65/5.9. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 4615 — Do Not Forbid What Allah Made Lawful
The Statement of Allah: "O you who believe! Make not unlawful the Tayyibãt (all that is good as regards foods, things, deeds, beliefs, persons) which Allah has made lawful to you..." (V.5:87)
Hadith About Not Making Lawful Things Unlawful
Sahih Bukhari : 4615
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 4615
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ قَيْسٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، رضى الله عنه قَالَ كُنَّا نَغْزُو مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلَيْسَ مَعَنَا نِسَاءٌ فَقُلْنَا أَلاَ نَخْتَصِي فَنَهَانَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ، فَرَخَّصَ لَنَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَنْ نَتَزَوَّجَ الْمَرْأَةَ بِالثَّوْبِ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تُحَرِّمُوا طَيِّبَاتِ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ }
`Abdullah Narrated from:
We used to participate in the holy wars carried on by the Prophet (ﷺ) and we had no women (wives) with us. So we said (to the Prophet (ﷺ)). "Shall we castrate ourselves?" But the Prophet (ﷺ) forbade us to do that and thenceforth he allowed us to marry a woman (temporarily) by giving her even a garment, and then he recited: "O you who believe! Do not make unlawful the good things which Allah has made lawful for you."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 4615In-book reference : Book 65, Hadith 137USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 139
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 4615
This Hadith about lawful things in Islam reports that Abdullah and others joined battles with the Prophet while they had no wives with them. They asked whether they should castrate themselves, but the Prophet forbade them. The narration then says he allowed them at that time to marry a woman by giving even a garment, and he recited the verse, “O you who believe! Do not make unlawful the good things which Allah has made lawful for you.” The core message in this text is clear: the Prophet stopped self-harm and linked the matter to not forbidding what Allah made lawful. The Hadith should be read exactly as stated, without mixing it with other reports unless a scholar is explaining the broader legal subject.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet forbade the Companions from castrating themselves.
- The Hadith connects the event to not making lawful good things unlawful.
- The report shows that hardship should not lead to self-harm.
- The verse was recited as guidance for staying within Allah’s limits.
