أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَعِيلَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ لَمَّا انْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا بَعَثَ إِلَيْهَا أَبُو بَکْرٍ يَخْطُبُهَا عَلَيْهِ فَلَمْ تَزَوَّجْهُ فَبَعَثَ إِلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ يَخْطُبُهَا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَتْ أَخْبِرْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنِّي امْرَأَةٌ غَيْرَی وَأَنِّي امْرَأَةٌ مُصْبِيَةٌ وَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِي شَاهِدٌ فَأَتَی رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَذَکَرَ ذَلِکَ لَهُ فَقَالَ ارْجِعْ إِلَيْهَا فَقُلْ لَهَا أَمَّا قَوْلُکِ إِنِّي امْرَأَةٌ غَيْرَی فَسَأَدْعُو اللَّهَ لَکِ فَيُذْهِبُ غَيْرَتَکِ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُکِ إِنِّي امْرَأَةٌ مُصْبِيَةٌ فَسَتُکْفَيْنَ صِبْيَانَکِ وَأَمَّا قَوْلُکِ أَنْ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِي شَاهِدٌ فَلَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنْ أَوْلِيَائِکِ شَاهِدٌ وَلَا غَائِبٌ يَکْرَهُ ذَلِکَ فَقَالَتْ لِابْنِهَا يَا عُمَرُ قُمْ فَزَوِّجْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَزَوَّجَهُ مُخْتَصَرٌ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3262
It was narrated from Umm Salamah, that when her ‘Iddah had ended, Abu Bakr sent word to her proposing marriage to her, but she did not marry him. Then the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم sent ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab with a proposal of marriage. She said: “Tell the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم that I am a jealous woman and that I have sons, and none of my guardians are present.” He went to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم and told him that. He said: “Go back to her and tell her: As for your saying that you are a jealous woman, I will pray to Allah for you to take away your jealousy. As for your saying that you have sons, your sons will be taken care of. And as for your saying that none of your guardians are present, none of your guardians, present or absent, would object to that.” She said to her son: “‘Umar, get up and perform the marriage to the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم so he performed the marriage.” An abridged form. (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020