Sahih Al-Bukhari: Chapter 67

A group of three men came to the houses of the wives of the Prophet (PbUH) asking how the Prophet (PbUH)
worshipped (Allah), and when they were informed about that, they considered their worship
insufficient and said, "Where are we from the Prophet (PbUH) as his past and future sins have been forgiven."
Then one of them said, "I will offer the prayer throughout the night forever." The other said, "I will
fast throughout the year and will not break my fast." The third said, "I will keep away from the
women and will not marry forever." Allah's Messenger (PbUH) came to them and said, "Are you the same people
who said so-and-so? By Allah, I am more submissive to Allah and more afraid of Him than you; yet I
fast and break my fast, I do sleep and I also marry women. So he who does not follow my tradition in
religion, is not from me (not one of my followers).

that he asked `Aisha about the Statement of Allah: 'If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly
with the orphan girls, then marry (other) women of your choice, two or three or four; but if you fear
that you shall not be able to deal justly (with them), then only one, or (the captives) that your right
hands possess. That will be nearer to prevent you from doing injustice.' (4.3) `Aisha said, "O my
nephew! (This Verse has been revealed in connection with) an orphan girl under the guardianship of
her guardian who is attracted by her wealth and beauty and intends to marry her with a Mahr less than
what other women of her standard deserve. So they (such guardians) have been forbidden to marry
them unless they do justice to them and give them their full Mahr, and they are ordered to marry other
women instead of them."

While I was with `Abdullah, `Uthman met him at Mina and said, "O Abu `Abdur-Rahman ! I have
something to say to you." So both of them went aside and `Uthman said, "O Abu `Abdur-Rah. man!
Shall we marry you to a virgin who will make you remember your past days?" When `Abdullah felt
that he was not in need of that, he beckoned me (to join him) saying, "O 'Alqama!" Then I heard him
saying (in reply to `Uthman), "As you have said that, (I tell you that) the Prophet (PbUH) once said to us, 'O
young people! Whoever among you is able to marry, should marry, and whoever is not able to marry,
is recommended to fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power.

We were with the Prophet (PbUH) while we were young and had no wealth whatever. So Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said,
"O young people! Whoever among you can marry, should marry, because it helps him lower his gaze
and guard his modesty (i.e. his private parts from committing illegal sexual intercourse etc.), and
whoever is not able to marry, should fast, as fasting diminishes his sexual power."

We presented ourselves along with Ibn `Abbas at the funeral procession of Maimuna at a place called
Sarif. Ibn `Abbas said, "This is the wife of the Prophet (PbUH) so when you lift her bier, do not Jerk it or
shake it much, but walk smoothly because the Prophet (PbUH) had nine wives and he used to observe the
night turns with eight of them, and for one of them there was no night turn."

The Prophet (PbUH) used to go round (have sexual relations with) all his wives in one night, and he had nine wives.

Ibn `Abbas asked me, "Are you married?" I replied, "No." He said, "Marry, for the best person of this
(Muslim) nation (i.e., Muhammad) of all other Muslims, had the largest number of wives."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "The rewards (of deeds) are according to the intention, and everybody will get the
reward for what he has intended. So whoever emigrated for Allah's and His Apostle's sake, his
emigration was for Allah and His Apostle; and whoever emigrated for worldly benefits, or to marry a
woman, then his emigration was for the thing for what he emigrated for." (1)

We used to fight in the holy battles in the company of the Prophet (PbUH) and we had no wives with us. So
we said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Shall we get castrated?" The Prophet (PbUH) forbade us to do so.

`Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf came (from Mecca to Medina) and the Prophet (PbUH) made a bond of brotherhood
between him and Sa`d bin Ar-Rabi` Al-Ansari. Al-Ansari had two wives, so he suggested that `Abdur-
Rahman take half, his wives and property. `Abdur-Rahman replied, "May Allah bless you with your
wives and property. Kindly show me the market." So `Abdur-Rahman went to the market and gained
(in bargains) some dried yoghurt and some butter. After a few days the Prophet (PbUH) saw `Abdur-Rahman
with some yellow stains on his clothes and asked him, "What is that, O `Abdur-Rahman?" He replied,
"I had married an Ansari woman." The Prophet (PbUH) asked, "How much Mahr did you give her?" He
replied, "The weight of one (date) stone of gold." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Offer a banquet, even with one
sheep."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) forbade `Uthman bin Maz'un to abstain from marrying (and other pleasures) and if he
had allowed him, we would have gotten ourselves castrated.

The Prophet (PbUH) prevented `Uthman bin Mazun from that (not marrying), and had he allowed him, we
would have got ourselves castrated.

We used to participate in the holy battles led by Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and
we had nothing (no wives) with us. So we said, "Shall we get ourselves
castrated?" He forbade us that and then allowed us to marry women with
a temporary contract (2) and recited to us: -- 'O you who believe !
Make not unlawful the good things which Allah has made lawful for you,
but commit no transgression.' (5.87)

I said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! I am a young man and I am afraid that I
may commit illegal sexual intercourse and I cannot afford to marry."
He kept silent, and then repeated my question once again, but he kept
silent. I said the same (for the third time) and he remained silent.
Then repeated my question (for the fourth time), and only then the
Prophet said, "O Abu Huraira! The pen has dried after writing what you
are going to confront. So (it does not matter whether you) get
yourself castrated or not."

I said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Suppose you landed in a valley where there is a tree of which something
has been eaten and then you found trees of which nothing has been eaten, of which tree would you let
your camel graze?" He said, "(I will let my camel graze) of the one of which nothing has been eaten
before." (The sub-narrator added: `Aisha meant that Allah's Messenger (PbUH) had not married a virgin besides
herself .)

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said (to me), "You have been shown to me twice in (my) dreams. A man was carrying
you in a silken cloth and said to me, 'This is your wife.' I uncovered it; and behold, it was you. I said
to myself, 'If this dream is from Allah, He will cause it to come true.' "

While we were returning from a Ghazwa (Holy Battle) with the Prophet, I started driving my camel
fast, as it was a lazy camel A rider came behind me and pricked my camel with a spear he had with
him, and then my camel started running as fast as the best camel you may see. Behold! The rider was
the Prophet (PbUH) himself. He said, 'What makes you in such a hurry?" I replied, I am newly married " He
said, "Did you marry a virgin or a matron? I replied, "A matron." He said, "Why didn't you marry a
young girl so that you may play with her and she with you?" When we were about to enter (Medina),
the Prophet (PbUH) said, "Wait so that you may enter (Medina) at night so that the lady of unkempt hair may
comb her hair and the one whose husband has been absent may shave her pubic region.

When I got married, Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said to me, "What type of lady have you married?" I replied, "I
have married a matron' He said, "Why, don't you have a liking for the virgins and for fondling them?"
Jabir also said: Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Why didn't you marry a young girl so that you might play with
her and she with you?'

The Prophet (PbUH) asked Abu Bakr for `Aisha's hand in marriage. Abu Bakr said "But I am your brother."
The Prophet (PbUH) said, "You are my brother in Allah's religion and His Book, but she (Aisha) is lawful for
me to marry."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "The best women are the riders of the camels and the righteous among the women
of Quraish. They are the kindest women to their children in their childhood and the more careful
women of the property of their husbands."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, any man who has a slave girl whom he educates properly, teaches good manners,
manumits and marries her, will get a double reward And if any man of the people of the Scriptures
believes in his own prophet and then believes in me too, he will (also) get a double reward And any
slave who fulfills his duty to his master and to his Lord, will (also) get a double reward."

The Prophet (PbUH) said: Abraham did not tell lies except three. (One of them was) when Abraham passed by
a tyrant and (his wife) Sara was accompanying him (Abu Huraira then mentioned the whole narration
and said:) (The tyrant) gave her Hajar. Sara said, "Allah saved me from the hands of the Kafir (i.e.
infidel) and gave me Hajar to serve me." (Abu Huraira added:) That (Hajar) is your mother, O Banu
Ma'-As-Sama' (i.e., the Arabs).

The Prophet (PbUH) stayed for three days between Khaibar and Medina, and there he consummated his
marriage to Safiyya bint Huyai. I invited the Muslims to the wedding banquet in which neither meat
nor bread was offered. He ordered for leather dining-sheets to be spread, and dates, dried yoghurt and
butter were laid on it, and that was the Prophet's wedding banquet. The Muslims wondered, "Is she
(Saffiyya) considered as his wife or his slave girl?" Then they said, "If he orders her to veil herself,
she will be one of the mothers of the Believers; but if he does not order her to veil herself, she will be
a slave girl. So when the Prophet (PbUH) proceeded from there, he spared her a space behind him (on his shecamel)
and put a screening veil between her and the people.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) manumitted Safiyya and regarded her manumission as her Mahr.

A woman came to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! I have come to give you myself in
marriage (without Mahr)." Allah's Messenger (PbUH) looked at her. He looked at her carefully and fixed his
glance on her and then lowered his head. When the lady saw that he did not say anything, she sat
down. A man from his companions got up and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! If you are not in need of her,
then marry her to me." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Have you got anything to offer?" The man said, "No, by
Allah, O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)!" The Prophet (PbUH) said (to him), "Go to your family and see if you have
something." The man went and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, I have not found anything." Allah's
Apostle said, "(Go again) and look for something, even if it is an iron ring." He went again and
returned, saying, "No, by Allah, O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! I could not find even an iron ring, but this is my
Izar (waist sheet)." He had no rida. He added, "I give half of it to her." Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "What
will she do with your Izar? If you wear it, she will be naked, and if she wears it, you will be naked."
So that man sat down for a long while and then got up (to depart). When Allah's Messenger (PbUH) saw him
going, he ordered that he be called back. When he came, the Prophet (PbUH) said, "How much of the Qur'an
do you know?" He said, "I know such Sura and such Sura," counting them. The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Do you
know them by heart?" He replied, "Yes." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Go, I marry her to you for that much of
the Qur'an which you have."

