[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It is not right for a human being to prostrate to another human being. Even if it were right for a human being to prostrate to another human being, I would have commanded women to prostrate to their husbands because of their great rights over them."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا يَصْلُحُ لِبَشَرٍ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ وَلَوْ صَلَحَ لِبَشَرٍ أَنْ يَسْجُدَ لِبَشَرٍ لَأَمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا مِنْ عِظَمِ حَقِّهِ عَلَيْهَا»  

[Machine] I asked the Prophet ﷺ who has the greatest right upon a woman? He said, "her husband." I then asked, who has the greatest right upon a man? He said, "his mother."  

سَأَلْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَيُّ النَّاسِ أَعْظَمُ حَقًّا عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ؟ قَالَ «زَوْجُهَا» قُلْتُ فَأَيُّ النَّاسِ أَعْظَمُ حَقًّا عَلَى الرَّجُلِ؟ قَالَ «أُمُّهُ»  

"O Allah, bear witness that I have issued a warning concerning (failure to fulfill) the rights of the two weak ones: Orphans and women.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3678)  

عنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أُحَرِّجُ حَقَّ الضَّعِيفَيْنِ الْيَتِيمِ وَالْمَرْأَةِ»  

"O Allah, bear witness that I have issued a warning concerning (failure to fulfill) the rights of the two weak ones: Orphans and women.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 3678)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أُحَرِّجُ حَقَّ الضَّعِيفَيْنِ حَقَّ الْيَتِيمِ وَحَقَّ الْمَرْأَةِ»  

[Machine] I came to the Prophet ﷺ , and when I was admitted to him, I said, "By the One who has sent you, has He really sent you with what you say?" He said, "Yes." I said, "What do you say about our women?" He said, "They are your tillage (cultivated land), so come to your tilth as you wish and give them their due rights as you wish and do not transgress against them, then strike them and make them ugly."  

أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَلَمَّا دُفِعْتُ إِلَيْهِ قُلْتُ «بِاللهِ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَكَ أَهُوَ أَرْسَلَكَ بِمَا تَقُولُ؟» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «وَهُوَ أَمَرَكَ بِمَا تَأْمُرُنَا بِهِ» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «فَمَا تَقُولُ فِي نِسَائِنَا؟» قَالَ «هُنَّ حَرْثٌ لَكُمْ فَأْتُوا حَرْثَكُمْ أَنَّى شِئْتُمْ وَأَطْعِمُوهُنَّ مِمَّا تَأْكُلُونَ وَاكْسُوهُنَّ مِمَّا تَلْبَسُونَ وَلَا تَضْرِبُوهُنَّ وَلَا تُقَبِّحُوهُنَّ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "Indeed, woman was created from a rib, and if you try to straighten her, you will break her, and if you leave her, she will remain bent, and there is a crookedness in her."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ خُلِقَتْ مِنْ ضِلَعٍ فَإِنْ ذَهَبْتَ تُقَوِّمُهَا تَكْسِرْهَا وَإِنْ تَدَعْهَا فَإِنَّ فِيهَا أَمَدًا وَبُلْغَةً»  

The Prophet ﷺ said, "After me I have not left any trial more severe to men than women." (Using translation from Bukhārī 5096)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا تَرَكْتُ بَعْدِي فِتْنَةً أَضَرَّ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Then he mentioned a word that means the most complete of believers in faith is the best of them in manners and the kindest to his family."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ كَلِمَةً مَعْنَاهَا أَكْمَلُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِيمَانًا أَحْسَنَهُمْ خُلُقًا وَأَلْطَفُهُمْ بِأَهْلِهِ»  

[Machine] Abu Bakr sought permission from the Prophet ﷺ and heard Aisha's voice loudly saying, "By Allah, I know that Ali is more beloved to you than Abu Bakr, so Abu Bakr felt inclined to strike her. He said, 'O daughter of Fulanah, I see you raising your voice against the Messenger of Allah ﷺ .' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ held him back, and Abu Bakr left angrily. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said to Aisha, 'O Aisha, how did you see me save you from that man?' After that, Abu Bakr sought permission, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and Aisha reconciled. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Let them both bring me into peace, just as they had brought me into war.' So he said, 'We have done so.'"  

اسْتَأْذَنَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَمِعَ صَوْتَ عَائِشَةَ عَالِيًا وَهِيَ تَقُولُ وَاللهِ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ عَلِيًّا أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ أَبِي فَأَهْوَى إِلَيْهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ لِيَلْطِمَهَا وَقَالَ يَا ابْنَةَ فُلَانَةَ أَرَاكِ تَرْفَعِينَ صَوْتَكِ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَمْسَكَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَخَرَجَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ مُغْضَبًا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَا عَائِشَةُ كَيْفَ رَأَيْتِنِي أَنْقَذْتُكِ مِنَ الرَّجُلِ؟ ثُمَّ اسْتَأْذَنَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَقَدِ اصْطَلَحَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَائِشَةُ فَقَالَ «أَدْخِلَانِي فِي السِّلْمِ كَمَا أَدْخَلْتُمَانِي فِي الْحَرْبِ» فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «قَدْ فَعَلْنَا»  

That Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to her, "I know when you are pleased with me or angry with me." I said, "Whence do you know that?" He said, "When you are pleased with me, you say, 'No, by the Lord of Muhammad,' but when you are angry with me, then you say, 'No, by the Lord of Abraham.' " Thereupon I said, "Yes (you are right), but by Allah, O Messenger of Allah ﷺ, I leave nothing but your name." (Using translation from Bukhārī 5228)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنِّي لَأَعْلَمُ إِذَا كُنْتِ عَنِّي رَاضِيَةً وَإِذَا كُنْتِ عَلَيَّ غَضْبَى» قُلْتُ بِمَ تَعْلَمُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ «إِذَا كُنْتِ عَلَيَّ غَضْبَى فَحَلَفْتِ» قُلْتِ كَلَّا وَرَبِّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِذَا كُنْتِ عَنِّي رَاضِيَةً قُلْتِ كَلَّا وَرَبِّ مُحَمَّدٍ قُلْتُ «صَدَقْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ مَا أَهَجَرُ إِلَّا اسْمَكَ»  

