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nasai-kubra:9206Ibn al-Qāsim > Mālik > Hishām from his father

[Machine] To Abdullah bin Abi Umamah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Abdullah, if Allah grants you victory over Taif tomorrow, I will guide you to the daughter of Ghaylan, for she accepts with four and measures with eight." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Those people should not enter upon you." Abu Abdullah al-Rahman said, "The narration of Hisham is more authentic, and Az-Zuhri has confirmed it from Urwah ibn Hisham, and Hisham is from the Hufadh (memorizers of hadith). The narration of Hammad ibn Salamah is incorrect."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٩٢٠٦الْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ عَنِ ابْنِ الْقَاسِمِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ مُخَنَّثًا كَانَ عِنْدَ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ فَقَالَ

لِعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ وَرَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَسْمَعُ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ إِنْ فَتَحَ اللهُ عَلَيْكُمُ الطَّائِفَ غَدًا فَأَنَا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى ابْنَةِ غَيْلَانَ فَإِنَّهَا تُقْبِلُ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَتُدْبِرُ بِثَمَانٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «لَا يَدْخُلَنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ هَؤُلَاءِ» قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدِيثُ هِشَامٍ أَوْلَى بِالصَّوَابِ وَالزُّهْرِيُّ أَثْبَتُ فِي عُرْوَةَ مِنْ هِشَامٍ وَهِشَامٌ مِنَ الْحُفَّاظِ وَحَدِيثُ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ خَطَأٌ  


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Collected by Bukhārī, Muslim, Mālik, Bayhaqī
bukhari:4324al-Ḥumaydī > Sufyān > Hishām from his father > Zaynab Āb.ah Abū Salamah from her mother

The Prophet ﷺ came to me while there was an effeminate man sitting with me, and I heard him (i.e. the effeminate man) saying to ʿAbdullah bin Abi Umaiya, "O ʿAbdullah! See if Allah should make you conquer Ta'if tomorrow, then take the daughter of Ghailan (in marriage) as (she is so beautiful and fat that) she shows four folds of flesh when facing you, and eight when she turns her back." The Prophet ﷺ then said, "These (effeminate men) should never enter upon you (O women!)." Ibn Juraij said, "That effeminate man was called Hit." Narrated Hisham: The above narration and added extra, that at that time, the Prophet, was besieging Taif.  

البخاري:٤٣٢٤حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ سَمِعَ سُفْيَانَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ زَيْنَبَ ابْنَةِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ

عَنْ أُمِّهَا أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ؓ دَخَلَ عَلَىَّ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَعِنْدِي مُخَنَّثٌ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ الطَّائِفَ غَدًا فَعَلَيْكَ بِابْنَةِ غَيْلاَنَ فَإِنَّهَا تُقْبِلُ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَتُدْبِرُ بِثَمَانٍ وَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لاَ يَدْخُلَنَّ هَؤُلاَءِ عَلَيْكُنَّ قَالَ ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ وَقَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ الْمُخَنَّثُ هِيتٌ حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودٌ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أُسَامَةَ عَنْ هِشَامٍ بِهَذَا وَزَادَ وَهْوَ مُحَاصِرٌ الطَّائِفَ يَوْمَئِذٍ  

bukhari:5235ʿUthmān b. Abū Shaybah > ʿAbdah > Hishām b. ʿUrwah from his father > Zaynab Āb.ah Um Salamah > Um Salamah

that while the Prophet ﷺ was with her, there was an effeminate man in the house. The effeminate man said to Um Salama's brother, ʿAbdullah bin Abi Umaiyya, "If Allah should make you conquer Ta'if tomorrow, I recommend that you take the daughter of Ghailan (in marriage) for (she is so fat) that she shows four folds of flesh when facing you and eight when she turns her back." Thereupon the Prophet ﷺ said (to us), "This (effeminate man) should not enter upon you (anymore).  

البخاري:٥٢٣٥حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ زَيْنَبَ ابْنَةِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ عِنْدَهَا وَفِي الْبَيْتِ مُخَنَّثٌ فَقَالَ الْمُخَنَّثُ لأَخِي أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ إِنْ فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ الطَّائِفَ غَدًا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى ابْنَةِ غَيْلاَنَ فَإِنَّهَا تُقْبِلُ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَتُدْبِرُ بِثَمَانٍ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لاَ يَدْخُلَنَّ هَذَا عَلَيْكُنَّ  

muslim:2180[Chain 1] Abū Bakr b. Abū Shaybah And ʾAbū Kurayb > Wakīʿ [Chain 2] Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > Jarīr [Chain 3] Abū Kurayb > Abū Muʿāwiyah > Hishām [Chain 4] Abū Kurayb Ayḍ And al-Lafẓ Hadhā > Ibn Numayr > Hishām from his father > Zaynab b. Um Salamah > Um Salamah

Abdullahb. Aba Umayya. if Allah grants you victory in Ta'if on the next day, I will show you the daughter of Ghailan for she has four folds (upon her body) on the front side of her stomach and eight folds on the back. Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard this and he said: Such (people) should not visit you.  

