أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ التَّيْمِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَی هُوَ ابْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْأَخْنَسِ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ أَنَّ مَرْثَدَ بْنَ أَبِي مَرْثَدٍ الْغَنَوِيَّ وَکَانَ رَجُلًا شَدِيدًا وَکَانَ يَحْمِلُ الْأُسَارَی مِنْ مَکَّةَ إِلَی الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ فَدَعَوْتُ رَجُلًا لِأَحْمِلَهُ وَکَانَ بِمَکَّةَ بَغِيٌّ يُقَالُ لَهَا عَنَاقُ وَکَانَتْ صَدِيقَتَهُ خَرَجَتْ فَرَأَتْ سَوَادِي فِي ظِلِّ الْحَائِطِ فَقَالَتْ مَنْ هَذَا مَرْثَدٌ مَرْحَبًا وَأَهْلًا يَا مَرْثَدُ انْطَلِقْ اللَّيْلَةَ فَبِتْ عِنْدَنَا فِي الرَّحْلِ قُلْتُ يَا عَنَاقُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَرَّمَ الزِّنَا قَالَتْ يَا أَهْلَ الْخِيَامِ هَذَا الدُّلْدُلُ هَذَا الَّذِي يَحْمِلُ أُسَرَائَکُمْ مِنْ مَکَّةَ إِلَی الْمَدِينَةِ فَسَلَکْتُ الْخَنْدَمَةَ فَطَلَبَنِي ثَمَانِيَةٌ فَجَائُوا حَتَّی قَامُوا عَلَی رَأْسِي فَبَالُوا فَطَارَ بَوْلُهُمْ عَلَيَّ وَأَعْمَاهُمْ اللَّهُ عَنِّي فَجِئْتُ إِلَی صَاحِبِي فَحَمَلْتُهُ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْتُ بِهِ إِلَی الْأَرَاکِ فَکَکْتُ عَنْهُ کَبْلَهُ فَجِئْتُ إِلَی رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْکِحُ عَنَاقَ فَسَکَتَ عَنِّي فَنَزَلَتْ الزَّانِيَةُ لَا يَنْکِحُهَا إِلَّا زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِکٌ فَدَعَانِي فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيَّ وَقَالَ لَا تَنْکِحْهَا
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3236
It was narrated from ‘Amr bin Shuaib, from his father, from his grandfather, that Marthad bin Abi Marthad Al-GhanawI — a strong man who used to take the prisoners from Makkah to Al-Madinah — said: “I arranged with a man to bring him (from Makkah to Al-Madinah). There was a prostitute in Makkah who was called ‘Anaq, and she was his friend. She came out and saw my shadow on the wall, and said: ‘Who is this? Marthad? Welcome, Marthad, come tonight and stay at our place.’ I said: ‘‘Anaq, the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم has forbidden adultery.’ She said: ‘people of the tents, this porcupine is the one who is taking your prisoners from Makkah to Al Madinah!’ I headed toward (the mountain of) Al-Khandamah, and eight men came after me. They came and stood over my head, and they urinated, and their urine reached me, but Allah caused them not to see me. Then I went to my companion (the prisoner) and brought him to Al-Arak, where I undid his fetters. Then I came to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and said: ‘Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم, shall I marry ‘Anaq?’ He remained silent and did not answer me, then the following was revealed: ‘And the adulteress — fornicator, none marries her except an adulterer — fornicator or an idolater.’ He called me and recited them to me and said: ‘Do not marry her.” (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020