Abu Hudhaifa bin `Utba bin Rabi`a bin `Abdi Shams who had witnessed the battle of Badr along with
the Prophet (PbUH) adopted Salim as his son, to whom he married his niece, Hind bint Al-Walid bin `Utba bin
Rabi`a; and Salim was the freed slave of an Ansar woman, just as the Prophet (PbUH) had adopted Zaid as his
son. It was the custom in the Pre-lslamic Period that if somebody adopted a boy, the people would call
him the son of the adoptive father and he would be the latter's heir. But when Allah revealed the
Divine Verses: 'Call them by (the names of) their fathers . . . your freed-slaves,' (33.5) the adopted
persons were called by their fathers' names. The one whose father was not known, would be regarded
as a Maula and your brother in religion. Later on Sahla bint Suhail bin `Amr Al-Quraishi Al-`Amiri--
and she was the wife of Abu- Hudhaifa bin `Utba--came to the Prophet (PbUH) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)!
We used to consider Salim as our (adopted) son, and now Allah has revealed what you know
(regarding adopted sons)." The sub-narrator then mentioned the rest of the narration.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) entered upon Dubaa bint Az-Zubair and said to her, "Do you have a desire to perform
the Hajj?" She replied, "By Allah, I feel sick." He said to her, "Intend to perform Hajj and stipulate
something by saying, 'O Allah, I will finish my Ihram at any place where You stop me (i.e. I am
unable to go further)." She was the wife of Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad.

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "A woman is married for four things, i.e., her wealth, her family status, her beauty
and her religion. So you should marry the religious woman (otherwise) you will be a losers.

A man passed by Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and Allah s Apostle asked (his companions) "What do you say about
this (man)?" They replied "If he asks for a lady's hand, he ought to be given her in marriage; and if he
intercedes (for someone) his intercessor should be accepted; and if he speaks, he should be listened
to." Allah's Messenger (PbUH) kept silent, and then a man from among the poor Muslims passed by, an Allah's
Apostle asked (them) "What do you say about this man?" They replied, "If he asks for a lady's hand in
marriage he does not deserve to be married, and he intercedes (for someone), his intercession should
not be accepted; And if he speaks, he should not be listened to.' Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "This poor man
is better than so many of the first as filling the earth.'

that he asked `Aisha regarding the Verse: 'If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the
orphans (4.3) She said, "O my nephew! This Verse refers to the orphan girl who is under the
guardianship of her guardian who likes her beauty and wealth and wishes to (marry her and) curtails
her Mahr. Such guardians have been forbidden to marry them unless they do justice by giving them
their full Mahr, and they have been ordered to marry other than them. The people asked for the verdict
of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) after that, so Allah revealed: 'They ask your instruction concerning the women . . .
whom you desire to marry.' (4.127) So Allah revealed to them that if the orphan girl had beauty and
wealth, they desired to marry her and for her family status. They can only marry them if they give
them their full Mahr. And if they had no desire to marry them because of their lack of wealth and
beauty, they would leave them and marry other women. So, as they used to leave them, when they had
no interest, in them, they were forbidden to marry them when they had such interest, unless they
treated them justly and gave them their full Mahr Apostle said, 'If at all there is evil omen, it is in the
horse, the woman and the house." a lady is to be warded off. And the Statement of Allah: 'Truly,
among your wives and your children, there are enemies for you (i.e may stop you from the obedience
of Allah)' (64.14)

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Evil omen is in the women, the house and the horse.'

Evil omen was mentioned before the Prophet: The Prophet (PbUH) said, "If there is evil omen in anything, it is
in the house, the woman and the horse."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "If at all there is bad omen, it is in the horse, the woman, and the house."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "After me I have not left any trial more severe to men than women."

Three principles were established because of Barira: (i) When Banra was manumitted she was given
the option (to remain with her slave husband or not). (ii) Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said "The Wala of the slave)
is for the one who manumits (the slave). (iii) When Allah's Messenger (PbUH) entered (the house), he saw a
cooking pot on the fire but he was given bread and meat soup from the soup of the home. The Prophet (PbUH)
said, "Didn't I see the cooking pot (on the fire)?" It was said, "That is the meat given in charity to
Barira, and you do not eat the (things given in) charity." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "It is an object of charity
for Barira, and it is a present for us."

(regarding) the Verse: 'And if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphans...'
(4.3) It is about the orphan girl who is in the custody of a man who is her guardian, and he intends to
marry her because of her wealth, but he treats her badly and does not manage her property fairly and
honestly. Such a man should marry women of his liking other than her, two or three or four.
'Prohibited to you (for marriage) are: ...your foster-mothers (who suckled you).' (4.23) Marriage is
prohibited between persons having a foster suckling relationship corresponding to a blood relationship
which renders marriage unlawful.

(the wife of the Prophet) that while Allah's Messenger (PbUH) was with her, she heard a voice of a man asking
permission to enter the house of Hafsa. `Aisha added: I said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! This man is asking
permission to enter your house." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "I think he is so-and-so," naming the foster-uncle
of Hafsa. `Aisha said, "If so-and-so," naming her foster uncle, "were living, could he enter upon me?"
The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Yes, for foster suckling relations make all those things unlawful which are
unlawful through corresponding birth (blood) relations."

It was said to the Prophet, "Won't you marry the daughter of Hamza?" He said, "She is my foster niece
(brother's daughter). "

(daughter of Abu Sufyan) I said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Marry my sister. the daughter of Abu Sufyan."
The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Do you like that?" I replied, "Yes, for even now I am not your only wife and I like
that my sister should share the good with me." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "But that is not lawful for me." I
said, We have heard that you want to marry the daughter of Abu Salama." He said, "(You mean) the
daughter of Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Even if she were not my step-daughter, she would
be unlawful for me to marry as she is my foster niece. I and Abu Salama were suckled by Thuwaiba.
So you should not present to me your daughters or your sisters (in marriage)."

Narrated 'Urwa:
Thuwaiba was the freed slave girl of Abu Lahb whom he had manumitted, and then she suckled the
Prophet. When Abu Lahb died, one of his relatives saw him in a dream in a very bad state and asked
him, "What have you encountered?" Abu Lahb said, "I have not found any rest since I left you, except
that I have been given water to drink in this (the space between his thumb and other fingers) and that
is because of my manumitting Thuwaiba."

that the Prophet (PbUH) entered upon her while a man was sitting with her. Signs of answer seemed to appear
on his face as if he disliked that. She said, "Here is my (foster) brother." He said, "Be sure as to who is
your foster brother, for foster suckling relationship is established only when milk is the only food of
the child."

that Aflah the brother of Abu Al-Qu'ais, her foster uncle, came, asking permission to enter upon her after the Verse of Al-Hijab (the use of veils by women) was revealed. `Aisha added: I did not allow him to enter, but when Allah's Messenger (PbUH) came, I told him what I had done, and he ordered me to give him permission.

I married a woman and then a black lady came to us and said, "I have suckled you both (you and your
wife)." So I came to the Prophet (PbUH) and said, "I married so-and-so and then a black lady came to us and
said to me, 'I have suckled both of you.' But I think she is a liar." The Prophet (PbUH) turned his face away
from me and I moved to face his face, and said, "She is a liar." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "How (can you keep
her as your wife) when that lady has said that she has suckled both of you? So abandon (i.e., divorce)
her (your wife).

"Forbidden for you (for marriages) are your mothers..." (4:23).

'Abdullah bin Ja'far married the daughter and wife of 'Ali at the same time (they were step-daughter and mother). Ibn Sirin said, "There is no harm in that." But Al-Hasan Al-Basri disapproved of it at first, but then said that there was no harm in it. Al-Hasan bin Al-Hasan bin 'Ali married two of his cousins in one night. Ja'far bin Zaid disapproved of that because of it would bring hatred (between the two cousins), but it is not unlawful, as Allah said, "Lawful to you are all others [beyond those (mentioned)]. (4:24).

Ibn 'Abbas said: "If somebody commits illegal sexual intercourse with his wife's sister, his wife does not become unlawful for him."

And narrated Abu Ja'far, "If a person commits homosexuality with a boy, then the mother of that boy is unlawful for him to marry."

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas, "If one commits illegal sexual intercourse with his mother in law, then his married relation to his wife does not become unlawful." Abu Nasr reported to have said that Ibn 'Abbas in the above case, regarded his marital relation to his wife unlawful, but Abu Nasr is not known well for hearing Hadith from Ibn 'Abbas.

Imran bin Hussain, Jabir b. Zaid, Al-Hasan and some other Iraqi's, are reported to have judged that his marital relations to his wife would be unlawful. In the above case Abu Hurairah said, "The marital relation to one's wife does not become unlawful except if one as had sexual intercourse (with her mother)." Ibn Al-Musaiyab, 'Urwa, and Az-Zuhri allows such person to keep his wife. 'Ali said, "His marital relations to his wife does not become unlawful."

I said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Do you like to have (my sister) the daughter of Abu Sufyan?" The Prophet (PbUH)
said, "What shall I do (with her)?" I said, "Marry her." He said, "Do you like that?" I said, "(Yes), for
even now I am not your only wife, so I like that my sister should share you with me." He said, "She is
not lawful for me (to marry)." I said, "We have heard that you want to marry." He said, "The daughter
of Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He said, "Even if she were not my stepdaughter, she should be
unlawful for me to marry, for Thuwaiba suckled me and her father (Abu Salama). So you should
neither present your daughters, nor your sisters, to me."

