64/38. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4211 — Marriage Banquet
Ghazwa of Khaibar
Safiya Marriage Banquet Hadith: Simple Walimah and Kindness
Sahih Bukhari : 4211
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4211
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْغَفَّارِ بْنُ دَاوُدَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي أَحْمَدُ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الزُّهْرِيُّ، عَنْ عَمْرٍو، مَوْلَى الْمُطَّلِبِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَدِمْنَا خَيْبَرَ، فَلَمَّا فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الْحِصْنَ ذُكِرَ لَهُ جَمَالُ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ حُيَىِّ بْنِ أَخْطَبَ، وَقَدْ قُتِلَ زَوْجُهَا وَكَانَتْ عَرُوسًا، فَاصْطَفَاهَا النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِنَفْسِهِ، فَخَرَجَ بِهَا، حَتَّى بَلَغْنَا سَدَّ الصَّهْبَاءِ حَلَّتْ، فَبَنَى بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم، ثُمَّ صَنَعَ حَيْسًا فِي نِطَعٍ صَغِيرٍ، ثُمَّ قَالَ لِي " آذِنْ مَنْ حَوْلَكَ ". فَكَانَتْ تِلْكَ وَلِيمَتَهُ عَلَى صَفِيَّةَ، ثُمَّ خَرَجْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ، فَرَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُحَوِّي لَهَا وَرَاءَهُ بِعَبَاءَةٍ، ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ عِنْدَ بَعِيرِهِ، فَيَضَعُ رُكْبَتَهُ، وَتَضَعُ صَفِيَّةُ رِجْلَهَا عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ حَتَّى تَرْكَبَ.
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
We arrived at Khaibar, and when Allah helped His Apostle to open the fort, the beauty of Safiya bint Huyai bin Akhtaq whose husband had been killed while she was a bride, was mentioned to Allah's Apostle. The Prophet (ﷺ) selected her for himself, and set out with her, and when we reached a place called Sidd-as-Sahba,' Safiya became clean from her menses then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) married her.Hais (i.e. an 'Arabian dish) was prepared on a small leather mat. Then the Prophet (ﷺ) said to me, "I invite the people around you." So that was the marriage banquet of the Prophet (ﷺ) and Safiya. Then we proceeded towards Medina, and I saw the Prophet, making for her a kind of cushion with his cloak behind him (on his camel). He then sat beside his camel and put his knee for Safiya to put her foot on, in order to ride (on the camel).
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4211In-book reference : Book 64, Hadith 251USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 5, Book 59, Hadith 522
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4211
This hadith focuses on the Prophet's marriage to Safiya after Khaibar and the simple walimah that followed. Anas says the Prophet selected Safiya, traveled with her, and married her after she became clean from menses at Sidd-as-Sahba. A dish of hais was prepared on a small leather mat, and the Prophet told Anas to invite the people around him. That was the marriage banquet. The report then shows a gentle detail from the journey to Madinah: the Prophet made a cushion for her behind him on his camel, sat by the camel, and placed his knee so Safiya could step on it to ride. For readers searching for Safiya walimah hadith, the lesson is drawn from these simple actions.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet's walimah for Safiya was simple and shared with those around him.
- Anas was asked to invite nearby people to the banquet.
- The report mentions the Prophet making a place for Safiya behind him.
- He helped Safiya mount the camel in the way described by Anas.