مسلم:٢١٨٠حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ وَأَبُو كُرَيْبٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَخْبَرَنَا جَرِيرٌ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ هِشَامٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كُرَيْبٍ أَيْضًا وَاللَّفْظُ هَذَا حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ

أَنَّ مُخَنَّثًا كَانَ عِنْدَهَا وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَقَالَ لأَخِي أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ إِنْ فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ الطَّائِفَ غَدًا فَإِنِّي أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى بِنْتِ غَيْلاَنَ فَإِنَّهَا تُقْبِلُ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَتُدْبِرُ بِثَمَانٍ قَالَ فَسَمِعَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لاَ يَدْخُلْ هَؤُلاَءِ عَلَيْكُمْ  

malik:37-7Mālik > Hishām b. ʿUrwah from his father

Malik said from Hisham ibn Urwa from his father that an effeminate man was with Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ. He said to Abdullah ibn Abi Umayya while the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was listening. "Abdullah! If Allah grants you victory over Ta'if tomorrow, I will lead you to the daughter of Ghailan. She has four folds on her front and eight folds on her back." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "This sort of man should not enter freely with you." (It was customary to allow men with no sexual inclination to enter freely where there were women).  

مالك:٣٧-٧حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ

أَنَّ مُخَنَّثًا كَانَ عِنْدَ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَسْمَعُ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ إِنْ فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمُ الطَّائِفَ غَدًا فَأَنَا أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى ابْنَةِ غَيْلاَنَ فَإِنَّهَا تُقْبِلُ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَتُدْبِرُ بِثَمَانٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لاَ يَدْخُلَنَّ هَؤُلاَءِ عَلَيْكُمْ  

bayhaqi:16981Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb > Aḥmad b. ʿAbd al-Jabbār > Yūnus b. Bukayr > Hishām b. ʿUrwah from his father > Zaynab b. Um Salamah > Um Salamah

[Machine] To Abdullah, my brother: If Allah grants you victory over Ta'if tomorrow, then I will guide you to the daughter of Ghaylan, for she accepts with four and considers with eight. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ heard his statement and said, "These people should not enter upon you."  

البيهقي:١٦٩٨١أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ عِنْدِي مُخَنَّثٌ فَقَالَ

لِعَبْدِ اللهِ أَخِي إِنْ فَتَحَ اللهُ عَلَيْكُمْ غَدًا الطَّائِفَ فَإِنِّي أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى ابْنَةِ غَيْلَانَ فَإِنَّهَا تُقْبِلُ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَتُدْبِرُ بِثَمَانٍ فَسَمِعَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَوْلَهُ فَقَالَ لَا يَدْخُلَنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ عَلَيْكُمْ  

أَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ وَمُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ مِنْ أَوْجُهٍ عَنْ هِشَامٍ
bayhaqi:16982Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū Bakr b. Isḥāq al-Faqīh > Bishr b. Mūsá > al-Ḥumaydī > Sufyān > Hishām b. ʿUrwah from his father > Zaynab b. Abū Salamah > Ummihā Um Salamah

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad entered upon me and I had a eunuch with me. He heard him say to Abdullah ibn Abi Umayyah, "O Abdullah, what if Allah grants victory over Ta'if tomorrow? Then you should take the daughter of Ghaylan, as she accepts with four and conceives with eight." The Prophet ﷺ said, "These [eunuchs] should not enter upon you." Sufyan said, "Ibn Abi Najeeh said, and his name is Hiyat."  

البيهقي:١٦٩٨٢وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أنبأ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْفَقِيهُ أنبأ بِشْرُ بْنُ مُوسَى ثنا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ ثنا سُفْيَانُ ثنا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أُمِّهَا أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ

دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَعِنْدِي مُخَنَّثٌ فَسَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ لِعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ يَا عَبْدَ اللهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ فَتَحَ اللهُ عَلَيْكُمُ الطَّائِفَ غَدًا فَعَلَيْكَ بِابْنَةِ غَيْلَانَ فَإِنَّهَا تُقْبِلُ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَتُدْبِرُ بِثَمَانٍ قَالَتْ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لَا يَدْخُلَنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ عَلَيْكُمْ قَالَ سُفْيَانُ قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي نَجِيحٍ وَاسْمُهُ هِيتٌ  

رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنِ الْحُمَيْدِيِّ