I said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Marry my sister, the daughter of Abu Sufyan." He said, "Do you like that?"
I said, "Yes, for even now I am not your only wife; and the most beloved person to share the good
with me is my sister." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "But that is not lawful for me (i.e., to be married to two
sisters at a time.)" I said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! By Allah, we have heard that you want to marry Durra,
the daughter of Abu Salama." He said, "You mean the daughter of Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He
said, "By Allah ! Even if she were not my stepdaughter, she would not be lawful for me to marry, for
she is my foster niece, for Thuwaiba has suckled me and Abu Salama; so you should neither present
your daughters, nor your sisters to me."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) forbade that a woman should be married to man along with her paternal or maternal
aunt.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "A woman and her paternal aunt should not be married to the same man; and
similarly, a woman and her maternal aunt should not be married to the same man."

The Prophet (PbUH) forbade that a woman should be married to a man along with her paternal aunt or with
her maternal aunt (at the same time). Az-Zuhri (the sub-narrator) said: There is a similar order for the
paternal aunt of the father of one's wife, for 'Urwa told me that `Aisha said, "What is unlawful because
of blood relations, is also unlawful because of the corresponding foster suckling relations."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) forbade Ash-Shighar, which means that somebody marries his daughter to somebody
else, and the latter marries his daughter to the former without paying Mahr.

Khaula bint Hakim was one of those ladies who presented themselves to the Prophet (PbUH) for marriage.
`Aisha said, "Doesn't a lady feel ashamed for presenting herself to a man?" But when the Verse: "(O
Muhammad) You may postpone (the turn of) any of them (your wives) that you please,' (33.51) was
revealed, " `Aisha said, 'O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! I do not see, but, that your Lord hurries in pleasing you.' "

The Prophet (PbUH) got married while he was in the state of Ihram.

I said to Ibn `Abbas, "During the battle of Khaibar the Prophet (PbUH) forbade (Nikah) Al-Mut'a and the
eating of donkey's meat."

I heard Ibn `Abbas (giving a verdict) when he was asked about the Mut'a with the women, and he
permitted it (Nikah-al-Mut'a). On that a freed slave of his said to him, "That is only when it is very
badly needed and women are scarce." On that, Ibn `Abbas said, "Yes."

While we were in an army, Allah's Messenger (PbUH) came to us and said, "You have been allowed to do the
Mut'a (marriage), so do it."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH)'s said, "If a man and a woman
agree (to marry temporarily), their marriage should last for three nights, and if they like to continue,
they can do so; and if they want to separate, they can do so." I do not know whether that was only for
us or for all the people in general. Abu `Abdullah (Al-Bukhari) said: `Ali made it clear that the
Prophet said, "The Mut'a marriage has been cancelled (made unlawful).

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 Allah's Messenger (PbUH), 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 (PbUH) so she presented herself
for marriage to him."

A woman presented herself to the Prophet (PbUH) (for marriage). A man said to him, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! (If
you are not in need of her) marry her to me." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "What have you got?" The man said,
"I have nothing." The Prophet (PbUH) said (to him), "Go and search for something) even if it were an iron
ring." The man went and returned saying, "No, I have not found anything, not even an iron ring; but
this is my (Izar) waist sheet, and half of it is for her." He had no Rida' (upper garment). The Prophet (PbUH)
said, "What will she do with your waist sheet? If you wear it, she will have nothing over her; and if
she wears it, you will have nothing over you." So the man sat down and when he had sat a long time,
he got up (to leave). When the Prophet (PbUH) saw him (leaving), he called him back, or the man was called
(for him), and he said to the man, "How much of the Qur'an do you know (by heart)?" The man
replied I know such Sura and such Sura (by heart)," naming the Suras The Prophet (PbUH) said, "I have
married her to you for what you know of the Qur'an ."

`Umar bin Al-Khattab said, "When Hafsa bint `Umar became a widow after the death of (her husband)
Khunais bin Hudhafa As-Sahmi who had been one of the companions of the Prophet, and he died at
Medina. I went to `Uthman bin `Affan and presented Hafsa (for marriage) to him. He said, "I will
think it over.' I waited for a few days, then he met me and said, 'It seems that it is not possible for me
to marry at present.' " `Umar further said, "I met Abu Bakr As-Siddique and said to him, 'If you wish,
I will marry my daughter Hafsa to you." Abu Bakr kept quiet and did not say anything to me in reply.
I became more angry with him than with `Uthman. I waited for a few days and then Allah's Messenger (PbUH)
asked for her hand, and I gave her in marriage to him. Afterwards I met Abu Bakr who said, 'Perhaps
you became angry with me when you presented Hafsa to me and I did not give you a reply?' I said,
'Yes.' Abu Bakr said, 'Nothing stopped me to respond to your offer except that I knew that Allah's
Apostle had mentioned her, and I never wanted to let out the secret of Allah's Messenger (PbUH). And if Allah's
Apostle had refused her, I would have accepted her.' "

Um Habiba said to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) "We have heard that you want to marry Durra bint Abu-Salama."
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Can she be married along with Um Salama (her mother)? Even if I have not
married Um Salama, she would not be lawful for me to marry, for her father is my foster brother."

"Hint your intention of marrying' is made by
saying (to the widow) for example: "I want to marry, and I wish that Allah will make a righteous lady
available for me.' " Al-Qasim said: One may say to the widow: 'I hold all respect for you, and I am
interested in you; Allah will bring you much good, or something similar 'Ata said: One should hint his
intention, and should not declare it openly. One may say: 'I have some need. Have good tidings. Praise
be to Allah; you are fit to remarry.' She (the widow) may say in reply: I am listening to what you say,'
but she should not make a promise. Her guardian should not make a promise (to somebody to get her
married to him) without her knowledge. But if, while still in the Iddat period, she makes a promise to
marry somebody, and he ultimately marries her, they are not to be separated by divorce (i.e., the
marriage is valid).

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said (to me), "You were shown to me in a dream. An angel brought you to me,
wrapped in a piece of silken cloth, and said to me, 'This is your wife.' I removed the piece of cloth
from your face, and there you were. I said to myself. 'If it is from Allah, then it will surely be.' "

A woman came to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! I have come to you to present myself
to you (for marriage)." Allah's Messenger (PbUH) glanced at her. He looked at her carefully and fixed his glance
on her and then lowered his head. When the lady saw that he did not say anything, she sat down. A
man from his companions got up and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! If you are not in need of her, then
marry her to me." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Have you got anything to offer." The man said, 'No, by Allah, O
Allah's Messenger (PbUH)!" The Prophet (PbUH) said (to him), "Go to your family and try to find something." So the
man went and returned, saying, "No, by Allah, O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! I have not found anything." The
Prophet said, "Go again and look for something, even if it were an iron ring." He went and returned,
saying, "No, by Allah, O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! I could not find even an iron ring, but this is my Izar (waist
sheet).' He had no Rida (upper garment). He added, "I give half of it to her." Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said
"What will she do with your Izar? If you wear it, she will have nothing over herself thereof (will be
naked); and if she wears it, then you will have nothing over yourself thereof ' So the man sat for a long
period and then got up (to leave). When Allah's Messenger (PbUH) saw him leaving, he ordered that he e called
back. When he came, the Prophet (PbUH) asked (him), "How much of the Qur'an do you know (by heart)?"
The man replied, I know such Sura and such Sura and such Sura," naming the suras. The Prophet (PbUH) said,
"Can you recite it by heart?" He said, 'Yes." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Go I let you marry her for what you
know of the Qur'an (as her Mahr).

'Aishah, the wife of the Prophet (PbUH) (PbUH) told him that there were four types of marriage during Pre-Islamic period of Ignorance. One type was similar to that of the present day i.e. a man used to ask somebody else for the hand of a girl under his guardianship or for his daughter's hand, and give her Mahr and then marry her. The second type was that a man would say to his wife after she had become clean from her period. "Send for so-and-so and have sexual intercourse with him." Her husband would then keep awy from her and would never sleep with her till she got pregnant from the other man with whom she was sleeping. When her pregnancy became evident, he husband would sleep with her if he wished. Her husband did so (i.e. let his wife sleep with some other man) so that he might have a child of noble breed. Such marriage was called as Al-Istibda'. Another type of marriage was that a group of less than ten men would assemble and enter upon a woman, and all of them would have sexual relation with her. If she became pregnant and delivered a child and some days had passed after delivery, she would sent for all of them and none of them would refuse to come, and when they all gathered before her, she would say to them, "You (all) know waht you have done, and now I have given birth to a child. So, it is your child so-and-so!" naming whoever she liked, and her child would follow him and he could not refuse to take him. The fourth type of marriage was that many people would enter upon a lady and she would never refuse anyone who came to her. Those were the prostitutes who used to fix flags at their doors as sign, and he who would wished, could have sexual intercourse with them. If anyone of them got pregnant and delivered a child, then all those men would be gathered for her and they would call the Qa'if (persons skilled in recognizing the likeness of a child to his father) to them and would let the child follow the man (whom they recognized as his father) and she would let him adhere to him and be called his son. The man would not refuse all that. But when Muhammad (PbUH) was sent with the Truth, he abolished all the types of marriages observed in pre-Islamic period of Ignorance except the type of marriage the people recognize today.

(as regards the Verse): 'And about what is recited unto you in the Book, concerning orphan girls to
whom you give not the prescribed portions and yet, whom you desire to marry.' (4.127) This Verse is
about the female orphan who is under the guardianship of a man with whom she shares her property
and he has more right over her (than anybody else) but does not like to marry her, so he prevents her,
from marrying somebody else, lest he should share the property with him.

