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سنن نسائی chevron_rightكتاب النكاح chevron_rightHadith #3354 chevron_right


أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَی وَسُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ عَنْ ابْنِ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تُقْسِطُوا فِي الْيَتَامَی فَانْکِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَکُمْ مِنْ النِّسَائِ قَالَتْ يَا ابْنَ أُخْتِي هِيَ الْيَتِيمَةُ تَکُونُ فِي حَجْرِ وَلِيِّهَا فَتُشَارِکُهُ فِي مَالِهِ فَيُعْجِبُهُ مَالُهَا وَجَمَالُهَا فَيُرِيدُ وَلِيُّهَا أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا بِغَيْرِ أَنْ يُقْسِطَ فِي صَدَاقِهَا فَيُعْطِيَهَا مِثْلَ مَا يُعْطِيهَا غَيْرُهُ فَنُهُوا أَنْ يَنْکِحُوهُنَّ إِلَّا أَنْ يُقْسِطُوا لَهُنَّ وَيَبْلُغُوا بِهِنَّ أَعْلَی سُنَّتِهِنَّ مِنْ الصَّدَاقِ فَأُمِرُوا أَنْ يَنْکِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَهُمْ مِنْ النِّسَائِ سِوَاهُنَّ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ ثُمَّ إِنَّ النَّاسَ اسْتَفْتَوْا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعْدُ فِيهِنَّ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَيَسْتَفْتُونَکَ فِي النِّسَائِ قُلْ اللَّهُ يُفْتِيکُمْ فِيهِنَّ إِلَی قَوْلِهِ وَتَرْغَبُونَ أَنْ تَنْکِحُوهُنَّ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَالَّذِي ذَکَرَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَی أَنَّهُ يُتْلَی فِي الْکِتَابِ الْآيَةُ الْأُولَی الَّتِي فِيهَا وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا تُقْسِطُوا فِي الْيَتَامَی فَانْکِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَکُمْ مِنْ النِّسَائِ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ وَقَوْلُ اللَّهِ فِي الْآيَةِ الْأُخْرَی وَتَرْغَبُونَ أَنْ تَنْکِحُوهُنَّ رَغْبَةَ أَحَدِکُمْ عَنْ يَتِيمَتِهِ الَّتِي تَکُونُ فِي حَجْرِهِ حِينَ تَکُونُ قَلِيلَةَ الْمَالِ وَالْجَمَالِ فَنُهُوا أَنْ يَنْکِحُوا مَا رَغِبُوا فِي مَالِهَا مِنْ يَتَامَی النِّسَائِ إِلَّا بِالْقِسْطِ مِنْ أَجْلِ رَغْبَتِهِمْ عَنْهُنَّ

سنن نسائی · Hadith 3354

‘Urwah bin Az-Zubair narrated that he asked ‘Aishah about the saying of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime: “And if you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls then marry (other) women of your choice. She said: “son of my sister, this refers to a female orphan who is in the care of her guardian, and her wealth is joined to his, and he is attracted to her wealth and her beauty. So her guardian wants to marry her without being fair with regard to her dowry, and without giving her what someone else would give her. So they were forbidden to marry them unless they were fair to them and gave them the highest possible dowry that is customarily given, and they were commanded to marry other women of their choice.” ‘Urwah said: “Aishah said: ‘Then later on, Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, revealed concerning them:

Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020

Chain of Narration

  • عُرْوَةَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ،
  • ابْنِ شِهَابٍ،
  • يونس،
  • ابْنُ وَهْبٍ،
  • يُونُسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْأَعْلَی وَسُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ

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