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Sahih Bukhari 5107 — Two Sisters and Milk Niece Rule
"(It is prohibited to have) two sisters in wedlock at the same time..."
Hadith About Marriage Limits: Umm Habiba, Durra, and Milk Kinship
Sahih Bukhari : 5107
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5107
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّ عُرْوَةَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ ابْنَةَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ أُمَّ حَبِيبَةَ قَالَتْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ انْكِحْ أُخْتِي بِنْتَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ. قَالَ " وَتُحِبِّينَ ". قُلْتُ نَعَمْ، لَسْتُ بِمُخْلِيَةٍ، وَأَحَبُّ مَنْ شَارَكَنِي فِي خَيْرٍ أُخْتِي. فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لاَ يَحِلُّ لِي ". قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ فَوَاللَّهِ إِنَّا لَنَتَحَدَّثُ أَنَّكَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَنْكِحَ دُرَّةَ بِنْتَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ. قَالَ " بِنْتَ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ". فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ. قَالَ " فَوَاللَّهِ لَوْ لَمْ تَكُنْ فِي حَجْرِي مَا حَلَّتْ لِي إِنَّهَا لاَبْنَةُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ، أَرْضَعَتْنِي وَأَبَا سَلَمَةَ ثُوَيْبَةُ فَلاَ تَعْرِضْنَ عَلَىَّ بَنَاتِكُنَّ وَلاَ أَخَوَاتِكُنَّ ".
Um Habiba Narrated from:
I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Marry my sister, the daughter of Abu Sufyan." He said, "Do you like that?" I said, "Yes, for even now I am not your only wife; and the most beloved person to share the good with me is my sister." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "But that is not lawful for me (i.e., to be married to two sisters at a time.)"I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! By Allah, we have heard that you want to marry Durra, the daughter of Abu Salama." He said, "You mean the daughter of Um Salama?" I said, "Yes." He said, "By Allah ! Even if she were not my stepdaughter, she would not be lawful for me to marry, for she is my foster niece, for Thuwaiba has suckled me and Abu Salama; so you should neither present your daughters, nor your sisters to me."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5107In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 45USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 43
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5107
This hadith about marriage limits gives a fuller wording of the same basic issue. Umm Habiba asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم to marry her sister, the daughter of Abu Sufyan. She said she loved that her sister share the good with her. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered that it was not lawful. She then mentioned Durra, the daughter of Abu Salama. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم clarified that Durra was the daughter of Umm Salama and said that even if she were not in his care, she would not be lawful because she was his niece through suckling. Thuwaiba had suckled him and Abu Salama. The hadith teaches that sincere wishes must still stay within lawful marriage boundaries.
What we learn from this hadith
- Love for a sister did not change the marriage limit stated by the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم corrected the report about Durra with clear details.
- Milk kinship was named as a reason that affected marriage lawfulness.
- People should avoid suggesting marriages that fall under these stated limits.