When Hafsa, `Umar's daughter became a widow because of the death of her (husband) Ibn Hudhafa
As-Sahmi who was one of the companion of the Prophet (PbUH) and the one of the Badr warriors and died at
Medina, `Umar said, "I met `Uthman bin `Affan and gave him an offer, saying, 'If you wish, I will
marry Hafsa to you.' He said. 'I will think it over' I waited for a few days, then he met me and said, 'I
have made up my mind not to marry at present' "`Umar added, "Then I met Abu Bakr and said to him,
'If you wish, I will marry Hafsa to you.' "

concerning the Verse: 'Do not prevent them' (2.232) Ma'qil bin Yasar told me that it was revealed in
his connection. He said, "I married my sister to a man and he divorced her, and when her days of 'Idda
(three menstrual periods) were over, the man came again and asked for her hand, but I said to him, 'I
married her to you and made her your bed (your wife) and favored you with her, but you divorced her.
Now you come to ask for her hand again? No, by Allah, she will never go back to you (again)!' That
man was not a bad man and his wife wanted to go back to him. So Allah revealed this Verse: 'Do not
prevent them.' (2.232) So I said, 'Now I will do it (let her go back to him), O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)."So he
married her to him again.

(regarding His Statement): 'They ask your instruction concerning the women. Say: Allah instructs you
about them ...' (4.127) It is about the female orphan who is under the guardianship of a man with
whom she shares her property and he does not want to marry her and dislikes that someone else
should marry her, lest he should share the property with him, so he prevents her from marrying. So
Allah forbade such a guardian to do so (i.e. to prevent her from marrying).

While we were sitting in the company of the Prophet (PbUH) a woman came to him and presented herself (for
marriage) to him. The Prophet (PbUH) looked at her, lowering his eyes and raising them, but did not give a
reply. One of his companions said, "Marry her to me O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)!" The Prophet (PbUH) asked (him),
"Have you got anything?" He said, "I have got nothing." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Not even an iron ring?"
He Sa`d, "Not even an iron ring, but I will tear my garment into two halves and give her one half and
keep the other half." The Prophet; said, "No. Do you know some of the Qur'an (by heart)?" He said,
"Yes." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Go, I have agreed to marry her to you with what you know of the Qur'an (as
her Mahr)." 'And for those who have no courses (i.e. they are still immature). (65.4) And the 'Iddat
for the girl before puberty is three months (in the above Verse).

that the Prophet (PbUH) married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she
was nine years old, and then she remained with him for nine years (i.e., till his death).

that the Prophet (PbUH) married her when she was six years old and he consummated his marriage when she
was nine years old. Hisham said: I have been informed that `Aisha remained with the Prophet (PbUH) for nine
years (i.e. till his death).

A woman came to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and said, "I present myself (to you) (for marriage). She stayed for a
long while, then a man said, "If you are not in need of her then marry her to me." The Prophet (PbUH) said,
"Have you got anything m order to pay her Mahr?" He said, "I have nothing with me except my Izar
(waist sheet)." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "If you give her your Izar, you will have no Izar to wear, (so go) and
search for something. He said, "I could not find anything." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Try (to find something),
even if it were an iron ring But he was not able to find (even that) The Prophet (PbUH) said (to him). "Do you
memorize something of the Qur'an?" "Yes. ' he said, "such Sura and such Sura," naming those Suras
The Prophet (PbUH) said, "We have married her to you for what you know of the Qur'an (by heart).

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "A matron should not be given in marriage except after consulting her; and a virgin
should not be given in marriage except after her permission." The people asked, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)!
How can we know her permission?" He said, "Her silence (indicates her permission).

I said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! A virgin feels shy." He said, "Her consent is (expressed by) her silence."

that her father gave her in marriage when she was a matron and she disliked that marriage. So she
went to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and he declared that marriage invalid.

The same ,Hadith above: A man called Khidam married a daughter of his (to somebody) against her
consent. 'If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls then marry (other)
women of your choice.' (4.3) And if somebody says to the guardian (of a woman), "Marry me to soand-
so," and the guardian remained silent or said to him, "What have you got?" And the other said, "I
have so much and so much (Mahr)," or kept quiet, and then the guardian said, "I have married her to
you," then the marriage is valid (legal). This narration was told by Sahl on the authority of the
Prophet.

that he asked `Aisha, saying to her, "O Mother! (In what connection was this Verse revealed):
'If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with orphan girls (to the end of the verse) that your
right hands possess?" (4.3) Aisha said, "O my nephew! It was about the female orphan under the
protection of her guardian who was interested in her beauty and wealth and wanted to marry her with
a little or reduced Mahr. So such guardians were forbidden to marry female orphans unless they deal
with them justly and give their full Mahr; and they were ordered to marry women other than
them."`Aisha added, "(Later) the people asked Allah's Messenger (PbUH), for instructions, and then Allah
revealed: 'They ask your instruction concerning the women . . . And yet whom you desire to marry.'
(4.127) So Allah revealed to them in this Verse that-if a female orphan had wealth and beauty, they
desired to marry her and were interested in her noble descent and the reduction of her Mahr; but if she
was not desired by them because of her lack in fortune and beauty they left her and married some
other woman. So, as they used to leave her when they had no interest in her, they had no right to
marry her if they had the desire to do so, unless they deal justly with her and gave her a full amount of
Mahr."

A woman came to the Prophet,, and presented herself to him (for marriage). He said, "I am not in need
of women these days." Then a man said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Marry her to me." The Prophet (PbUH) asked
him, "What have you got?" He said, "I have got nothing." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Give her something,
even an iron ring." He said, "I have got nothing." The Prophet (PbUH) asked (him), "How much of the Qur'an
do you know (by heart)?" He said, "So much and so much." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "I have married her to
you for what you know of the Qur'an."

The Prophet (PbUH) decreed that one should not try to cancel a bargain already agreed upon between some
other persons (by offering a bigger price). And a man should not ask for the hand of a girl who is
already engaged to his Muslim brother, unless the first suitor gives her up, or allows him to ask for her
hand.

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Beware of suspicion (about others), as suspicion is the falsest talk, and do not spy
upon each other, and do not listen to the evil talk of the people about others' affairs, and do not have
enmity with one another, but be brothers. And none should ask for the hand of a girl who is already
engaged to his (Muslim) brother, but one should wait till the first suitor marries her or leaves her."

"When Hafsa became a widow," `Umar said, "I met Abu Bakr and said to him, 'If you wish I will
marry Hafsa bint `Umar to you.' I waited for a few days then Allah's Messenger (PbUH) asked for her hand. Later
Abu Bakr met me and said, 'Nothing stopped me from returning to you concerning your offer except
that I knew that Allah's Messenger (PbUH) had mentioned (his wish to marry) her, and I could never let out the
secret of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) . If he had left her, I would have accepted her.' "

Two men came from the east and delivered speeches, and the Prophet (PbUH) said, "Some eloquent speech
has the in fluency of magic (e.g., some people refuse to do something and then a good eloquent
speaker addresses them and then they agree to do that very thing after his speech). "

(the daughter of Muawwidh bin Afra) After the consummation of my marriage, the Prophet (PbUH) came and
sat on my bed as far from me as you are sitting now, and our little girls started beating the
tambourines and reciting elegiac verses mourning my father who had been killed in the battle of Badr.
One of them said, "Among us is a Prophet who knows what will happen tomorrow." On that the
Prophet said, "Leave this (saying) and keep on saying the verses which you had been saying before."

`Abdur Rahman bin `Auf married a woman and gave her gold equal to the weight of a date stone (as
Mahr). When the Prophet (PbUH) noticed the signs of cheerfulness of the marriage (on his face) and asked
him about it, he said, "I have married a woman and gave (her) gold equal to a date stone in weight (as
Mahr).

While I was (sitting) among the people in the company of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) a woman stood up and said,
"O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! She has given herself in marriage to you; please give your opinion of her." The
Prophet did not give her any reply. She again stood up and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! She has given
herself (in marriage) to you; so please give your opinion of her. The Prophet (PbUH) did not give her any
reply. She again stood up for the third time and said, "She has given herself in marriage to you: so
give your opinion of her." So a man stood up and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Marry her to me." The
Prophet asked him, "Have you got anything?" He said, "No." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Go and search for
something, even if it were an iron ring." The man went and searched and then returned saying, "I
could not find anything, not even an iron ring." Then the Prophet (PbUH) said, "Do you know something of
the Qur'an (by heart)?" He replied, "I know (by heart) such Sura and such Sura." The Prophet (PbUH) said,
"Go! I have married her to you for what you know of the Qur'an (by heart).

The Prophet (PbUH) said to a man, "Marry, even with (a Mahr equal to) an iron ring."

The Prophet (PbUH) said: "The stipulations most entitled to be abided by are those with which you are given
the right to enjoy the (women's) private parts (i.e. the stipulations of the marriage contract).

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "It is not lawful for a woman (at the time of wedding) to ask for the divorce of her
sister (i.e. the other wife of her would-be husband) in order to have everything for herself, for she will
take only what has been written for her."

`Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf came to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and he had marks of Sufra (yellow perfume).
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) asked him (about those marks). `AbdurRahman bin `Auf told him that he had married
a woman from the Ansar. The Prophet (PbUH) asked, "How much Mahr did you pay her?" He said, "I paid
gold equal to the weight of a date stone." Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said to him, "Give a wedding banquet, even
if with one sheep."

The Prophet (PbUH) offered a wedding banquet on the occasion of his marriage to Zainab, and provided a
good meal for the Muslims. Then he went out as was his custom on marrying, he came to the dwelling
places of the mothers of the Believers (i.e. his wives) invoking good (on them), and they were
invoking good (on him). Then he departed (and came back) and saw two men (still sitting there). So
he left again. I do not remember whether I informed him or he was informed (by somebody else) of
their departure).

The Prophet (PbUH) saw the traces of Sufra (yellow perfume) on `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf and said, "What is
this?" `Abdur-Rahman, said, "I have married a woman and have paid gold equal to the weight of a
datestone (as her Mahr). The Prophet (PbUH) said to him, "May Allah bless you: Offer a wedding banquet
even with one sheep."

When the Prophet (PbUH) married me, my mother came to me and made me enter the house where I saw some
women from the Ansar who said, "May you prosper and have blessings and have good omen."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "A prophet among the prophets went for a military expedition and said to his
people: "A man who has married a lady and wants to consummate his marriage with her and he has
not done so yet, should not accompany me.' "

The Prophet (PbUH) wrote the (marriage contract) with `Aisha while she was six years old and consummated
his marriage with her while she was nine years old and she remained with him for nine years (i.e. till
his death).

