from his father, from his grandfather, who said "There was a man named Marthad bin Abi Marthad, and he was a man who would carry captives from Makkah to Al-Madinah." He said: "And there was a prostitute woman in Makkah called 'Anaq, who was a friend of his. He had promised a man from the captives of Makkah that he would transport him, and he said: 'So I came until I reached one of the walls of Makkah on a moon-lit night.' He said "'Anaq came along and she saw the darkness of my shadow next to the wall. When she reached me she recognized me and said: "Marthad?" So I replied: "(Yes it is) Marthad." She said: "Welcome, come and spend the night with us." I said: "O 'Anaq! Allah has made illicit sexual relations unlawful." So she said: "O people of the tents! That is the man who takes your captives away!" He said: "Eight people followed me, and I went through the passes of Al-Khandamah. I stopped at a cave and entered it. They came until they stood over my head, and they began urinating, their urine falling on my head. Yet Allah made them unable to see me. He said: 'Then I went back. I returned to my companion to transport him - and he was a heavy man - until I reached Al-Idhkir. There I removed his shackles to make him easier to carry, since he was exhausting me, until I arrived at Al-Madinah. I went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I said "O Messenger of Allah! May I marry 'Anaq? [I said this, two times] but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was silent, and he did not reply to me at all until (the following) was revealed: The Zani marries not but a Zaniyah or a Mushrikah; and the Zaniyah, none marries her except a Zani or a Mushrik (24:3). So do not marry her.'"

يُقَالُ لَهَا عَنَاقُ وَكَانَتْ صَدِيقَةً لَهُ وَإِنَّهُ كَانَ وَعَدَ رَجُلاً مِنْ أُسَارَى مَكَّةَ يَحْمِلُهُ قَالَ فَجِئْتُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى ظِلِّ حَائِطٍ مِنْ حَوَائِطِ مَكَّةَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُقْمِرَةٍ قَالَ فَجَاءَتْ عَنَاقُ فَأَبْصَرَتْ سَوَادَ ظِلِّي بِجَنْبِ الْحَائِطِ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَتْ إِلَىَّ عَرَفَتْهُ فَقَالَتْ مَرْثَدُ فَقُلْتُ مَرْثَدُ فَقَالَتْ مَرْحَبًا وَأَهْلاً هَلُمَّ فَبِتْ عِنْدَنَا اللَّيْلَةَ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا عَنَاقُ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ الزِّنَا قَالَتْ يَا أَهْلَ الْخِيَامِ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ يَحْمِلُ أَسْرَاكُمْ قَالَ فَتَبِعَنِي ثَمَانِيَةٌ وَسَلَكْتُ الْخَنْدَمَةَ فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى كَهْفٍ أَوْ غَارٍ فَدَخَلْتُ فَجَاءُوا حَتَّى قَامُوا عَلَى رَأْسِي فَبَالُوا فَطَلَّ بَوْلُهُمْ عَلَى رَأْسِي وَأَعْمَاهُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِّي قَالَ ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا وَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى صَاحِبِي فَحَمَلْتُهُ وَكَانَ رَجُلاً ثَقِيلاً حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى الإِذْخِرِ فَفَكَكْتُ عَنْهُ كَبْلَهُ فَجَعَلْتُ أَحْمِلُهُ وَيُعِينُنِي حَتَّى قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْكِحُ عَنَاقًا مَرَّتَيْنِ فَأَمْسَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ وَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَىَّ شَيْئًا حَتَّى نَزَلَتِ (الزَّانِي لاَ يَنْكِحُ إِلاَّ زَانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً وَالزَّانِيَةُ لاَ يَنْكِحُهَا إِلاَّ زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ وَحُرِّمَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ) فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَا مَرْثَدُ الزَّانِي لاَ يَنْكِحُ إِلاَّ زَانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً وَالزَّانِيَةُ لاَ يَنْكِحُهَا إِلاَّ زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ فَلاَ تَنْكِحْهَا

It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, from his grandfather, that Marthad bin Abi Marthad Al-Ghanawi --a strong man who used to take the prisoners from Makkah to Al-Madinah-- said: "I arranged with a man to bring him (from Makkah to Al-Madinah). There was a prostitute in Makkah who was called 'Anaq, and she was his friend. She came out and saw my shadow on the wall, and said: 'Who is this? Marthad? Welcome, O Marthad, come tonight and stay at our place.' I said: 'O 'Anaq, the Messenger of Allah has forbidden adultery.' She said: 'O people of the tents, this porcupine is the one who is taking your prisoners from Makkah to Al-Madinah!' I headed toward (the mountain of) Al-Khandamah, and eight men came after me. They came and stood over my head, and they urinated, and their urine reached me, but Allah caused them not to see me. Then I went to my companion (the prisoner) and brought him to Al-Arak, where I undid his fetters. Then I came to the Messenger of Allah and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, shall I marry 'Anaq?' He remained silent and did not answer me, then the following was revealed: 'And the adulteress-fornicator, none marries her except an adulterer-fornicator or an idolater.' He called me and recited them to me and said: 'Do not marry her.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3228)