I was eager to ask 'Umar about the two wives of the Prophet ﷺ concerning whom Allah said, “If you two (wives of the Prophet ﷺ turn in repentance to Allah, (it will be better for you), your hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet ﷺ likes)” [at-Tahreem 66:4], until 'Umar went for Hajj and I went with him. When we were partway there, 'Umar turned aside and I turned aside with him, bringing the jug. He relieved himself, then he came to me and I poured water onto his hands, and he did wudoo’. I said: “O Ameer al -Mu'mineen, who are the two wives of the Prophet ﷺ of whom Allah said: ‘If you two (wives of the Prophet ﷺ) turn in repentance to Allah, (it will be better for you), your hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet ﷺ likes)’?” [at-Tahreem 66:4] 'Umar said, “How strange of you, O Ibn 'Abbas”, (az-Zuhri said: By Allah, he did not like the question, but he did not conceal anything.) He said, “They were Hafsah and 'A'ishah.” Then he started to narrate the hadeeth and said: We people of Quraish were a people who dominated women, but when we came to Madinah we found a people who were dominated by their women, and our women started to learn from their women. My house was among Banu Umayyah bin Zaid in al-'Awali. One day I got angry with my wife, and she argued with me. I did not like her to argue with me, but she said: Do you not like me to argue with you? By Allah, the wives of the Prophet ﷺ argue with him, and one of them will forsake him all day until night comes, I went and entered upon Hafsah, and I said: Do you argue with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? She said: Yes. I said: Does one of you forsake him all day until night comes? She said: Yes. I said: Any one of you who does that is doomed and lost. Does any one of you feel assured that Allah will not be angry with her because of the anger of His Messenger ﷺ, for then she will be doomed? Do not argue with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and do not ask him for anything. Ask me for whatever you want. And do not be misled by the fact that your neighbour is more beautiful than you and more beloved to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than you – referring to 'A'ishah. And ‘Umar said: I had a neighbour among the Ansar. We used to take turns to go down to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He would go down one day and I would go down the next. He would bring me the news of the Revelation and other things, and I would do likewise. We were saying that Ghassan were shoeing their horses to attack us. My friend went down, then he came to me at night and knocked on my door, then he called out to me. I went out to him and he said: Something terrible has happened! I said: What? Have Ghassan come? He said: No, it is more terrible than that and worse. The Prophet ﷺ has divorced his wives! I said: Hafsah is doomed and lost! I thought that this would happen. Then when I had prayed Fajr, I got dressed, then I went down and entered upon Hafsah, who was weeping. I said: Has the Messenger of Allah ﷺdivorced you? She said: I do not know. He has secluded himself in this loft. I went to a black slave of his and said: Ask for permission for ‘Umar to enter. He went in, then he came out to me and said: I mentioned you to him but he did not say anything, I went away and came to the minbar, where I sat down. By it was a group of people, some of whom were weeping. I sat for a little while, then I could not bear it any longer, so I went to the slave and said: Ask for permission for ‘Umar to enter. He went in, then he came out to me and said: I mentioned you to him but he did not say anything. I turned to leave, then the slave called me and said: Go in, he has given you permission. So I went in and greeted the Messenger of Allah ﷺ with salam. He was resting on a reed mat that had left marks on his side. I said: O Messenger of Allah, have you divorced your wives? He looked up at me and said, “No.” I said: Allah Akbar! if you had seen us, O Messenger of Allah, we Quraish were a people who dominated women, but when we came to Madinah we found a people who were dominated by their women, and our women started to learn from their women. I got angry with my wife one day, and she started to argue with me. I did not like her to argue with me, but she said: Do you not like me to argue with you? By Allah, the wives of the Prophet ﷺ argue with him, and one of them will forsake him all day until night comes. I said: Any one of them who does that is doomed and lost. Does one of them feel assured that Allah will not be angry with her because of the anger of His Messenger ﷺ,then she will be doomed? The Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled. I said: O Messenger of Allah, I entered upon Hafsah and I said: Do not be misled by the fact that your neighbour (i.e. ‘Aa'ishah) is more beautiful than you and more beloved to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ than you. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ smiled again. I said: O Messenger of Allah, may I speak to you freely? He said: “Yes.” So I sat down and looked around the room, and by Allah, I did not see anything in it to please the eye except three hides. I said: Pray to Allah, O Messenger of Allah, to make life prosperous for your ummah, for He has made life prosperous for the Persians and Romans, but they do not worship Allah, may He be glorified and exalted. He sat up straight and said: “Are you doubting. O son of al-Khattab? They are people whose good things have been hastened for them in this world.” I said: Pray for forgiveness for me, O Messenger of Allah. He had sworn that he would not enter upon them for a month, because he was so annoyed with them until Allah rebuked him. (Using translation from Aḥmad 222)  

