أَخْبَرَنَا هِلَالُ بْنُ الْعَلَائِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرُو بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ ح و أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ تَمِيمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ حَجَّاجًا يَقُولُ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ نُکِحَتْ عَلَی صَدَاقٍ أَوْ حِبَائٍ أَوْ عِدَةٍ قَبْلَ عِصْمَةِ النِّکَاحِ فَهُوَ لَهَا وَمَا کَانَ بَعْدَ عِصْمَةِ النِّکَاحِ فَهُوَ لِمَنْ أُعْطَاهُ وَأَحَقُّ مَا أُکْرِمَ عَلَيْهِ الرَّجُلُ ابْنَتُهُ أَوْ أُخْتُهُ اللَّفْظُ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3361
It was narrated from ‘Abdur Rahman bin ‘Amr: “The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم said: ‘Whatever is given as a dowry, or gift or is promised her before the marriage belongs to her. Whatever is given after the marriage belongs to the one to whom it was given. And the most deserving for which a (man) is to be honored is (when marrying off) his daughter or sister.” This is the wording of ‘Abdullah (one of the narrators). (Hasan)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020