The Prophet (PbUH) stayed for three days at a place between Khaibar and Medina, and there he consummated
his marriage with Safiyya bint Huyay. I invited the Muslims to a banquet which included neither meat
nor bread. The Prophet (PbUH) ordered for the leather dining sheets to be spread, and then dates, dried yogurt
and butter were provided over it, and that was the Walima (banquet) of the Prophet. The Muslims
asked whether Safiyya would be considered as his wife or as a slave girl of what his right hands
possessed. Then they said, "If the Prophet (PbUH) screens her from the people, then she Is the Prophet's wife
but if he does not screen her, then she is a slave girl." So when the Prophet (PbUH) proceeded, he made a
place for her (on the camel) behind him and screened her from people.

When the Prophet (PbUH) married me, my mother came to me and made me enter the house (of the Prophet)
and nothing surprised me but the coming of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) to me in the forenoon.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Did you get Anmat?" I said, 'O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! From where can we have
Anmat?" The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Soon you will have them (Anmat).

that she prepared a lady for a man from the Ansar as his bride and the
Prophet said, "O 'Aisha! Haven't you got any amusement (during the
marriage ceremony) as the Ansar like amusement?"

"Whenever the Prophet (PbUH) passed by (my mother Um-Sulaim) he used to enter
her and greet her. Anas further said: Once the Prophet (PbUH) way a
bridegroom during his marriage with Zainab, Um Sulaim said to me, "Let
us give a gift to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) ." I said to her, "Do it." So she
prepared Haisa (a sweet dish) made from dates, butter and dried
yoghurt and she sent it with me to him. I took it to him and he said,
"Put it down," and ordered me to call some men whom he named, and to
invite whomever I would meet. I did what he ordered me to do, and when
I returned, I found the house crowded with people and saw the Prophet (PbUH)
keeping his hand over the Haisa and saying over it whatever Allah
wished (him to say). Then he called the men in batches of ten to eat
of it, and he said to them, "Mention the Name of Allah, and each man
should eat of the dish the nearest to him." When all of them had
finished their meals, some of them left and a few remained there
talking, over which I felt unhappy. Then the Prophet (PbUH) went out towards
the dwelling places (of his wives) and I too, went out after him and
told him that those people had left. Then he returned and entered his
dwelling place and let the curtains fall while I was in (his) dwelling
place, and he was reciting the Verses:-- 'O you who believe! Enter not
the Prophet's house until leave is given you for a meal, (and then)
not (as early as) to what for its preparation. But when you are
invited, enter, and when you have taken your meals, disperse without
sitting for a talk. Verily such (behavior) annoys the Prophet; and he
would be shy of (asking) you (to go), but Allah is not shy of (telling
you) the Truth.' (33-53) Abu Uthman said: Anas said, "I served the
Prophet for ten years."

That she borrowed a necklace from Asma' and then it got lost. So Allah's Messenger (PbUH) sent some people
from his companions in search of it. In the meantime the stated time for the prayer became due and
they offered their prayer without ablution. When they came to the Prophet, they complained about it to
him, so the Verse regarding Tayammum was revealed .
Usaid bin Hudair said, "(O `Aisha!) may Allah bless you with a good reward, for by Allah, never did a
difficulty happen in connection with you, but Allah made an escape from it for you, and brought
Allah's Blessings for the Muslims."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "If anyone of you, when having sexual intercourse with his wife, says: Bismillah,
Allahumma jannibni-Sh-Shaitan wa jannib-ish-Shaitan ma razaqtana, and if it is destined that they
should have a child, then Satan will never be able to harm him."

I was ten years old when Allah's Messenger (PbUH) arrived at Medina. My mother and aunts used to urge me to
serve the Prophet (PbUH) regularly, and I served him for ten years. When the Prophet (PbUH) died I was twenty years
old, and I knew about the order of Al-Hijab (veiling of ladies) more than any other person when it was
revealed. It was revealed for the first time when Allah's Messenger (PbUH) had consummated his marriage with
Zainab bint Jahsh. When the day dawned, the Prophet (PbUH) was a bridegroom and he invited the people to a
banquet, so they came, ate, and then all left except a few who remained with the Prophet (PbUH) for a long
time. The Prophet (PbUH) got up and went out, and I too went out with him so that those people might leave
too. The Prophet (PbUH) proceeded and so did I, till he came to the threshold of `Aisha's dwelling place. Then
thinking that these people have left by then, he returned and so did I along with him till he entered
upon Zainab and behold, they were still sitting and had not gone. So the Prophet (PbUH) again went away and
I went away along with him. When we reached the threshold of `Aisha's dwelling place, he thought
that they had left, and so he returned and I too, returned along with him and found those people had
left. Then the Prophet (PbUH) drew a curtain between me and him, and the Verses of Al-Hijab were revealed.

When `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf married an Ansari woman, the Prophet (PbUH) asked him, "How much Mahr
did you give her?" `Abdur-Rahman said, "Gold equal to the weight of a date stone." Anas added:
When they (i.e. the Prophet (PbUH) and his companions) arrived at Medina, the emigrants stayed at the
Ansar's houses. `Abdur-Rahman bin `Auf stayed at Sa`d bin Ar-Rabi's house. Sa`d said to `Abdur-
Rahman, "I will divide and share my property with you and will give one of my two wives to you."
`Abdur-Rahman said, "May Allah bless you, your wives and property (I am not in need of that; but
kindly show me the way to the market)." So `Abdur-Rahman went to the market and traded there
gaining a profit of some dried yoghurt and butter, and married (an Ansari woman). The Prophet (PbUH) said
to him, "Give a banquet, even if with one sheep."

The Prophet (PbUH) did not give a better wedding banquet on the occasion of marrying any of his wives than
the one he gave on marrying Zainab, and that banquet was with (consisted of) one sheep.

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) manumitted Safiyya and then married her, and her Mahr was her manumission, and he
gave a wedding banquet with Hais (a sort of sweet dish made from butter, cheese and dates).

The Prophet (PbUH) consummated his marriage with a woman (Zainab), so he sent me to invite men to the
meals.

The marriage of Zainab bint Jahash was mentioned in the presence of Anas and he said, "I did not see
the Prophet (PbUH) giving a better banquet on marrying any of his wives than the one he gave on marrying
Zainab. He then gave a banquet with one sheep."

The Prophet (PbUH) gave a banquet with two Mudds of barley on marrying some of his wives. (1 Mudd= 1
3/4 of a kilogram) .

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "If anyone of you is invites to a wedding banquet, he must go for it (accept the
invitation) ."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Set the captives free, accept the invitation (to a wedding banquet), and visit the
patients."

The Prophet (PbUH) ordered us to do seven (things) and forbade us from seven. He ordered us to visit the
patients, to follow the funeral procession, to reply to the sneezer (i.e., say to him, 'Yarhamuka-l-lah
(May Allah bestow His Mercy upon you), if he says 'Al-hamduli l-lah' (Praise be to Allah), to help
others to fulfill their oaths, to help the oppressed, to greet (whomever one should meet), and to accept
the invitation (to a wedding banquet). He forbade us to wear golden rings, to use silver utensils, to use
Maiyathir (cushions of silk stuffed with cotton and placed under the rider on the saddle), the Qasiyya
(linen clothes containing silk brought from an Egyptian town), the Istibraq (thick silk) and the Dibaj
(another kind of silk). (See Hadith No. 539 and 753).

Abu Usaid As-Sa'di invited Allah's Messenger (PbUH) to his wedding party and his wife who was the bride,
served them on that day. Do you know what drink she gave Allah's Messenger (PbUH)? She had soaked some
dates for him (in water) overnight, and when he had finished his meal she gave him that drink (of
soaked dates).

The worst food is that of a wedding banquet to which only the rich are invited while the poor are not
invited. And he who refuses an invitation (to a banquet) disobeys Allah and His Apostle .

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "If I am invited to a meal of trotters I will accept it; and if I am given a trotter as a
present I will accept it."

`Abdullah bin `Umar said, "Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, 'Accept the marriage invitation if you are invited to
it.' " Ibn `Umar used to accept the invitation whether to a wedding banquet or to any other party, even
when he was fasting.

Once the Prophet (PbUH) saw some women and children coming from a wedding party. He got up
energetically and happily and said, "By Allah! You (i.e., the Ansar) are the most beloved of all people
to me."

(the wife of the Prophet) I bought a cushion having on it pictures (of animals). When Allah's Messenger (PbUH)
saw it, he stood at the door and did not enter. I noticed the sign of disapproval on his face and said, "O
Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! I repent to Allah and His Apostle. What sin have I committed?' Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said.
"What is this cushion?" I said, "I have bought it for you so that you may sit on it and recline on it."
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "The makers of these pictures will be punished on the Day of Resurrection, and
it will be said to them, 'Give life to what you have created (i.e., these pictures).' " The Prophet (PbUH) added,
"The Angels of (Mercy) do not enter a house in which there are pictures (of animals).

When Abu Usaid As-Sa`idi got married, he invited the Prophet (PbUH) and his companions. None prepared
the food for them and brought it to them but his wife. She soaked some dates in water in a stone pot
overnight, and when the Prophet (PbUH) had finished his food, she provided him with that drink (of soaked
dates).

Abu Usaid As-Sa`idi invited the Prophet (PbUH) to his wedding party and his wife served him on that day,
and she was the bride. She said (or Sahl said), "Do you know what she soaked for Allah's Messenger (PbUH)?
She soaked some dates for him (in water) in a drinking bowl overnight."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "The woman is like a rib; if you try to straighten her, she will break. So if you
want to get benefit from her, do so while she still has some crookedness."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not hurt (trouble) his neighbor.
And I advise you to take care of the women, for they are created from a rib and the most crooked
portion of the rib is its upper part; if you try to straighten it, it will break, and if you leave it, it will
remain crooked, so I urge you to take care of the women."