«لَمْ أَزَلْ حَرِيصًا أَسْأَلُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ عَنِ الْمَرْأَتَيْنِ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ اللَّتَيْنِ» قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى {إِنْ تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا} [التحريم 4] فَحَجَّ عُمَرُ وَحَجَجْتُ مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا كُنَّا بِبَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ عَدَلَ عُمَرُ وَعَدَلْتُ مَعَهُ بِالْإِدَاوَةِ فَتَبَرَّزَ ثُمَّ أَتَانِي فَسَكَبْتُ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ فَتَوَضَّأَ فَقُلْتُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَنِ الْمَرْأَتَانِ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ اللَّتَانِ قَالَ اللهُ لَهُمَا {إِنْ تَتُوبَا إِلَى اللهِ فَقَدْ صَغَتْ قُلُوبُكُمَا} [التحريم 4] قَالَ عُمَرُ وَاعَجَبًا لَكَ يَا ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ عَائِشَةُ وَحَفْصَةُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ يَسُوقُ الْحَدِيثَ قَالَ «كُنَّا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ قَوْمًا نَغْلِبُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ وَجَدْنَا قَوْمًا تَغْلِبُهُمْ نِسَاؤُهُمْ فَطَفِقَ نِسَاؤُنَا يَتَعَلَّمْنَ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ» وَكَانَ مَنْزِلِي فِي بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ بِالْعَوَالِي فَغَضِبْتُ يَوْمًا عَلَى امْرَأَتِي فَإِذَا هِيَ تُرَاجِعُنِي فَأَنْكَرْتُ أَنْ تُرَاجِعَنِي فَقَالَتْ «مَا تُنْكِرُ أَنْ أُرَاجِعَكَ فَوَاللهِ إِنَّ أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَيُرَاجِعْنَهُ وَتَهْجُرُهُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ فَانْطَلَقْتُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ» فَقُلْتُ أَتُرَاجِعِينَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ «نَعَمْ» قُلْتُ وَتَهْجُرُهُ إِحْدَاكُنَّ الْيَوْمَ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ قَالَتْ «نَعَمْ» قُلْتُ لَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ مِنْكُنَّ وَخَسِرَ أَفَتَأْمَنُ إِحْدَاكُنَّ أَنْ يَغْضَبَ اللهُ عَلَيْهَا لِغَضَبِ رَسُولِهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا هِيَ قَدْ هَلَكَتْ؟ لَا تُرَاجِعِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ وَلَا تَسْأَلِيهِ وَسَلِينِي مَا بَدَا لَكِ [258] وَلَا يَغْرُرْكِ أَنْ كَانَتْ جَارَتُكِ هِيَ أَوْسَمُ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْكِ يُرِيدُ عَائِشَةَ فَكَانَ لِي جَارٌ مِنِ الْأَنْصَارِ وَكُنَّا نَتَنَاوَبُ النُّزُولَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَأَنْزِلُ يَوْمًا وَيَنْزِلُ يَوْمًا فَيَأْتِينِي بِخَبَرِ الْوَحْيِ وَغَيْرِهِ وَآتِيهِ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ وَكُنَّا نَتَحَدَّثُ أَنَّ غَسَّانَ تُنْعِلُ الْخَيْلَ لِتَغْزُوَنَا فَنَزَلَ صَاحِبِي يَوْمًا ثُمَّ أَتَانِي عِشَاءً فَضَرَبَ بَابِي ثُمَّ نَادَى فَخَرَجْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ «حَدَثَ أَمْرٌ» قُلْتُ مَا حَدَثَ؟ جَاءَتْ غَسَّانُ؟ قَالَ «لَا بَلْ هُوَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ طَلَّقَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ نِسَاءَهُ» فَقُلْتُ لَقَدْ خَابَتْ حَفْصَةُ إِذًا وَخَسِرَتْ قَدْ كُنْتُ أَظُنُّ هَذَا كَائِنًا حَتَّى إِذَا صَلَّيْتُ الصُّبْحَ شَدَدْتُ عَلَيَّ ثِيَابِي ثُمَّ نَزَلْتُ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ وَهِيَ تَبْكِي فَقُلْتُ ثُمَّ ذَكَرَ كَلِمَةً مَعْنَاهَا أَطَلَّقَكُنَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَتْ «لَا أَدْرِي هَذَا هُوَ مُعْتَزِلٌ فِي هَذِهِ الْمَشْرُبَةِ فَنَادَيْتُ غُلَامًا لَهُ أَسْوَدَ» فَقُلْتُ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِعُمَرَ فَدَخَلَ الْغُلَامُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ «قَدْ ذَكَرْتُكَ لَهُ فَصَمَتَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ حَتَّى أَتَيْتُ الْمِنْبَرَ فَجَلَسْتُ فَإِذَا عِنْدَهُ رَهْطٌ جُلُوسٌ يَبْكِي بَعْضُهُمْ فَجَلَسْتُ قَلِيلًا فَغَلَبَنِي مَا أَجِدُ فَأَتَيْتُ الْغُلَامَ» فَقُلْتُ اسْتَأْذِنْ لِعُمَرَ فَدَخَلَ الْغُلَامُ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيَّ قَالَ قَدْ ذَكَرْتُكَ لَهُ فَصَمَتَ فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَى الْمِنْبَرِ ثُمَّ غَلَبَنِي مَا أَجِدُ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى الْغُلَامِ فَقُلْتُ اسْتَأَذِنْ لِعُمَرَ فَدَخَلَ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ قَدَ ذَكَرْتُكَ لَهُ فَصَمَتَ فَوَلَّيْتُ مُدْبِرًا فَإِذَا الْغُلَامُ يَدْعُونِي فَقَالَ ادْخُلْ فَقَدْ أَذِنَ لَكَ فَدَخَلْتُ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا هُوَ مُتَّكِئٌ عَلَى حَصِيرٍ قَدْ أَثَّرَ فِي جَنْبِهِ فَقُلْتُ أَطَلَّقْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ نِسَاءَكَ؟ فَرَفَعَ إِلَيَّ رَأْسَهُ قَالَ «لَا» [259] قُلْتُ اللهُ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ رَأَيْتَنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ وَكُنَّا مَعْشَرَ قُرَيْشٍ قَوْمًا نَغْلِبُ النِّسَاءَ فَلَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ وَجَدْنَا قَوْمًا تَغْلِبُهُمْ نِسَاؤُهُمْ فَطَفِقَ نِسَاؤُنَا يَتَعَلَّمْنَ مِنْ نِسَائِهِمْ فَغَضِبْتُ يَوْمًا عَلَى امْرَأَتِي فَطَفِقَتْ تُرَاجِعُنِي فَأَنْكَرْتُ أَنْ تُرَاجِعَنِي فَقَالَتْ مَا تُنْكِرُ أَنْ أُرَاجِعَكَ فَوَاللهِ إِنَّ أَزْوَاجَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَيُرَاجِعْنَهُ وَتَهْجُرُهُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ يَوْمًا إِلَى اللَّيْلِ فَقُلْتُ لَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكِ مِنْهُنَّ وَخَسِرَ أَتَأْمَنُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ أَنْ يَغْضَبَ اللهُ عَلَيْهَا لِغَضَبِ رَسُولِهِ ﷺ؟ فَإِذَا هِيَ قَدْ هَلَكَتْ فَتَبَسَّمَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ فَقُلْتُ لَا يَغْرُرْكِ أَنْ كَانَتْ جَارَتُكِ هِيَ أَوْسَمَ مِنْكِ وَأَحَبَّ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ مِنْكِ فَتَبَسَّمَ أُخْرَى فَقُلْتُ أَسْتَأْنِسُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» فَجَلَسْتُ فَرَفَعْتُ رَأْسِي فِي الْبَيْتِ فَوَاللهِ مَا رَأَيْتُ شَيْئًا يَرُدُّ الْبَصَرَ إِلَّا أُهُبًا ثَلَاثَةً فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ادْعُ اللهَ يُوَسِّعْ عَلَى أُمَّتِكَ فَقَدْ وَسَّعَ اللهُ عَلَى فَارِسَ وَالرُّومِ وَهُمْ لَا يَعْبُدُونَ اللهَ فَاسْتَوَى جَالِسًا وَقَالَ «أَوَفِي شَكٍّ أَنْتَ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ؟ أُولَئِكَ قَوْمٌ قَدْ عُجِّلَتْ لَهُمْ طَيِّبَاتُهُمْ فِي حَيَاتِهِمُ الدُّنْيَا» فَقُلْتُ اسْتَغْفِرْ لِي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ وَكَانَ أَقْسَمَ أَلَّا يَدْخُلَ عَلَيْهِنَّ شَهْرًا مِنْ شِدَّةِ مَوْجِدَتِهِ عَلَيْهِنَّ حِينَ عَاتَبَهُ اللهُ  

The Prophet ﷺ took an oath that he would not enter upon some of his wives for one month. But when twenty nine days had elapsed, he went to them in the morning or evening. It was said to him, "O Allah's Prophet! You had taken an oath that you would not enter upon them for one month." He replied, "The month can be of twenty nine days." (Using translation from Bukhārī 5202)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ «حَلَفَ أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلُ عَلَى بَعْضِ أَهْلِهِ شَهْرًا فَلَمَّا مَضَتْ تِسْعٌ وَعِشْرُونَ لَيْلَةً غَدَا عَلَيْهِنَّ» فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّكَ حَلَفْتَ أَنْ لَا تَدْخُلَ عَلَيْهِنَّ شَهْرًا قَالَ «إِنَّ الشَّهْرَ يَكُونُ تِسْعَةً وَعِشْرِينَ يَوْمًا»  

