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bukhari:6123 – Musaddad > Marḥūm > Thābit > Anas

that he heard Anas saying, "A woman came to the Prophet ﷺ offering herself to him in marriage, saying, "Have you got any interest in me (i.e. would you like to marry me?)" Anas's daughter said, "How shameless that woman was!" On that Anas said, "She is better than you, for she presented herself to Messenger of Allah ﷺ (for marriage).  

البخاري:٦١٢٣ – حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ حَدَّثَنَا مَرْحُومٌ سَمِعْتُ ثَابِتًا

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَنَسًا ؓ يَقُولُ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ تَعْرِضُ عَلَيْهِ نَفْسَهَا فَقَالَتْ هَلْ لَكَ حَاجَةٌ فِيَّ فَقَالَتِ ابْنَتُهُ مَا أَقَلَّ حَيَاءَهَا فَقَالَ هِيَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكِ عَرَضَتْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ نَفْسَهَا  

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Collected by Bukhārī, Nasāʾī, Ibn Mājah, Aḥmad
bukhari:5120 – ʿAlī b. ʿAbdullāh > Marḥūm > Thābit al-Bunānī

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 Messenger of Allah ﷺ, 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 ﷺ so she presented herself for marriage to him."  

البخاري:٥١٢٠ – حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا مَرْحُومٌ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ثَابِتًا الْبُنَانِيَّ قَالَ

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَنَسٍ وَعِنْدَهُ ابْنَةٌ لَهُ قَالَ أَنَسٌ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَعْرِضُ عَلَيْهِ نَفْسَهَا قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَكَ بِي حَاجَةٌ فَقَالَتْ بِنْتُ أَنَسٍ مَا أَقَلَّ حَيَاءَهَا وَاسَوْأَتَاهْ وَاسَوْأَتَاهْ قَالَ هِيَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكِ رَغِبَتْ فِي النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَعَرَضَتْ عَلَيْهِ نَفْسَهَا  

nasai:3250 – Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Marḥūm > Thābit > Anas

"How little was her modesty." Anas said: "She was better than you; she offered herself in marriage to the Prophet."  

النسائي:٣٢٥٠ – أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَرْحُومٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ عَنْ أَنَسٍ

أَنَّ امْرَأَةً عَرَضَتْ نَفْسَهَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَضَحِكَتِ ابْنَةُ أَنَسٍ فَقَالَتْ مَا كَانَ أَقَلَّ حَيَاءَهَا فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ هِيَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكِ عَرَضَتْ نَفْسَهَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ  

ibnmajah:2001 – Abū Bishr Bakr b. Khalaf And Muḥammad b. Bashhār > Marḥūm b. ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz > Thābit

“We were sitting with Anas bin Mahk, and a daughter of his was with him. Anas said: 'A woman came to the Prophet and offered herself to him. She said: " O Messenger of Allah, do you have any need of me?"' His daughter said: 'How little modesty she had!' He said: 'She was better than you, because she wanted (to marry) the Messenger of Allah, and she offered herself to him. "  

ابن ماجة:٢٠٠١ – حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مَرْحُومُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ قَالَ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا مَعَ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَعِنْدَهُ ابْنَةٌ لَهُ فَقَالَ

أَنَسٌ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَعَرَضَتْ نَفْسَهَا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ لَكَ فِيَّ حَاجَةٌ فَقَالَتِ ابْنَتُهُ مَا أَقَلَّ حَيَاءَهَا فَقَالَ هِيَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكِ رَغِبَتْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَعَرَضَتْ نَفْسَهَا عَلَيْهِ  

ahmad:13835 – ʿAffān > Marḥūm > Thābit

“We were sitting with Anas bin Mahk, and a daughter of his was with him. Anas said: 'A woman came to the Prophet and offered herself to him. She said: " O Messenger of Allah, do you have any need of me?"' His daughter said: 'How little modesty she had!' He said: 'She was better than you, because she wanted (to marry) the Messenger of Allah, and she offered herself to him. " (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2001)   

أحمد:١٣٨٣٥ – حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا مَرْحُومٌ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ ثَابِتًا يَقُولُ كُنْتُ مَعَ أَنَسٍ جَالِسًا وَعِنْدَهُ ابْنَةٌ لَهُ فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ جَاءَتْ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ هَلْ لَكَ فِيَّ حَاجَةٌ؟ فَقَالَتْ ابْنَتُهُ مَا كَانَ أَقَلَّ حَيَاءَهَا فَقَالَ هِيَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكِ رَغِبَتْ فِي رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَعَرَضَتْ عَلَيْهِ نَفْسَهَا