During the lifetime of the Prophet (PbUH) we used to avoid chatting leisurely and freely with our wives lest
some Divine inspiration might be revealed concerning us. But when the Prophet (PbUH) had died, we started
chatting leisurely and freely (with them).

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "Everyone of you is a guardian and everyone of you is responsible (for his wards).
A ruler is a guardian and is responsible(for his subjects); a man is a guardian of his family and
responsible (for them); a wife is a guardian of her husband's house and she is responsible (for it), a
slave is a guardian of his master's property and is responsible (for that). Beware! All of you are
guardians and are responsible (for your wards).

Eleven women sat (at a place) and promised and contracted that they would not conceal anything of
the news of their husbands.
The first one said, "My husband is like the meat of a slim weak camel which is kept on the top of a
mountain which is neither easy to climb, nor is the meat fat, so that one might put up with the trouble
of fetching it."
The second one said, "I shall not relate my husband's news, for I fear that I may not be able to finish
his story, for if I describe him, I will mention all his defects and bad traits."
The third one said, "My husband, the "too-tall"! if I describe him (and he hears of that) he will
divorce me, and if I keep quiet, he will keep me hanging (neither divorcing me nor treating me as a
wife)."
The fourth one said, "My husband is (moderate in temper) like the night of Tihama: neither hot nor
cold; I am neither afraid of him, nor am I discontented with him."
The fifth one said, "My husband, when entering (the house) is a leopard (sleeps a lot), and when going
out, is a lion (boasts a lot).
He does not ask about whatever is in the house."
The sixth one said, "If my husband eats, he eats too much (leaving the dishes empty), and if he drinks
he leaves nothing; if he sleeps he sleeps he rolls himself (alone in our blankets); and he does not insert
his palm to inquire about my feelings."
The seventh one said, "My husband is a wrong-doer or weak and foolish. All the defects are present in
him. He may injure your head or your body or may do both."
The eighth one said, "My husband is soft to touch like a rabbit and smells like a Zarnab (a kind of
good smelling grass)."
The ninth one said, "My husband is a tall generous man wearing a long strap for carrying his sword.
His ashes are abundant (i.e. generous to his guests) and his house is near to the people (who would
easily consult him)."
The tenth one said, "My husband is Malik (possessor), and what is Malik? Malik is greater than
whatever I say about him. (He is beyond and above all praises which can come to my mind). Most of
his camels are kept at home (ready to be slaughtered for the guests) and only a few are taken to the
pastures. When the camels hear the sound of the lute (or the tambourine) they realize that they are
going to be slaughtered for the guests."
The eleventh one said, "My husband is Abu Zar` and what is Abu Zar` (i.e., what should I say about
him)? He has given me many ornaments and my ears are heavily loaded with them and my arms have
become fat (i.e., I have become fat). And he has pleased me, and I have become so happy that I feel
proud of myself. He found me with my family who were mere owners of sheep and living in poverty,
and brought me to a respected family having horses and camels and threshing and purifying grain.
Whatever I say, he does not rebuke or insult me. When I sleep, I sleep till late in the morning, and
when I drink water (or milk), I drink my fill. The mother of Abu Zar and what may one say in praise
of the mother of Abu Zar? Her saddle bags were always full of provision and her house was spacious.
As for the son of Abu Zar, what may one say of the son of Abu Zar? His bed is as narrow as an
unsheathed sword and an arm of a kid (of four months) satisfies his hunger. As for the daughter of
Abu Zar, she is obedient to her father and to her mother. She has a fat well-built body and that arouses
the jealousy of her husband's other wife. As for the (maid) slave girl of Abu Zar, what may one say of
the (maid) slavegirl of Abu Zar? She does not uncover our secrets but keeps them, and does not waste
our provisions and does not leave the rubbish scattered everywhere in our house."
The eleventh lady added, "One day it so happened that Abu Zar went out at the time when the milk
was being milked from the animals, and he saw a woman who had two sons like two leopards playing
with her two breasts. (On seeing her) he divorced me and married her. Thereafter I married a noble
man who used to ride a fast tireless horse and keep a spear in his hand. He gave me many things, and
also a pair of every kind of livestock and said, Eat (of this), O Um Zar, and give provision to your
relatives."
She added, "Yet, all those things which my second husband gave me could not fill the smallest utensil
of Abu Zar's."
`Aisha then said: Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said to me, "I am to you as Abu Zar was to his wife Um Zar."

Aisha said, "While the Ethiopians were playing with their small spears, Allah's Messenger (PbUH) screened me
behind him and I watched (that display) and kept on watching till I left on my own." So you may
estimate of what age a little girl may listen to amusement.

I had been eager to ask `Umar bin Al-Khattab about the two ladies from among the wives of the
Prophet regarding whom Allah said 'If you two (wives of the Prophet (PbUH) namely Aisha and Hafsa) turn in
repentance to Allah, your hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet (PbUH) likes). (66.4) till
`Umar performed the Hajj and I too, performed the Hajj along with him. (On the way) `Umar went
aside to answer the call of nature, and I also went aside along with him carrying a tumbler full of
water, and when `Umar had finished answering the call of nature, I poured water over his hands and
he performed the ablution. Then I said to him, "O chief of the Believers! Who were the two ladies
from among the wives of the Prophet (PbUH) regarding whom Allah said: 'If you two (wives of the Prophet)
turn in repentance to Allah your hearts are indeed so inclined (to oppose what the Prophet (PbUH) likes)?"
(66.4)
He said, "I am astonished at your question, O Ibn `Abbas. They were `Aisha and Hafsa." Then `Umar
went on narrating the Hadith and said, "I and an Ansari neighbor of mine from Bani Umaiyya bin Zaid
who used to live in `Awali-al-Medina, used to visit the Prophet (PbUH) in turn. He used to go one day and I
another day. When I went, I would bring him the news of what had happened that day regarding the
Divine Inspiration and other things, and when he went, he used to do the same for me. We, the people
of Quraish used to have the upper hand over our wives, but when we came to the Ansar, we found that
their women had the upper hand over their men, so our women also started learning the ways of the
Ansari women. I shouted at my wife and she retorted against me and I disliked that she should answer
me back.
She said to me, 'Why are you so surprised at my answering you back? By Allah, the wives of the
Prophet answer him back and some of them may leave (does not speak to) him throughout the day till
the night.' The (talk) scared me and I said to her, 'Whoever has done so will be ruined!' Then I
proceeded after dressing myself, and entered upon Hafsa and said to her, 'Does anyone of you keep
the Prophet (PbUH) angry till night?' She said, 'Yes.' I said, 'You are a ruined losing person! Don't you fear
that Allah may get angry for the anger of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and thus you will be ruined? So do not ask
more from the Prophet (PbUH) and do not answer him back and do not give up talking to him. Ask me
whatever you need and do not be tempted to imitate your neighbor (i.e., `Aisha) in her manners for
she is more charming than you and more beloved to the Prophet (PbUH) ." `Umar added,"At that time a talk
was circulating among us that (the tribe of) Ghassan were preparing their horses to invade us.
My Ansari companion, on the day of his turn, went (to the town) and returned to us at night and
knocked at my door violently and asked if I was there. I became horrified and came out to him. He
said, 'Today a great thing has happened.' I asked, 'What is it? Have (the people of) Ghassan come?' He
said, 'No, but (What has happened) is greater and more horrifying than that: Allah's Messenger (PbUH); has
divorced his wives. `Umar added, "The Prophet (PbUH) kept away from his wives and I said "Hafsa is a
ruined loser.' I had already thought that most probably this (divorce) would happen in the near future.
So I dressed myself and offered the morning prayer with the Prophet (PbUH) and then the Prophet; entered an
upper room and stayed there in seclusion. I entered upon Hafsa and saw her weeping. I asked, 'What
makes you weep? Did I not warn you about that? Did the Prophet (PbUH) divorce you all?' She said, 'I do not
know. There he is retired alone in the upper room.' I came out and sat near the pulpit and saw a group
of people sitting around it and some of them were weeping. I sat with them for a while but could not
endure the situation, so I went to the upper room where the Prophet; was and said to a black slave of
his, 'Will you get the permission (of the Prophet (PbUH) ) for `Umar (to enter)?' The slave went in, talked to
the Prophet (PbUH) about it and then returned saying, 'I have spoken to the Prophet (PbUH) and mentioned you but he
kept quiet.' Then I returned and sat with the group of people sitting near the pulpit. but I could not
bear the situation and once again I said to the slave, 'Will you get the permission for `Umar?' He went
in and returned saying, 'I mentioned you to him but he kept quiet.'
So I returned again and sat with the group of people sitting near the pulpit, but I could not bear the
situation, and so I went to the slave and said, 'Will you get the permission for `Umar?' He went in and
returned to me saying, 'I mentioned you to him but he kept quiet.' When I was leaving, behold! The
slave called me, saying, 'The Prophet (PbUH) has given you permission.'
Then I entered upon Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and saw him Lying on a bed made of stalks of date palm leaves
and there was no bedding between it and him. The stalks left marks on his side and he was leaning on
a leather pillow stuffed with date-palm fires. I greeted him and while still standing I said, 'O Allah's
Apostle! Have you divorced your wives?' He looked at me and said, 'No.' I said, 'Allah Akbar!' And
then, while still standing, I said chatting, 'Will you heed what I say, O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)? We, the people
of Quraish used to have power over our women, but when we arrived at Medina we found that the
men (here) were overpowered by their women.' The Prophet (PbUH) smiled and then I said to him, 'Will you
heed what I say, O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)?
I entered upon Hafsa and said to her, "Do not be tempted to imitate your companion (`Aisha), for she
is more charming than you and more beloved to the Prophet.' " The Prophet (PbUH) smiled for a second time.
When I saw him smiling, I sat down. Then I looked around his house, and by Allah, I could not see
anything of importance in his house except three hides, so I said, 'O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Invoke Allah to
make your followers rich, for the Persians and the Romans have been made prosperous and they have
been given (the pleasures of the world), although they do not worship Allah.'
Thereupon the Prophet (PbUH) sat up as he was reclining. and said, 'Are you of such an opinion, O the son of
Al-Khattab? These are the people who have received the rewards for their good deeds in this world.' I
said, 'O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Ask Allah to forgive me.' Then the Prophet (PbUH) kept away from his wives for
twenty-nine days because of the story which Hafsa had disclosed to `Aisha.
The Prophet (PbUH) had said, 'I will not enter upon them (my wives) for one month,' because of his anger
towards them, when Allah had admonished him. So, when twenty nine days had passed, the Prophet (PbUH)
first entered upon `Aisha. `Aisha said to him, 'O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! You had sworn that you would not
enter upon us for one month, but now only twenty-nine days have passed, for I have been counting
them one by one.' The Prophet (PbUH) said, 'The (present) month is of twenty nine days.' `Aisha added, 'Then
Allah revealed the Verses of the option. (2) And out of all his-wives he asked me first, and I chose
him.' Then he gave option to his other wives and they said what `Aisha had said . " (1) The Prophet, '
had decided to abstain from eating a certain kind of food because of a certain event, so Allah blamed
him for doing so. Some of his wives were the cause of him taking that decision, therefore he deserted
them for one month. See Qur'an: (66.4)

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "A woman should not fast (optional fasts) except with her husband's permission if
he is at home (staying with her).

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "If a man Invites his wife to sleep with him and she refuses to come to him, then the
angels send their curses on her till morning."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "If a woman spends the night deserting her husband's bed (does not sleep with him),
then the angels send their curses on her till she comes back (to her husband).

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "It is not lawful for a lady to fast (Nawafil) without the permission of her
husband when he is at home; and she should not allow anyone to enter his house except with his
permission; and if she spends of his wealth (on charitable purposes) without being ordered by him, he
will get half of the reward."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "I stood at the gate of Paradise and saw that the majority of the people who entered
it were the poor, while the wealthy were stopped at the gate (for the accounts). But the companions of
the Fire were ordered to be taken to the Fire. Then I stood at the gate of the Fire and saw that the
majority of those who entered it were women."

During the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (PbUH), the sun eclipsed. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) offered the prayer of (the)
eclipse) and so did the people along with him. He performed a long Qiyam (standing posture) during
which Surat-al-Baqara could have been recited; then he performed a pro-longed bowing, then raised
his head and stood for a long time which was slightly less than that of the first Qiyam (and recited
Qur'an). Then he performed a prolonged bowing again but the period was shorter than the period of
the first bowing, then he stood up and then prostrated. Again he stood up, but this time the period of
standing was less than the first standing. Then he performed a prolonged bowing but of a lesser
duration than the first, then he stood up again for a long time but for a lesser duration than the first.
Then he performed a prolonged bowing but of lesser duration than the first, and then he again stood
up, and then prostrated and then finished his prayer. By then the sun eclipse had cleared.
The Prophet (PbUH) then said, "The sun and the moon are two signs among the signs of Allah, and they do not
eclipse because of the death or birth of someone, so when you observe the eclipse, remember Allah
(offer the eclipse prayer)." They (the people) said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! We saw you stretching your
hand to take something at this place of yours, then we saw you stepping backward." He said, "I saw
Paradise (or Paradise was shown to me), and I stretched my hand to pluck a bunch (of grapes), and
had I plucked it, you would have eaten of it as long as this world exists. Then I saw the (Hell) Fire,
and I have never before, seen such a horrible sight as that, and I saw that the majority of its dwellers
were women." The people asked, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! What is the reason for that?" He replied,
"Because of their ungratefulness." It was said. "Do they disbelieve in Allah (are they ungrateful to
Allah)?" He replied, "They are not thankful to their husbands and are ungrateful for the favors done to
them. Even if you do good to one of them all your life, when she seems some harshness from you, she
will say, "I have never seen any good from you.' "

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "I looked at Paradise and saw that the majority of its residents were the poor; and I
looked at the (Hell) Fire and saw that the majority of its residents were women."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "O `Abdullah! Have I not been formed that you fast all the day and stand in
prayer all night?" I said, "Yes, O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)!" He said, "Do not do that! Observe the fast
sometimes and also leave them (the fast) at other times; stand up for the prayer at night and also sleep
at night. Your body has a right over you, your eyes have a right over you and your wife has a right
over you."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "All of you are guardians and are responsible for your wards. The ruler is a guardian
and the man is a guardian of his family; the lady is a guardian and is responsible for her husband's
house and his offspring; and so all of you are guardians and are responsible for your wards."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) took an oath that he would not visit his wives for one month, and he sat in an upper
room belonging to him. Then, on the twenty ninth day he came down. It was said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)!
You had taken an oath not to visit your wives for one month." He said, "The (present) month is of
twenty-nine days."

The Prophet (PbUH) 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."

One morning we saw the wives of the Prophet (PbUH) weeping, and everyone of them had her family with
her, I went to the mosque and found that it was crowded with people. Then `Umar bin Al-Khattab
came and went up to the Prophet (PbUH) who was in his upper room. He greeted him but nobody answered.
He greeted again, but nobody answered. Then the gatekeeper called him and he entered upon the
Prophet, and asked, "Have you divorced your wives?" The Prophet, said, "No, but I have taken an oath
not to go to them for one month." So the Prophet (PbUH) stayed away (from his wives) for twenty nine days
and then entered upon them.

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "None of you should flog his wife as he flogs a slave and then have sexual
intercourse with her in the last part of the day."

An Ansari woman gave her daughter in marriage and the hair of the latter started falling out. The
Ansari women came to the Prophet (PbUH) and mentioned that to him and said, "Her (my daughter's) husband
suggested that I should let her wear false hair." The Prophet (PbUH) said, "No, (don't do that) for Allah sends
His curses upon such ladies who lengthen their hair artificially."

regarding the Verse: 'If a wife fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part ...') (4.128) It concerns
the woman whose husband does not want to keep her with him any longer, but wants to divorce her
and marry some other lady, so she says to him: 'Keep me and do not divorce me, and then marry
another woman, and you may neither spend on me, nor sleep with me.' This is indicated by the
Statement of Allah: 'There is no blame on them if they arrange an amicable settlement between them
both, and (such) settlement is better." (4.128)

We used to practice coitus interrupt us during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) .

We used to practice coitus interrupt us while the Qur'an was being revealed. Jabir added: We used to
practice coitus interrupt us during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) while the Qur'an was being
Revealed.

We got female captives in the war booty and we used to do coitus interruptus with them. So we asked
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) about it and he said, "Do you really do that?" repeating the question thrice, "There is
no soul that is destined to exist but will come into existence, till the Day of Resurrection."

Aisha said that whenever the Prophet (PbUH) intended to go on a journey, he drew lots among his wives (so as
to take one of them along with him). During one of his journeys the lot fell on `Aisha and Hafsa.
When night fell the Prophet (PbUH) would ride beside `Aisha and talk with her. One night Hafsa said to
`Aisha, "Won't you ride my camel tonight and I ride yours, so that you may see (me) and I see (you)
(in new situation)?" `Aisha said, "Yes, (I agree.)" So `Aisha rode, and then the Prophet (PbUH) came towards
`Aisha's camel on which Hafsa was riding. He greeted Hafsa and then proceeded (beside her) till they
dismounted (on the way). `Aisha missed him, and so, when they dismounted, she put her legs in the
Idhkhir and said, "O Lord (Allah)! Send a scorpion or a snake to bite me for I am not to blame him
(the Prophet (PbUH) ).

Sauda bint Zam`a gave up her turn to me (`Aisha), and so the Prophet (PbUH) used to give me (`Aisha) both
my day and the day of Sauda.

The tradition, (of the Prophet) is that if someone marries a virgin and he has already a matron wife
(with him), then he should stay with the virgin for seven days; and if someone marries a matron (and
he has already a virgin wife with him) then he should stay with her for three days.

It is the Prophet's tradition that if someone marries a virgin and he has already a matron wife then he
should stay for seven days with her (the virgin) and then by turns; and if someone marries a matron
and he has already a virgin wife then he should stay with her (the matron) for three days, and then by
turns.

The Prophet (PbUH) used to pass by (have sexual relation with) all his wives in one night, and at that time he
had nine wives.

Whenever Allah's Messenger (PbUH) finished his `Asr prayer, he would enter upon his wives and stay with one
of them. One day he went to Hafsa and stayed with her longer than usual.

that during his fatal ailment, Allah's Messenger (PbUH), used to ask his wives, "Where shall I stay tomorrow?
Where shall I stay tomorrow?" He was looking forward to Aisha's turn. So all his wives allowed him
to stay where he wished, and he stayed at `Aisha's house till he died there. `Aisha added: He died on
the day of my usual turn at my house. Allah took him unto Him while his head was between my chest
and my neck and his saliva was mixed with my saliva.

that `Umar entered upon Hafsa and said, "O my daughter! Do not be misled by the manners of her
who is proud of her beauty because of the love of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) for her." By 'her' he meant `Aisha.
`Umar added, "Then I told that to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and he smiled (on hearing that).

Some lady said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! My husband has another wife, so it is sinful of me to claim that
he has given me what he has not given me (in order to tease her)?" Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, The one who
pretends that he has been given what he has not been given, is just like the (false) one who wears two
garments of falsehood."