The Apostle of Allah ﷺ separated himself from his wives for a month. (His wives said: ) He came to us on the morning of the twenty-ninth. Upon this some, of the people said: It is the morning of twenty- ninth (according to our calculation). Upon this the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: The month. may also consist of twenty-nine days. The Apostle of Allah ﷺ then flapped his bands thrice, twice with all the fingers of both his hand (to indicate twenty-nine) and by the third time with nine (fingers). (Using translation from Muslim 1084b)   

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا يَقُولُ اعْتَزَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ نِسَاءَهُ شَهْرًا فَخَرَجَ صَبَاحَ تِسْعَةٍ وَعِشْرِينَ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «إِنَّ الشَّهْرَ يَكُونُ تِسْعَةً وَعِشْرِينَ» ثُمَّ صَفَّقَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ بِيَدَيْهِ ثَلَاثًا مَرَّتَيْنِ بِأَصَابِعِ يَدَيْهِ كُلِّهَا وَالثَّالِثَةَ بِالتِّسْعِ مِنْهَا  

[Machine] I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, should we approach our women or should we stay away from them?" He replied, "Approach them however you want, as long as you do not make them ugly, do not beat them, feed them when you eat, provide them with clothing when you cloth yourself, and do not abandon them except in their homes. How can one of you go to another except in a way that is permissible for him?"  

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ نِسَاؤُنَا مَا نَأْتِي مِنْهَا أَمْ مَا نَدَعُ؟ قَالَ «حَرْثُكَ أَنَّى شِئْتَ غَيْرَ أَنْ لَا تُقَبِّحَ الْوَجْهَ وَلَا تَضْرِبَ وَأَطْعِمْهَا إِذَا طَعِمْتَ وَاكْسُهَا إِذَا اكْتَسَيْتَ وَلَا تَهْجُرْهَا إِلَّا فِي بَيْتِهَا كَيْفَ وَقَدْ أَفْضَى بَعْضُكُمْ إِلَى بَعْضٍ إِلَّا بِمَا حَلَّ عَلَيْهَا»  

[Machine] "From the Prophet, ﷺ , he said: 'There is no migration above three (destinations), and whoever migrates to a place beyond three (destinations) and then dies, he will enter the Hellfire.'"  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَا هِجْرَةَ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ وَمَنْ هَاجَرَ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثٍ فَمَاتَ دَخَلَ النَّارَ»  

[Machine] Safiyyah was with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ on a journey, and it was her day (i.e., her turn to travel with him). So, I walked slowly, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ met her while she was crying and saying, "You made me ride a slow camel." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ wiped her eyes with his hands and silenced her, but she refused to stop crying. This angered the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so he left her and went ahead. Then Aisha came and said, "Today is your day with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. If you are satisfied with what he has done to me, then perform ablution." Aisha then went to her veil, which was dyed with a yellow color and saffron, and splashed it with some water. Then she came and sat next to the head of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked her, "What is the matter?" She replied, "This is the virtue that Allah gives to whomever He wills." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ understood the conversation and was pleased with Safiyyah. He then went to Zainab and said to her, "Safiyyah's camel tired her. What if you give her your camel?" Zainab said, "Are you suggesting that I give my camel to a Jewess?" So, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ migrated from her for three months, during which time he did not approach her house. Zainab neglected herself, neglected her house, and leaned on the bed, believing that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would not come to her. But one day, while she was still in this state, she suddenly saw the figure of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ entering the house and placing the bed back in its place. Then Zainab said, "O Messenger of Allah, my neighbor Fulanah has purified herself from her menstrual period today, so she is for you." So, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ went to her, and he was pleased with her.  

كَانَتْ صَفِيَّةُ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ يَوْمَهَا فَأَبْطَأْتُ فِي الْمَسِيرِ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَهِيَ تَبْكِي وَتَقُولُ «حَمَلْتَنِي عَلَى بَعِيرٍ بَطِيءٍ فَجَعَلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَمْسَحُ بِيَدَيْهِ عَيْنَيْهَا وُيُسْكِتُهَا فَأَبَتْ إِلَّا بُكَاءً فَغَضبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَتَرْكَهَا فَقَدِمْتُ» فَأَتَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَقَالَتْ «يَوْمِي هَذَا لَكِ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ إِنْ أَنْتِ أَرْضَيْتِهِ عَنِّي فَعَمَدَتْ عَائِشَةُ إِلَى خِمَارِهَا وَكَانَتْ صَبَغَتْهُ بِوَرْسٍ وَزَعْفَرَانٍ فَنَضَحَتْهُ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ ثُمَّ جَاءَتْ حَتَّى قَعَدَتْ عِنْدَ رَأْسِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ» فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا لَكِ؟» فَقَالَتْ «ذَلِكَ فَضْلُ اللهِ يُؤْتِيَهُ مَنْ يَشَاءُ فَعَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْحَدِيثَ فَرَضِيَ عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ وَانْطَلَقَ إِلَى زَيْنَبَ» فَقَالَ لَهَا «إِنَّ صَفِيَّةَ قَدْ أَعْيَا بِهَا بَعِيرُهَا فَمَا عَلَيْكِ أَنْ تُعْطِيَهَا بَعِيرَكِ» قَالَتْ زَيْنَبُ «أَتَعْمَدُ إِلَى بَعِيرِي فَتُعْطِيَهُ الْيَهُودِيَّةَ؟ فَهَاجَرَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثَلَاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ فَلَمْ يَقْرَبْ بَيْتَهَا وَعَطَّلَتْ زَيْنَبُ نَفْسَهَا وَعَطَّلَتْ بَيْتَهَا وَعَمَدَتْ إِلَى السَّرِيرِ فَأَسْنَدَتْهُ إِلَى مُؤَخَّرِ الْبَيْتِ وَأَيَسَتْ مِنْ أَنْ يَأْتِيَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَبَيْنَا هِيَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ إِذَا بِوَجْسِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ دَخَلَ الْبَيْتَ فَوَضَعَ السَّرِيرَ مَوْضِعَهُ» فَقَالَتْ زَيْنَبُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ «جَارِيَتِي فُلَانَةُ قَدْ طَهُرَتْ مِنْ حَيْضَتِهَا الْيَوْمَ هِيَ لَكَ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَرَضِيَ عَنْهَا»  

[Machine] "By Allah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ never struck a woman or a servant of his, nor did he ever strike anything with his hand, except when he was striving in the cause of Allah. He never had to choose between two matters except that he would choose the easier of the two, as long as it was not sinful. If it was sinful, he would stay far away from it. And by Allah, he never avenged himself from anything that was done to him, until the sanctities of Allah were violated, then he would take revenge for the sake of Allah."  

