الْفَجْأَةِ فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَصْرِفَ بَصَرِي  

The Prophet ﷺ said: to Ali: Do not give a second look, Ali, (because) while you are not to blame for the first, you have no right to the second. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2149)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِعَلِيٍّ ؓ يَا عَلِيُّ لَا تُتْبِعِ النَّظْرَةَ النَّظْرَةَ فَإِنَّ لَكَ الْأُولَى وَلَيْسَتْ لَكَ الْآخِرَةُ وَاللهُ تَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ saw a woman, so he entered upon Zainab bint Jahsh and fulfilled his need from her. Then he went out to his companions and said to them, "Verily, the woman accepts in the form of a devil and retreats in the form of a devil. So whoever finds this, let him come to his family, for he is concealing what is in his soul." Isma'il did not mention his saying, "for he is concealing what is in his soul."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَأَى امْرَأَةً فَدَخَلَ عَلَى زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ فَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ تُقْبِلُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ وَتُدْبِرُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ فَمَنْ وَجَدَ ذَلِكَ فَلْيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ فَإِنَّهُ يُضْمِرُ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَوْلَهُ فَإِنَّهُ يُضْمِرُ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "A man should not be alone with a woman, and a woman should not travel unless she is accompanied by a mahram."  

النَّبِيَّ ﷺ يَقُولُ لَا يَخْلُوَنَّ رَجُلٌ بِامْرَأَةٍ وَلَا تُسَافِرُ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَّا وَمَعَهَا ذُو مَحْرَمٍ  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Beware of entering upon the ladies." A man from the Ansar said, "Allah's Apostle! What about Al-Hamu the in-laws of the wife (the brothers of her husband or his nephews etc.)?" The Prophet ﷺ replied: The in-laws of the wife are death itself. (Using translation from Bukhārī 5232)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالدُّخُولَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ أَرَأَيْتَ الْحَمْوَ قَالَ الْحَمْوُ الْمَوْتُ  

I did not see but good only (in my wife). Thereupon Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Verily Allah has made her immune from all this. Then Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood on the pulpit and said: After this day no man should enter the house of another person in his absence, but only when he is accompanied by one person or two persons. (Using translation from Muslim 2173)   

أَنَّ نَفَرًا مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ دَخَلُوا عَلَى أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ فَدَخَلَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ ؓ وَهِيَ تَحْتَهُ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَرَآهُمْ فَكَرِهَ ذَلِكَ وَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَقَالَ لَمْ أَرَ إِلَّا خَيْرًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ اللهَ ﷻ قَدْ بَرَّأَهَا مِنْ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ قَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ فَقَالَ لَا يَدْخُلَنَّ رَجُلٌ بَعْدَ يَوْمِي هَذَا عَلَى مُغِيبَةٍ إِلَّا وَمَعَهُ رَجُلٌ أَوِ اثْنَانِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ الْمُقْرِئِ  

[Machine] That he sent him to Ali, seeking his permission to see Asma bint Umayyad, so he granted him permission. After he finished his business, he asked the owner, Umar, about it, so he said, "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prohibited us from entering upon women without the permission of their husbands."  

أَنَّهُ أَرْسَلَهُ إِلَى عَلِيٍّ ؓ يَسْتَأْذِنُهُ عَلَى أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ عُمَيْسٍ فَأَذِنَ لَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا فَرَغَ مِنْ حَاجَتِهِ سَأَلَ الْمَوْلَى عَمْرًا عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ نَهَانَا أَوْ نَهَى أَنْ نَدْخُلَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood before us as I am standing before you, and said: ʿI urge you to show respect to my Companions, then those who come after them, then those who come after them, then lying will become so widespread that a man will start to give testimony before he is asked to do so.Whoever among you wants to attain a spacious abode in Paradise, let him adhere to the jama'ah (main body of Muslims), for the Shaitan is with the one who is alone, but he is further away from two. And no one of you should be alone with a woman for the Shaitan will be the third one present. The one who is pleased with his good deeds and upset by his bad deeds is a believer.ʿ (Using translation from Aḥmad 114)   

فَقَامَ فِينَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَقَامِي فِيكُمْ فَقَالَ اسْتَوْصُوا بِأَصْحَابِي خَيْرًا ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ يَفْشُو الْكَذِبُ حَتَّى إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَبْتَدِئُ بِالشَّهَادَةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا وَبِالْيَمِينِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُسْأَلَهَا فَمَنْ أَرَادَ مِنْكُمْ بَحْبَحَةَ الْجَنَّةِ فَلْيَلْزَمِ الْجَمَاعَةَ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ مَعَ الْوَاحِدِ وَهُوَ مِنَ الِاثْنَيْنِ أَبْعَدُ وَلَا يَخْلُوَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بِامْرَأَةٍ فَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ ثَالِثُهُمَا وَمَنْ سَرَّتْهُ حَسَنَتُهُ وَسَاءَتْهُ سَيِّئَتُهُ فَهُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَاللهُ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "I have not left after me any temptation more harmful to men than women, the mention of the hadith of Shu'bah."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَا تَرَكْتُ بَعْدِي فِتْنَةً أَضَرَّ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ شُعْبَةَ  

[Machine] From the Prophet ﷺ, he said: "Indeed, the world is lush and sweet, and Allah has made you successors in it, to see how you behave. So beware of the world and beware of women, for the first temptation of the Children of Israel was caused by women, as it is mentioned in the hadith of Ghundar."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ إِنَّ الدُّنْيَا خَضِرَةٌ حُلْوَةٌ وَإِنَّ اللهَ مُسْتَخْلِفُكُمْ فِيهَا لِيَنْظُرَ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ فَاتَّقُوا الدُّنْيَا وَاتَّقُوا النِّسَاءَ فَإِنَّ أَوَّلَ فِتْنَةِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ كَانَتْ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ غُنْدَرٍ  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ entered while I was sitting with Maymunah. He sat down and Ibn Umm Maktum, a blind man, sought permission to enter. We said, "Shouldn't you cover yourself from him?" He replied, "Are you both not able to see him?"  

دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا وَمَيْمُونَةُ جَالِسَتَانِ فَجَلَسَ فَاسْتَأْذَنَ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ الْأَعْمَى فَقَالَ احْتَجِبَا مِنْهُ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلَيْسَ بِأَعْمَى لَا يُبْصِرُنَا؟ قَالَ فَأَنْتُمَا لَا تُبْصِرَانِهِ؟  

I was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while Maymunah was with him. Then Ibn Umm Maktum came. This happened when we were ordered to observe veil (purdah). The Prophet ﷺ said: Observe veil from him. We asked: Messenger of Allah! is he not blind? He can neither see us nor recognise us. The Prophet ﷺ said: Are both of you blind? Do you not see him? AbuDawud said: This was peculiar to the wives of the Prophet ﷺ. Do you not see that Fatimah daughter of Qays passed her waiting period with Ibn Umm Maktum. The Prophet ﷺ said to Fatimah daughter of Qays: Pass your waiting period with Ibn Umm Maktum, for he is a blind man. You can put off your clothes with him. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4112)   

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَعِنْدَهُ مَيْمُونَةُ فَأَقْبَلَ ابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ وَذَلِكَ بَعْدَ أَنْ أُمِرْنَا بِالْحِجَابِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ احْتَجِبَا فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَلَيْسَ أَعْمَى لَا يُبْصِرُنَا وَلَا يَعْرِفُنَا؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَفَعَمْيَاوَانِ أَنْتُمَا أَلَسْتُمَا تُبْصِرَانِهِ؟