The Prophet, said, "There is none having a greater sense of Ghira than Allah. And for that He has
forbidden the doing of evil actions (illegal sexual intercourse etc.) There is none who likes to be
praised more than Allah does."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "O followers of Muhammad! There is none, who has a greater sense of Ghira
(self-respect) than Allah, so He has forbidden that His slave commits illegal sexual intercourse or His
slave girl commits illegal sexual intercourse. O followers of Muhammad! If you but knew what I
know, you would laugh less and weep more!"

I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) saying, "There is nothing (none) having a greater sense of Ghira (self-respect)
than Allah." And narrated Abu Huraira that he heard the Prophet (PbUH) (saying the same).

The Prophet; said, "Allah has a sense of Ghira, and Allah's sense of Ghira is provoked when a believer
does something which Allah has prohibited."

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 Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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 Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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. Allah's Messenger (PbUH) noticed that I felt shy, so he proceeded. I came to
Az-Zubair and said, "I met Allah's Messenger (PbUH) 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 (PbUH) 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.

While the Prophet (PbUH) was in the house of one of his wives, one of the mothers of the believers sent a
meal in a dish. The wife at whose house the Prophet (PbUH) was, struck the hand of the servant, causing the
dish to fall and break. The Prophet (PbUH) gathered the broken pieces of the dish and then started collecting
on them the food which had been in the dish and said, "Your mother (my wife) felt jealous." Then he
detained the servant till a (sound) dish was brought from the wife at whose house he was. He gave the
sound dish to the wife whose dish had been broken and kept the broken one at the house where it had
been broken.

The Prophet, said, "I entered Paradise and saw a palace and asked whose palace is this? They (the
Angels) said, "This palace belongs to `Umar bin Al-Khattab.' I intended to enter it, and nothing
stopped me except my knowledge about your sense of Ghira (self-respect (O `Umar)." `Umar said, "O
Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! Let my father and mother be sacrificed for you! O Allah's Prophet! How dare I think
of my Ghira (self-respect) being offended by you?"

While we were sitting with Allah's Messenger (PbUH), (he) Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "While I was sleeping, I saw a
woman performing ablution beside a palace. I asked, "Whose palace is this?' It was said, 'This palace
belongs to `Umar.' Then I remembered his sense of Ghira and returned." On that `Umar started
weeping in that gathering and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! How dare I think of my self-respect being
offended by you?"

That Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said to her, "I 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 Allah's Messenger (PbUH), I leave nothing but your name."

I never felt so jealous of any wife of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) as I did of Khadija because Allah's Messenger (PbUH) used
to remember and praise her too often and because it was revealed to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) that he should
give her (Khadija) the glad tidings of her having a palace of Qasab in Paradise .

I heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) who was on the pulpit, saying, "Banu Hisham bin Al-Mughira have requested
me to allow them to marry their daughter to `Ali bin Abu Talib, but I don't give permission, and will
not give permission unless `Ali bin Abi Talib divorces my daughter in order to marry their daughter,
because Fatima is a part of my body, and I hate what she hates to see, and what hurts her, hurts me."

I will narrate to you a Habith I heard from Allah's Messenger (PbUH) and none other than I will tell you of it. I
heard Allah's Messenger (PbUH) saying, "From among the portents of the Hour are the following: Religious
knowledge will be taken away; General ignorance (in religious matters) will increase; illegal Sexual
intercourse will prevail: Drinking of alcoholic drinks will prevail. Men will decrease in number, and
women will increase in number, so much so that fifty women will be looked after by one man."

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "Beware of entering upon the ladies." A man from the Ansar said, "Allah's
Apostle! What about Al-Hamu the in-laws of the wife (the brothers of her husband or his nephews
etc.)?" The Prophet (PbUH) replied: The in-laws of the wife are death itself.

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "No man should stay with a lady in seclusion except in the presence of a Dhu-
Muhram." A man stood up and said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! My wife has gone out intending to perform
the Hajj and I have been enrolled (in the army) for such-and-such campaign." The Prophet (PbUH) said,
"Return and perform the Hajj with your wife."

An Ansari woman came to the Prophet (PbUH) and he took her aside and said (to her). "By Allah, you (Ansar)
are the most beloved people to me."

that while the Prophet (PbUH) was with her, there was an effeminate man in the house. The effeminate man
said to Um Salama's brother, `Abdullah 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 (PbUH)
said (to us), "This (effeminate man) should not enter upon you (anymore).

The Prophet (PbUH) was screening me with his Rida' (garment covering the upper part of the body) while I
was looking at the Ethiopians who were playing in the courtyard of the mosque. (I continued
watching) till I was satisfied. So you may deduce from this event how a little girl (who has not
reached the age of puberty) who is eager to enjoy amusement should be treated in this respect.

Once Sa`da bint Zam`a went out at night for some need, and `Umar saw her, and recognizing her, he
said (to her), "By Allah, O Sa`da! You cannot hide yourself from us." So she returned to the Prophet (PbUH)
and mentioned that to him while he was sitting in my dwelling taking his supper and holding a bone
covered with meat in his hand. Then the Divine Inspiration was revealed to him and when that state
was over, he (the Prophet (PbUH) was saying: "O women! You have been allowed by Allah to go out for your
needs."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "If the wife of anyone of you asks permission to go to the mosque, he should not
forbid her."

My foster uncle came and asked permission (to enter) but I refused to admit him till I asked Allah's
Apostle about that. He said, "He is your uncle, so allow him to come in." I said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! I
have been suckled by a woman and not by a man." Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "He is your uncle, so let him
enter upon you." And that happened after the order of Al-Hijab (compulsory veiling) was revealed.
All things which become unlawful because of blood relations are unlawful because of the
corresponding foster suckling relations.

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "A woman should not look at or touch another woman to describe her to her
husband in such a way as if he was actually looking at her."

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "A woman should not look at or touch another woman to describe her to her
husband in such a way as if he was actually looking at her."

(The Prophet) Solomon son of (the Prophet) David said, "Tonight I will go round (i.e. have sexual
relations with) one hundred women (my wives) everyone of whom will deliver a male child who will
fight in Allah's Cause." On that an Angel said to him, "Say: 'If Allah will.' " But Solomon did not say
it and forgot to say it. Then he had sexual relations with them but none of them delivered any child
except one who delivered a half person. The Prophet (PbUH) said, "If Solomon had said: 'If Allah will,' Allah
would have fulfilled his (above) desire and that saying would have made him more hopeful."

The Prophet (PbUH) disliked that one should go to one's family at night (on returning from a journey).

Allah's Messenger (PbUH) said, "When anyone of you is away from his house for a long time, he should not
return to his family at night."

I was with Allah's Messenger (PbUH) in a Ghazwa, and when we returned, I wanted to hurry, while riding a slow
camel. A rider came behind me. I looked back and saw that the rider was Allah's Messenger (PbUH) . He said (to
me), "What makes you in such a hurry?" I replied, "I am newly married." He said, "Did you marry a
virgin or a matron?" I replied, "(Not a virgin but) a matron." He said, "Why didn't you marry a young
girl with whom you could play and who could play with you?" Then when we approached (Medina)
and were going to enter (it), the Prophet (PbUH) said, "Wait till you enter (your homes) at night (in the first
part of the night) so that the ladies with unkempt hair may comb their hair, and those whose husbands
have been absent (for a long time) may shave their pubic hair." (The sub-narrator, Hashim said: A
reliable narrator told me that the Prophet (PbUH) added in this Hadith: "(Seek to beget) children! Children, O
Jabir!")

The Prophet (PbUH) said, "If you enter (your town) at night (after coming from a journey), do not enter upon
your family till the woman whose husband was absent (from the house) shaves her pubic hair and the
woman with unkempt hair, combs her hair" Allah's Messenger (PbUH) further said, "(O Jabir!) Seek to have
offspring, seek to have offspring!"

We were with the Prophet (PbUH) in Ghazwa, and when we returned and approached Medina, I wanted to
hurry while riding a slow camel. A rider overtook me and pricked my camel with a spear which he
had, whereupon my camel started running as fast as any other fast camel you may see. I looked back,
and behold, the rider was Allah's Messenger (PbUH) . I said, "O Allah's Messenger (PbUH)! I am newly married " He asked,
"Have you got married?" I replied, "Yes." He said, "A virgin or a matron?" I replied, "(Not a virgin)
but a matron" He said, "Why didn't you marry a young girl so that you could play with her and she
with you?" When we reached (near Medina) and were going to enter it, the Prophet (PbUH) said, "Wait till
you enter your home early in the night so that the lady whose hair is unkempt may comb her hair and
that the lady whose husband has been away may shave her pubic hair."

The people differed about the type of treatment which had been given to Allah's Messenger (PbUH) on the day
(of the battle) of Uhud. So they asked Sahl bin Sa`d As-Sa`id who was the only surviving Companion
(of the Prophet) at Medina. He replied, "Nobody Is left at Medina who knows it better than I. Fatima
was washing the blood off his face and `Ali was bringing water in his shield, and then a mat of datepalm
leaves was burnt and (the ash) was inserted into the wound."

I heard Ibn `Abbas answering a man who asked him, "Did you attend the prayer of `Id al Adha or `Idal-
Fitr with Allah's Messenger (PbUH)?" Ibn `Abbas replied, "Yes, and had it not been for my close relationship
with him, I could not have offered it." (That was because of his young age). Ibn `Abbas further said,
Allah's Messenger (PbUH) went out and offered the Id prayer and then delivered the sermon." Ibn `Abbas did not
mention anything about the Adhan (the call for prayer) or the Iqama. He added, "Then the Prophet (PbUH)
went to the women and instructed them and gave them religious advice and ordered them to give alms
and I saw them reaching out (their hands to) their ears and necks (to take off the earrings and
necklaces, etc.) and throwing (it) towards Bilal. Then the Prophet (PbUH) returned with Bilal to his house . "

Abu Bakr admonished me and poked me with his hands in the flank, and nothing stopped me from
moving at that time except the position of Allah's Messenger (PbUH) whose head was on my thigh.