مَنْ هَذَا مَرْثَدٌ مَرْحَبًا وَأَهْلًا يَا مَرْثَدُ انْطَلِقِ اللَّيْلَةَ فَبِتْ عِنْدَنَا فِي الرَّحْلِ فَقُلْتُ «يَا عَنَاقُ إِنَّ اللهَ قَدْ حَرَّمَ الزِّنَا» فَقَالَتْ يَا أَهْلَ الْخِيَامِ هَذَا الدُّلْدُلُ هَذَا الَّذِي يَحْمِلُ أَسْرَاكُمْ مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَسَلَكْتُ الْخَنْدَمَةَ فَطَلَبَنِي ثَمَانِيَةٌ فَجَاءُوا حَتَّى قَامُوا عَلَى رَأْسِي فَبَالُوا فَطَلَّ بَوْلُهُمْ عَلَيَّ وَأَعْمَاهُمُ اللهُ عَنِّي فَجِئْتُ إِلَى صَاحِبِي فَحَمَلْتُهُ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْتُ بِهِ إِلَى الْأَرَاكِ فَكَكْتُ عَنْهُ كَبْلَهُ فَجِئْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنْكِحُ عَنَاقَ؟ فَسَكَتَ عَنِّي فَنَزَلَتْ {الزَّانِيَةُ لَا يَنْكِحُهَا إِلَّا زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ} [النور 3] فَدَعَانِي وَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيَّ وَقَالَ لَا تَنْكِحْهَا

[AI] There was a man called Marthad bin Abi Marthad, and he used to carry captives from Makkah until he brought them to Madinah. He said: In Makkah there was a prostitute called Anaq, and she had been his companion, and he had promised a man that he would carry him out from the captives of Makkah. He said: So I came until I reached the shade of a wall among the walls of Makkah on a moonlit night. He said: Then Anaq came and saw the dark outline of my shadow beside the wall. When she reached me, she recognized me and said, "Marthad?" I said, "Marthad." She said, "Would you like to spend the night with us tonight?" I said, "O Anaq, Allah has forbidden fornication." She said, "O people of the tents, this is the man who carries away your captives." So eight men followed me, and I took the path of al-Khandamah until I came to a cave, and I entered it. They came until they passed right over my head and urinated, and their urine fell on my head, but Allah blinded them until they went back. Then I returned to my companion and carried him, and he was a heavy man, until I reached al-Idhkhir. I removed his shackles, then I began carrying him, and he exhausted me, until I arrived in Madinah. Then I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "O Messenger of Allah, may I marry Anaq?" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ remained silent and did not answer me at all until this surah was revealed, which is His saying: "The fornicator does not marry except a fornicatress or an idolatress, and the fornicatress is not married except by a fornicator or an idolater, and that has been forbidden to the believers" [al-Nur 3]. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "O Marthad, the fornicator does not marry except a fornicatress or an idolatress, and the fornicatress is not married except by a fornicator or an idolater."

كَانَ رَجُلٌ يُقَالُ لَهُ مَرْثَدُ بْنُ أَبِي مَرْثَدٍ، وَكَانَ رَجُلًا يَحْمِلُ الْأَسْرَى مِنْ مَكَّةَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ بِهِمُ الْمَدِينَةَ. قَالَ: وَكَانَ بِمَكَّةَ بَغِيٌّ يُقَالُ لَهَا عَنَاقٌ، وَكَانَتْ صَدِيقَتَهُ، وَأَنَّهُ وَعَدَ رَجُلًا يَحْمِلُهُ مِنْ أَسْرَى مَكَّةَ. قَالَ: فَجِئْتُ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى ظِلِّ حَائِطٍ مِنْ حَوَائِطِ مَكَّةَ فِي لَيْلَةٍ مُقْمِرَةٍ. قَالَ: فَجَاءَتْ عَنَاقٌ، فَأَبْصَرَتْ سَوَادَ ظِلِّي بِجَنْبِ الْحَائِطِ، فَلَمَّا انْتَهَتْ إِلَيَّ عَرَفَتْ، قَالَتْ: مَرْثَدٌ؟ قُلْتُ: مَرْثَدٌ. قَالَتْ: هَلْ لَكَ أَنْ تَبِيتَ عِنْدَنَا اللَّيْلَةَ؟ قُلْتُ: يَا عَنَاقُ، قَدْ حَرَّمَ اللهُ الزِّنَا. قَالَتْ: يَا أَهْلَ الْخِيَامِ، هَذَا الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي يَحْمِلُ أَسْرَاكُمْ. فَاتَّبِعْنِي ثَمَانِيَةٌ، وَسَلَكْتُ الْخَنْدَمَةَ، فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى كَهْفٍ أَوْ غَارٍ فَدَخَلْتُهُ. فَجَاءُوا حَتَّى جَازُوا عَلَى رَأْسِي، فَبَالُوا، فَظَلَّ بَوْلُهُمْ عَلَى رَأْسِي، وَأَعْمَاهُمُ اللهُ حَتَّى رَجَعُوا. وَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى صَاحِبِي، وَحَمَلْتُهُ، وَكَانَ رَجُلًا ثَقِيلًا، حَتَّى انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى الْإِذْخِرِ، فَفَكَكْتُ عَنْهُ كَبْلَهُ، فَجَعَلْتُ أَحْمِلُهُ وَيُعْيِينِي حَتَّى قَدِمْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ. فَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ، أَنْكِحُ عَنَاقًا؟ فَأَمْسَكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيَّ شَيْئًا حَتَّى نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ السُّورَةُ، وَهِيَ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿الزَّانِي لَا يَنْكِحُ إِلَّا زَانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً وَالزَّانِيَةُ لَا يَنْكِحُهَا إِلَّا زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ وَحُرِّمَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ﴾ [النور 3]. فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ: «يَا مَرْثَدُ، الزَّانِي لَا يَنْكِحُ إِلَّا زَانِيَةً أَوْ مُشْرِكَةً، وَالزَّانِيَةُ لَا يَنْكِحُهَا إِلَّا زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ».