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Sunan Abu Dawud — Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)

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حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مَالِكٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ ابْنِ مُحَيْرِيزٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ دَخَلْتُ الْمَسْجِدَ فَرَأَيْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْعَزْلِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ:‏‏‏‏ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزْوَةِ بَنِي الْمُصْطَلِقِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَصَبْنَا سَبْيًا مِنْ سَبْيِ الْعَرَبِ فَاشْتَهَيْنَا النِّسَاءَ وَاشْتَدَّتْ عَلَيْنَا الْعُزْبَةُ وَأَحْبَبْنَا الْفِدَاءَ فَأَرَدْنَا أَنْ نَعْزِلَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ قُلْنَا:‏‏‏‏ نَعْزِلُ وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِنَا قَبْلَ أَنْ نَسْأَلَهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَسَأَلْنَاهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ مَا عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ لَا تَفْعَلُوا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏مَا مِنْ نَسَمَةٍ كَائِنَةٍ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَّا وَهِيَ كَائِنَةٌ .

“I entered the mosque and saw Abu Saeed Al Khudri رضی اللہ عنہ . I sat with him and asked about withdrawing the penis (while having intercourse). Abu Saeed said We went out with the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم on the expedition to Banu Al Mustaliq and took some Arab women captive and we desired the women for we were suffering from the absence of our wives and we wanted ransom, so we intended to withdraw the penis (while having intercourse with the slave women). But we asked ourselves “can we draw the penis when the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم is among us before asking him about it? So we asked him about it. He said “it does not matter if you do not do it, for very soul that is to be born up to the Day of Resurrection will be born. ”

— Muhairiz said

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ دُكَيْنٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ جَابِرٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ الْأَنْصَارِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ لِي جَارِيَةً أَطُوفُ عَلَيْهَا وَأَنَا أَكْرَهُ أَنْ تَحْمِلَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ اعْزِلْ عَنْهَا إِنْ شِئْتَ فَإِنَّهُ سَيَأْتِيهَا مَا قُدِّرَ لَهَا ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَلَبِثَ الرَّجُلُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ أَتَاهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّ الْجَارِيَةَ قَدْ حَمَلَتْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قَدْ أَخْبَرْتُكَ أَنَّهُ سَيَأْتِيهَا مَا قُدِّرَ لَهَا .

“A man from the Ansar came to the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم and said “I have a slave girl and I have intercourse with her. But I dislike her to conceive. He replied “Withdraw your penis from her if you wish for what is decreed for her will come to her. ” After a time the man came to him and said “The girl has become pregnant”. He said “I told you that what was decreed for her would come to her. ”

— Jabir رضی اللہ عنہ said

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا الْجُرَيْرِيُّ. ح وحَدَّثَنَا مُؤَمَّلٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيل. ح وحَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏حَدَّثَنِي شَيْخٌ مِنْ طُفَاوَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ تَثَوَّيْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَمْ أَرَ رَجُلًا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَشَدَّ تَشْمِيرًا وَلَا أَقْوَمَ عَلَى ضَيْفٍ مِنْهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَبَيْنَمَا أَنَا عِنْدَهُ يَوْمًا وَهُوَ عَلَى سَرِيرٍ لَهُ وَمَعَهُ كِيسٌ فِيهِ حَصًى أَوْ نَوًى وَأَسْفَلَ مِنْهُ جَارِيَةٌ لَهُ سَوْدَاءُ وَهُوَ يُسَبِّحُ بِهَا حَتَّى إِذَا أَنْفَدَ مَا فِي الْكِيسِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَلْقَاهُ إِلَيْهَا فَجَمَعَتْهُ فَأَعَادَتْهُ فِي الْكِيسِ فَدَفَعَتْهُ إِلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَلَا أُحَدِّثُكَ عَنِّي وَعَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ قُلْتُ:‏‏‏‏ بَلَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ بَيْنَا أَنَا أُوعَكُ فِي الْمَسْجِدِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِذْ جَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى دَخَلَ الْمَسْجِدَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ مَنْ أَحَسَّ الْفَتَى الدَّوْسِيَّ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏هُوَ ذَا يُوعَكُ فِي جَانِبِ الْمَسْجِدِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَقْبَلَ يَمْشِي حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَيَّ فَوَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَيَّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ لِي:‏‏‏‏ مَعْرُوفًا ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَنَهَضْتُ فَانْطَلَقَ يَمْشِي حَتَّى أَتَى مَقَامَهُ الَّذِي يُصَلِّي فِيهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَمَعَهُ صَفَّانِ مِنْ رِجَالٍ وَصَفٌّ مِنْ نِسَاءٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَوْ صَفَّانِ مِنْ نِسَاءٍ وَصَفٌّ مِنْ رِجَالٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنْ أَنْسَانِي الشَّيْطَانُ شَيْئًا مِنْ صَلَاتِي فَلْيُسَبِّحْ الْقَوْمُ وَلْيُصَفِّقْ النِّسَاءُ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَصَلَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَمْ يَنْسَ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ شَيْئًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ مَجَالِسَكُمْ مَجَالِسَكُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏زَادَ مُوسَى هَا هُنَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ حَمِدَ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَمَّا بَعْدُ ثُمَّ اتَّفَقُوا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏ثُمَّ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ هَلْ مِنْكُمُ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا أَتَى أَهْلَهُ فَأَغْلَقَ عَلَيْهِ بَابَهُ وَأَلْقَى عَلَيْهِ سِتْرَهُ وَاسْتَتَرَ بِسِتْرِ اللَّهِ ؟ قَالُوا:‏‏‏‏ نَعَمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَيَقُولُ:‏‏‏‏ فَعَلْتُ كَذَا فَعَلْتُ كَذَا ؟ قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَسَكَتُوا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ فَأَقْبَلَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ هَلْ مِنْكُنَّ مَنْ تُحَدِّثُ ؟ فَسَكَتْنَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَجَثَتْ فَتَاةٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏قَالَ مُؤَمَّلٌ فِي حَدِيثِهِ:‏‏‏‏ فَتَاةٌ كَعَابٌ عَلَى إِحْدَى رُكْبَتَيْهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَتَطَاوَلَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِيَرَاهَا وَيَسْمَعَ كَلَامَهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَتْ:‏‏‏‏ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏إِنَّهُمْ لَيَتَحَدَّثُونَ وَإِنَّهُنَّ لَيَتَحَدَّثْنَهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مَا مَثَلُ ذَلِكَ ؟ فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ ذَلِكَ مَثَلُ شَيْطَانَةٍ لَقِيَتْ شَيْطَانًا فِي السِّكَّةِ فَقَضَى مِنْهَا حَاجَتَهُ وَالنَّاسُ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَلَا وَإِنَّ طِيبَ الرِّجَالِ مَا ظَهَرَ رِيحُهُ وَلَمْ يَظْهَرْ لَوْنُهُ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَلَا إِنَّ طِيبَ النِّسَاءِ مَا ظَهَرَ لَوْنُهُ وَلَمْ يَظْهَرْ رِيحُهُ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد:‏‏‏‏ وَمِنْ هَا هُنَا حَفِظْتُهُ عَنْ مُؤَمَّلٍ وَ مُوسَى، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَلَا لَا يُفْضِيَنَّ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَجُلٍ وَلَا امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ إِلَّا إِلَى وَلَدٍ أَوْ وَالِدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَذَكَرَ ثَالِثَةً فَأُنْسِيتُهَا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَهُوَ فِي حَدِيثِ مُسَدَّدٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَكِنِّي لَمْ أُتْقِنْهُ كَمَا أُحِبُّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وقَالَ مُوسَى:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الْجُرَيْرِيِّ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏عَنْ الطُّفَاوِيِّ.

An old man of Tufawah said to me: I was a guest of Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ عنہ at Madina. I did not find any one of the companions of the Prophet صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم more devoted to worship and more hospitable than Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ عنہ. One day I was with him when he was sitting on his bed. He had a purse which contained pebbles or kernels. A black slave-girl of his was sitting below. Counting them he was glorifying Allah. When the pebbles or the kernels in the purse were finished, she gathered them and put them again in the purse, and gave it to him. He said: Should I not tell you about me and about the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم? I said: Yes. He said: Once when I was laid up with fever in the mosque, the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم came and entered the mosque, and said: Who saw the youth of ad-Daws. He said this three times. A man said: Messenger of Allah, there he is, laid up with fever on one side of the mosque. He moved, walking forward till he reached me. He placed his hand on me. He had a kind talk with me, and I rose. He then began to walk till he reached the place where he used to offer his prayer. He paid his attention to the people. There were two rows of men and one row of women, or two rows of women and one row of men (the narrator is doubtful). He then said: If Satan makes me forget anything during the prayer, the men should glorify Allah, and the women should clap their hands. The Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم then prayed and he did not forget anything during the prayer. He said: Be seated in your places, be seated in your places. The narrator, Musa, added the word here . He then praised Allah and exalted Him, and said: Now to our topic. The agreed version begins: He then said: Is there any man among you who approaches his wife, closes the door, covers himself with a curtain, and he is concealed with the curtain of Allah? They replied: Yes. He said: later he sits and says: I did so-and-so; I did so-and-so. The people kept silence. He then turned to the women and said (to them): Is there any woman among you who narrates it? They kept silence. Then a girl fell on one of her knees. The narrator, Mu'ammil, said in his version: a buxom girl. She raised her head before the Messenger of Allah صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم so that he could see her and listen to her. She said: Messenger of Allah, they (the men) describe the secrets (of intercourse) and they (the women) also describe the secrets (of intercourse) to the people. He said: Do you know what the similitude is? He said: The likeness of this act is the likeness of a female Satan who meets the male Satan on the roadside; he fulfils his desire with her while the people are looking at him. Beware! The perfume of men is that whose smell becomes visible and its colour does not appear. Beware! The perfume of women is that whose colour becomes visible and whose smell is not obvious. Abu Dawud said: From here I remembered this tradition from Mu'ammil and Musa: Beware! No man should lie with another man, no woman should lie with another woman except with one's child or father. He also mentioned a third which I have forgotten. This has been mentioned in the version of Musaddad, but I do not remember it as precisely as I like. The narrator, Musa, said: Hammad narrated this tradition from al-Jarir from Abu Nadrah from at-Tufawi.

— Narrated Abu Hurairah رضی اللہ عنہ : Abu Nadrah reported

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ ، عَنْ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، عَنْ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ ، أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ عِنْدَ ابْنِ جَحْشٍ فَهَلَكَ عَنْهَا وَكَانَ فِيمَنْ هَاجَرَ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْحَبَشَةِ ، فَزَوَّجَهَا النَّجَاشِيُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَهِيَ عِنْدَهُمْ " .

She was the wife of Ibn Jahsh, but he died, He was among those who migrated to Abyssinia. Negus then married her to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.

— Ibn Az-Zubayr reported on the authority of Umm Habibah رضی اللہ عنہا