«وَاللهِ مَا ضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ امْرَأَةً لَهُ قَطُّ وَلَا خَادِمًا لَهُ قَطُّ وَلَا ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ شَيْئًا قَطُّ إِلَّا أَنْ يُجَاهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَلَا خُيِّرَ بَيْنَ أَمْرَيْنِ قَطُّ إِلَّا اخْتَارَ أَيْسَرَهُمَا مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ مَأْثَمًا فَإِنْ كَانَ إِثْمًا كَانَ أَبَعْدَ النَّاسِ وَوَاللهِ مَا انْتَقَمَ لِنَفْسِهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ قَطُّ يُؤْتَى إِلَيْهِ حَتَّى يُنْتَهَكَ مِنْ حُرُمَاتِ اللهِ فَيَنْتَقِمُ لِلَّهِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad, ﷺ , never struck any of his wives, never whipped a servant, and never hit anything with his hand, except in the way of Allah or when the sanctities of Allah were violated, in which case he sought revenge for the sake of Allah.  

«مَا ضَرَبَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ امْرَأَةً لَهُ قَطُّ وَلَا جَلَدَ خَادِمًا لَهُ قَطُّ وَلَا ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ شَيْئًا قَطُّ إِلَّا فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ أَوْ تُنْتَهَكُ مَحَارِمُ اللهِ فَيَنْتَقِمُ لِلَّهِ»  

[Machine] "I have never seen the Messenger of Allah ﷺ strike a servant or a woman, nor did he ever strike anything with his hand except when he was fighting in the way of Allah."  

«مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ضَرَبَ خَادِمًا لَهُ قَطُّ وَلَا امْرَأَةً وَلَا ضَرَبَ بِيَدِهِ شَيْئًا قَطُّ زَادَ عَبْدَةُ إِلَّا أَنْ يُجَاهِدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ advised them about the wind that blows, saying, "None of you should laugh at what comes from it." He also advised them about women, saying, "One of you should not beat his wife as a slave or a servant during the day and then approach her with intimacy at the end of the day."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ وَعَظَهُمْ فِي الرِّيحِ الَّتِي تَخْرُجُ قَالَ «وَلَمْ يَضْحَكْ أَحَدُكُمْ مِمَّا يَكُونُ مِنْهُ وَوَعَظَهُمْ فِي النِّسَاءِ أَنْ يَضْرِبَ أَحَدُهُمُ امْرَأَتَهُ كَمَا يَضْرِبُ الْعَبْدَ أَوِ الْأَمَةَ مِنْ أَوَّلِ النَّهَارِ ثُمَّ يُعَانِقُهَا مِنْ آخِرِ النَّهَارِ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Do not beat the female servants of Allah." So 'Umar came and said, "Women have started rebelling against their husbands, so give permission to beat them." And many of the wives of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ surrounded the family of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . The Prophet ﷺ said, "The family of Muhammad has surrounded him tonight, seventy women, all of whom are complaining about their husbands. And you will not find those to be the best among you."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا تَضْرِبُوا إِمَاءَ اللهِ» فَجَاءَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ «قَدْ ذَئِرَ النِّسَاءُ عَلَى أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ فَأَذِنَ لَهُمْ فَضَرَبُوهُنَّ فَطَافَ بِآلِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ نِسَاءٌ كَثِيرٌ» فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «لَقَدْ طَافَ بِآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ اللَّيْلَةَ سَبْعُونَ امْرَأَةً كُلُّهُمْ يَشْتَكِينَ أَزْوَاجَهُنَّ وَلَا تَجِدُونَ أُولَئِكَ خِيَارَكُمْ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said: A man will not be asked as to why he beat his wife. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2147)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا يُسْأَلُ الرَّجُلُ فِيمَ ضَرَبَ امْرَأَتَهُ»  

Sulaiman bin Amr bin Ahwas said: “My father told me that he was present at the Farewell Pilgrimage with the Messenger of Allah. He praised and glorified Allah, and reminded and exhorted (the people). Then he said: 'I enjoin good treatment of women, for they are prisoners with you, and you have no right to treat them otherwise, unless they commit clear indecency. If they do that, then forsake them in their beds and hit them, but without causing injury or leaving a mark. If they obey you, then do not seek means of annoyance against them. You have rights over your women and your women have rights over you. Your rights over your women are that they are not to allow anyone whom you dislike to tread on your bedding (furniture), nor allow anyone whom you dislike to enter your houses. And their right over you are that you should treat them kindly with regard to their clothing and food.' ” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1851)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ اسْتَوْصُوا بِالنِّسَاءِ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّمَا هُنَّ عَوَانٌ عِنْدَكُمْ لَيْسَ تَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ {إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْتِينَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ مُبَيِّنَةٍ} [النساء 19] فَإِنْ فَعَلْنَ فَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ ضَرْبًا غَيْرَ مُبَرِّحٍ فَإِنْ أَطَعْنَكُمْ فَلَا تَبْغُوا عَلَيْهِنَّ سَبِيلًا إِلَّا إِنَّ لَكُمْ مِنْ نِسَائِكُمْ حَقًّا وَلِنِسَائِكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ حَقٌّ فَأَمَّا حَقُّكُمْ عَلَى نِسَائِكُمْ فَلَا يُوطِئْنَ فُرُشَكُمْ مَنْ تَكْرَهُونَ وَلَا يَأْذَنَّ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ لِمَنْ تَكْرَهُونَ أَلَا وَحَقُّهُنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تُحْسِنُوا إِلَيْهِنَّ فِي كِسْوَتِهِنَّ وَطَعَامِهِنَّ  

When Az-Zubair married me, he had no real property or any slave or anything else except a camel which drew water from the well, and his horse. I used to feed his horse with fodder and drew water and sew the bucket for drawing it, and prepare the dough, but I did not know how to bake bread. So our Ansari neighbors used to bake bread for me, and they were honorable ladies. I used to carry the date stones on my head from Zubair's land given to him by Messenger of Allah ﷺ and this land was two third Farsakh (about two miles) from my house. One day, while I was coming with the date stones on my head, I met Messenger of Allah ﷺ along with some Ansari people. He called me and then, (directing his camel to kneel down) said, "Ikh! Ikh!" so as to make me ride behind him (on his camel). I felt shy to travel with the men and remembered Az-Zubair and his sense of Ghira, as he was one of those people who had the greatest sense of Ghira. Messenger of Allah ﷺ noticed that I felt shy, so he proceeded. I came to Az-Zubair and said, "I met Messenger of Allah ﷺ while I was carrying a load of date stones on my head, and he had some companions with him. He made his camel kneel down so that I might ride, but I felt shy in his presence and remembered your sense of Ghira (See the glossary). On that Az-Zubair said, "By Allah, your carrying the date stones (and you being seen by the Prophet ﷺ in such a state) is more shameful to me than your riding with him." (I continued serving in this way) till Abu Bakr sent me a servant to look after the horse, whereupon I felt as if he had set me free. (Using translation from Bukhārī 5224)  

تَزَوَّجَنِي الزُّبَيْرُ وَمَا لَهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ مِنْ مَالٍ وَلَا مَمْلُوكٍ وَلَا شَيْءٍ غَيْرُ فَرَسِهِ فَكُنْتُ أَعْلِفُ فَرَسَهُ وَأَكْفِيهِ مُؤْنَتَهُ وَأَسُوسُهُ وَأَدُقُّ النَّوَى لِنَاضِحِهِ وَأَعْلِفُهُ وَأَسْتَقِي الْمَاءَ وَأَخْرِزُ غَرْبَهُ وَأَعْجِنُ وَلَمْ أَكُنْ أُحْسِنُ أَخْبِزُ فَكَانَ يَخْبِزُ جَارَاتٌ لِي مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ وَكُنَّ نِسْوَةَ صِدْقٍ وَكُنْتُ أَنْقُلُ النَّوَى مِنْ أَرْضِ الزُّبَيْرِ وَهِيَ الَّتِي أَقْطَعَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ عَلَى رَأْسِي ثُلُثَيْ فَرْسَخٍ فَجِئْتُ يَوْمًا وَالنَّوَى عَلَى رَأْسِي فَلَقِيَنِي النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَمَعَهُ نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابٍهٍ فَدَعَانِي ثُمَّ قَالَ إِخْ إِخْ لِيَحْمِلَنِي خَلْفَهُ فَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ أَنْ أَسِيرَ مَعَ الرِّجَالِ وَذَكَرْتُ الزُّبَيْرَ وَغَيْرَتَهُ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَغْيَرِ النَّاسِ فَعَرَفَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ قَدِ اسْتَحْيَيْتُ فَمَضَى فَجِئْتُ إِلَى الزُّبَيْرِ فَقُلْتُ لَقِيَنِي رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَعَلَى رَأْسِي النَّوَى وَمَعَهُ نَفَرٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ فَأَنَاخَ لِأَرْكَبَ مَعَهُ فَاسْتَحْيَيْتُ وَعَرَفْتُ غَيْرَتَكَ فَقَالَ «وَاللهِ لَحَمْلُكِ النَّوَى كَانَ أَشَدَّ مِنْ رُكُوبِكِ مَعَهُ» قَالَتْ «حَتَّى أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِخَادِمٍ فَكَفَتْنِي سِيَاسَةَ الْفَرَسِ فَكَأَنَّمَا أَعْتَقَنِي»  

a man asked the Prophet ﷺ: “What are the right of the woman over her husband?” He said: “That he should feed her as he feeds himself and clothe her as he clothes himself; he should not strike her on the face nor disfigure her, and he should not abandon her except in the house (as a form of discipline).” (Hassan) (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 1850)   

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ مَا حَقُّ الْمَرْأَةِ عَلَى زَوْجِهَا قَالَ «تُطْعِمُهَا إِذَا طَعِمْتَ وَتَكْسُوَهَا إِذَا اكْتَسَيْتَ وَلَا تَضْرِبِ الْوَجْهَ وَلَا تُقَبِّحْ وَلَا تُهْجَرْ إِلَّا فِي الْبَيْتِ»  

Fatimah complained to me about the marks on her hands from grinding flour. I suggested to her, "Why don't you go to your father and ask him for a servant?" She went to the Prophet ﷺ to request a servant but did not find him there. When he returned, she had already left. When she later informed him about it, he came to us, and we had already gone to bed. We had a thin curtain over us, and when we wore it long, our feet would protrude, but when we wore it sideways, our heads or feet would be exposed.

The Prophet ﷺ asked Fatimah, "Were you the one who came earlier with a need?" She replied, "Yes, I complained to you about the marks on my hands from grinding flour, and you suggested I ask for a servant." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Shall I guide you to something better than having a servant? When you go to bed, say subḥān Allāh (Glory be to Allah) thirty-three times, al-ḥamdu lillāh (Praise be to Allah) thirty-three times, and Allāhu akbar (Allah is the Greatest) thirty-four times."  

شَكَتْ إِلَيَّ فَاطِمَةُ مَجْلَ يَدَيْهَا مِنَ الطَّحِينِ فَقُلْتُ لَوْ أَتَيْتِ أَبَاكِ فَسَأَلْتِيهِ خَادِمًا فَأَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَلَمْ تُصَادِفْهُ فَرَجَعَتْ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ أُخْبِرَ فَأَتَانَا وَقَدْ أَخَذْنَا مَضَاجِعَنَا وَعَلَيْنَا قَطِيفَةٌ إِذَا لَبِسْنَاهَا طُولًا خَرَجَتْ مِنْهَا جُنُوبُنَا وَإِذَا لَبِسْنَاهَا عَرْضًا خَرَجَتْ رُءُوسُنَا أَوْ أَقْدَامُنَا۔

فَقَالَ: «يَا فَاطِمَةُ أُخْبِرْتُ أَنَّكِ جِئْتِ فَهَلْ كَانَ لَكِ حَاجَةٌ؟» قُلْتُ بَلَى شَكَتْ إِلَيَّ مَجْلَ يَدَيْهَا مِنَ الطَّحِينِ۔ فَقُلْتُ لَوْ أَتَيْتِ أَبَاكِ فَسَأَلْتِيهِ خَادِمًا۔ قَالَ: «أَفَلَا أَدُلُّكُمَا عَلَى مَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمَا مِنَ الْخَادِمِ؟ إِذَا أَخَذْتُمَا مَضَاجِعَكُمَا» فَقُولَا «ثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ وَثَلَاثًا وَثَلَاثِينَ وَأَرْبَعًا وَثَلَاثِينَ مِنْ تَحْمِيدٍ وَتَسْبِيحٍ وَتَكْبِيرٍ»  

I heard Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying, "Everyone of you is a guardian, and responsible for what is in his custody. The ruler is a guardian of his subjects and responsible for them; a husband is a guardian of his family and is responsible for it; a lady is a guardian of her husband's house and is responsible for it, and a servant is a guardian of his master's property and is responsible for it." I heard that from Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I think that the Prophet ﷺ also said, "A man is a guardian of is father's property and is responsible for it, so all of you are guardians and responsible for your wards and things under your care." (Using translation from Bukhārī 2409)   

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ كُلُّ رَاعٍ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ الْإِمَامُ رَاعٍ وَمَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ وَالرَّجُلُ رَاعٍ فِي أَهْلِهِ وَهُوَ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ وَالْمَرْأَةُ فِي بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا رَاعِيَةٌ وَهِيَ مَسْئُولَةٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهَا وَالْخَادِمُ رَاعٍ فِي مَالِ سَيِّدِهِ وَمَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ وَالرَّجُلُ فِي مَالِ أَبِيهِ رَاعٍ وَهُوَ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ وَكُلُّكُمْ رَاعٍ وَكُلُّكُمْ مَسْئُولٌ عَنْ رَعِيَّتِهِ  

[Machine] Narrated Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , "Indeed, Allah will question every shepherd about the flock under their care, whether they have taken care of them or neglected them, until a person will be asked about the people of his household." Abu Abdur Rahman said, "None of us has heard this except from Muadh bin Hisham, other than Ishaq bin Ibrahim bin Rahawayh who informed us. Ishaq bin Ibrahim said, 'Muadh bin Hisham informed us.' Qatadah narrated to us from Al-Hasan something similar."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللهَ سَائِلٌ كُلَّ رَاعٍ عَمَّا اسْتَرْعَاهُ أَحَفِظَ ذَلِكَ أَمْ ضَيَّعَ؟ حَتَّى يُسْأَلَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ لَمْ يَرْوِ هَذَا أَحَدٌ عَلِمْنَاهُ عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ غَيْرَ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ رَاهَوَيْهِ أَخْبَرَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ 9130 أَخْبَرَنَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ قَتَادَةَ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ مِثْلَهُ  

It is sufficient sin for a man that he neglects him whom he maintains. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1692)   

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ إِثْمًا أَنْ يُضَيِّعَ مَنْ يَعُولُ»  

It is sufficient sin for a man that he neglects him whom he maintains. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1692)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ إِثْمًا أَنْ يُضَيِّعَ مَنْ يَقُوتُ»  

[Machine] I heard the Prophet of Allah, ﷺ , saying, "It is enough of a sin for a person to neglect and abandon someone who depends on them for sustenance."  

سَمِعْتُ نَبِيَّ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «كَفَى بِالْعَبْدِ إِثْمًا أَنْ يُضَيِّعَ مَنْ يَقُوتُ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said, "Every day two angels come down from Heaven and one of them says, 'O Allah! Compensate every person who spends in Your Cause,' and the other (angel) says, 'O Allah! Destroy every miser.' " (Using translation from Bukhārī 1442)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ مَا مِنْ يَوْمٍ يُصْبِحُ الْعِبَادُ فِيهِ إِلَّا مَلَكَانِ يَقُولَانِ فَيَقُولُ «أَحَدُهُمَا اللهُمَّ أَعْطِ مُنْفِقًا خَلَفًا» وَيَقُولُ الْآخِرُ «اللهُمَّ أَعْطِ مُمْسِكًا تَلَفًا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ delivered a sermon to the people and said, "Fear Allah with regard to women, for you have taken them as a trust from Allah and have made their private parts lawful with the word of Allah. You have rights over them, and they have rights over you. Do not allow anyone whom you dislike to lie on your bed. If they do, then you may strike them without causing injury. They have a right to be provided for and clothed in a reasonable manner."  

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ خَطَبَ النَّاسَ فَقَالَ «اتَّقُوا اللهَ فِي النِّسَاءِ فَإِنَّكُمْ أَخَذْتُمُوهُنَّ بِأَمَانَةِ اللهِ وَاسْتَحْلَلْتُمْ فُرُوجَهُنَّ بِكَلِمَةِ اللهِ وَإِنَّ لَكُمْ عَلَيْهِنَّ أَنْ لَا يُوطِئْنَ فُرُشَكُمْ أَحَدًا تَكْرَهُونَ فَإِنْ فَعَلْنَ فَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ ضَرْبًا غَيْرَ مُبَرِّحٍ وَلَهُنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ رِزْقُهُنَّ وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ»  

Mu'awiyah asked: Messenger of Allah, what is the right of the wife of one of us over him? He replied: That you should give her food when you eat, clothe her when you clothe yourself, do not strike her on the face, do not revile her or separate yourself from her except in the house. Abu Dawud said: The meaning of "do not revile her" is, as you say: "May Allah revile you". (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2142)   

قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ «مَا حَقُّ أَزْوَاجِنَا عَلَيْنَا؟» قَالَ «أَطْعِمْ إِذَا طَعِمْتَ وَاكْسُ إِذَا اكْتَسَيْتَ وَلَا تَضْرِبِ الْوَجْهَ وَلَا تُقَبِّحْ وَلَا تَهْجُرْ إِلَّا فِي الْبَيْتِ»  

The Prophet ﷺ commanded to give sadaqah. A man said: Messenger of Allah, I have a dinar. He said: Spend it on yourself. He again said: I have another. He said: Spend it on your children. He again said: I have another. He said: Spend it on your wife. He again said: I have another. He said: Spend it on your servant. He finally said: I have another. He replied: You know best (what to do with it). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1691)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَمَرَ بِصَدَقَةٍ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ عِنْدِي دِينَارٌ قَالَ «أَنْفِقْهُ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ» قَالَ عِنْدِي آخَرُ قَالَ «أَنْفِقْهُ عَلَى زَوْجَتِكَ» قَالَ عِنْدِي آخَرُ قَالَ «أَنْفِقْهُ عَلَى وَلَدِكَ» قَالَ عِنْدِي آخَرُ قَالَ «أَنْفِقْهُ عَلَى خَادِمِكَ» قَالَ عِنْدِي آخَرُ قَالَ «أَنْتَ أَبْصَرُ»  

“The best Dinar that a man can spend is a Dinar that he spends on his family, a Dinar that he spends on a horse in the cause of Allah, and a Dinar that a man spends on his companions in the cause of Allah.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2760)   

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «أَفْضَلُ دِينَارٍ دِينَارٌ يُنْفِقُهُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى عِيَالِهِ وَدِينَارٌ يُنْفِقُهُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى دَابَّتِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَدِينَارٌ يُنْفِقُهُ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ» قَالَ أَبُو قِلَابَةَ «بَدَأَ بِالْعِيَالِ»  

[Machine] Narrated by the Prophet ﷺ, he said, "A dinar spent in the cause of Allah, a dinar spent on the poor, a dinar spent on your family, a dinar spent on freeing slaves, and a dinar spent on charity to those forgotten by people - the best of these is the dinar spent on your family."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «دِينَارٌ أَنْفِقْتَهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ وَدِينَارٌ فِي الْمَسَاكِينِ وَدِينَارٌ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ وَدِينَارٌ فِي الرِّقَابِ وَدِينَارٌ فِي نَسِيَهُ يَحْيَى أَفْضَلُهَا دِينَارًا دِينَارٌ أَنْفَقْتَهُ عَلَى أَهْلِكَ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Everything you do for your family is considered charity for them, even a brief one."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «كُلُّ مَا صَنَعْتَ إِلَى أَهْلِكَ فَهُوَ صَدَقَةٌ عَلَيْهِمْ مُخْتَصَرٌ»  

[Machine] It was reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whatever you feed yourself, it is charity for you. Whatever you feed your children, it is charity for you. Whatever you feed your wife, it is charity for you. Whatever you feed your servant, it is charity for you."  

أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ «مَا أَطْعَمْتَ نَفْسَكَ فَهُوَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ وَمَا أَطْعَمْتَ وَلَدَكَ فَهُوَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ وَمَا أَطْعَمْتَ زَوْجَتَكَ فَهُوَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ وَمَا أَطْعَمْتَ خَادِمَكَ فَهُوَ لَكَ صَدَقَةٌ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Verily, if Allah wills, you will not spend any expenditure except that you will be rewarded for it, even the morsel of food that you raise to your wife."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّكَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ لَنْ تُنْفِقَ نَفَقَةً إِلَّا أُجِرْتَ حَتَّى اللُّقْمَةِ تَرْفَعُهَا إِلَى فِيِّ امْرَأَتِكَ»  

The properties of Bani An-Nadir which Allah had transferred to His Apostle as Fai Booty were not gained by the Muslims with their horses and camels. The properties therefore, belonged especially to Messenger of Allah ﷺ who used to give his family their yearly expenditure and spend what remained thereof on arms and horses to be used in Allah's Cause. (Using translation from Bukhārī 2904)   

كَانَتْ أَمْوَالُ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ مِمَّا أَفَاءَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ ﷺ مِمَّا لَمْ يُوجِفِ الْمُسْلِمُونَ عَلَيْهِ بِخَيْلٍ وَلَا رِكَابٍ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَعْزِلُ نَفَقَةَ أَهْلِهِ سَنَةً ثُمَّ يَجْعَلُ مَا بَقِيَ فِي الْكُرَاعِ وَالسِّلَاحِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ  

The properties of Bam An-Nadir were among the booty that Allah gave to His Apostle such Booty were not obtained by any expedition on the part of Muslims, neither with cavalry, nor with camelry. So those properties were for Messenger of Allah ﷺ only, and he used to provide thereof the yearly expenditure for his wives, and dedicate the rest of its revenues for purchasing arms and horses as war material to be used in Allah's Cause. (Using translation from Bukhārī 4885)  

كَانَتْ أَمْوَالُ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ مِمَّا أَفَاءَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ ﷺ مِمَّا لَمْ يُوجِفِ الْمُسْلِمُونَ عَلَيْهِ بِخَيْلٍ وَلَا رِكَابٍ فَكَانَ يُنْفِقُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ مِنْهَا نَفَقَةَ سَنَةٍ وَمَا بَقِيَ جَعَلَهُ فِي السِّلَاحِ وَالْكُرَاعِ عُدَّةً فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ  

The wealth of Banu an-­Nadeer was among the fai' that Allah bestowed upon His Messenger ﷺ, for which the Muslims made no expedition with either cavalry or camelry (cf. al-Hashr 59:6). It was only for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he used to spend from it on his family's annual expenses-and on one occasion he said: his annual food supply ­-and what was left he spent on horses and weapons in preparation for jihad for the sake of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, (Using translation from Aḥmad 171)   

أَنَّ «أَمْوَالَ بَنِي النَّضِيرِ مِمَّا أَفَاءَ اللهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ ﷺ مِمَّا لَمْ يُوجِفِ الْمُسْلِمُونَ عَلَيْهِ بِخَيْلٍ وَلَا رِكَابٍ وَكَانَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ خَالِصًا وَكَانَ يُنْفِقُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ مِنْهَا نَفَقَةَ سَنَةٍ وَمَا بَقِيَ جَعَلَهُ فِي الْكُرَاعِ وَالسِّلَاحِ عُدَّةً فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ»  

Hind came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: Messenger of Allah, Abu Sufyan is a stingy person. Is there any harm to me if I spend on his dependants from his property without his permission ? The Prophet ﷺ replied: There is no harm to you if you spend according to the custom. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 3533)  

جَاءَتْ هِنْدٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ رَجُلٌ مُمْسِكٌ فَهَلْ عَلَيَّ جُنَاحٌ أَنْ أَنْفَقَ عَلَى عِيَالِهِ مِنْ مَالِهِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِهِ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «لَا حَرَجَ عَلَيْكِ أَنْ تُنْفِقِي عَلَيْهِمْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ»  

Hind bint ʿUtba said, "O Messenger of Allah ﷺ! Abu Sufyan is a miser and he does not give me what is sufficient for me and my children. Can I take of his property without his knowledge?" The Prophet ﷺ said, "Take what is sufficient for you and your children, and the amount should be just and reasonable. (Using translation from Bukhārī 5364)   

يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ أَبَا سُفْيَانَ رَجُلٌ شَحِيحٌ وَلَيْسَ يُعْطِينِي مَا يَكْفِينِي وَوَلَدِي إِلَّا مَا أَخَذْتُ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ لَا يَعْلَمُ قَالَ «خُذِي مَا يَكْفِيكِ وَوَلَدَكِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ»  

قُلْتُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ إِنِّي لَا أَمْلِكُ إِلَّا مَا أَدْخَلَ عَلَيَّ الزُّبَيْرُ بَيْتَهُ فَآخُذُ مِنْ مَالِهِ قَالَ «أَنْفِقِي وَلَا تُوكِي فَيُوكَى عَلَيْكِ»  

Apostle of Allah, I have nothing with me, but only, that which is given to me by Zubair (for household expenses). Is there any sin for me if I spend out of that which is given to me (by Zabair)? Upon this he (the Holy Prophet) said: Spend according to your means; and do not hoard, for Allah will withhold from you. (Using translation from Muslim 1029d)   

أَنَّهَا جَاءَتْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَتْ يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ لَيْسَ لِي شَيْءٌ إِلَّا مَا أَدْخَلَ عَلَيَّ الزُّبَيْرُ فَهَلْ عَلَيَّ جُنَاحٌ أَنْ أَرْضَخَ مِمَّا يُدْخِلُ عَلَيَّ؟ قَالَ «ارْضَخِي مَا اسْتَطَعْتِ وَلَا تُوكِي فَيُوكِيَ اللهُ عَلَيْكِ»  

"Do not count what you give, otherwise Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, will count what He gives to you." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2550)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ لَهَا «لَا تُحْصِي فَيُحْصِيَ اللهُ عَلَيْكِ»  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Give (in charity) and do not give reluctantly lest Allah should give you in a limited amount; and do not withhold your money lest Allah should withhold it from you." (Using translation from Bukhārī 2591)  

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَنْفِقِي وَلَا تُوعِي فَيُوعِيَ اللهُ عَلَيْكِ وَلَا تُحْصِي فَيُحْصِيَ اللهُ عَلَيْكِ»  

"When a woman give charity from her husband's house, she will have a reward, and her husband will have a similar reward, and the storekeeper will have a similar reward, without the reward of any of them detracting from the reward of the others in the slightest. The husband will be rewarded for what he earned and she will be rewarded for what she spent." (Using translation from Nasāʾī 2539)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِذَا تَصَدَّقَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا كَانَ لَهَا أَجْرٌ وَلِلزَّوْجِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَلِلْخَازِنِ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ وَلَا يَنْقُصُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا مِنْ أَجْرِ صَاحِبِهِ شَيْئًا لِلزَّوْجِ مَا كَسَبَ وَلَهَا مَا أَنْفَقَتْ»