67/43. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5138 — Disliked Marriage Declared Invalid
If a man gives his daughter in marriage while she is averse to it, then such marriage is invalid
Hadith About Forced Marriage Being Invalid
Sahih Bukhari : 5138
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5138
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، وَمُجَمِّعٍ، ابْنَىْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ جَارِيَةَ عَنْ خَنْسَاءَ بِنْتِ خِذَامٍ الأَنْصَارِيَّةِ، أَنَّ أَبَاهَا، زَوَّجَهَا وَهْىَ ثَيِّبٌ، فَكَرِهَتْ ذَلِكَ فَأَتَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَرَدَّ نِكَاحَهُ.
Khansa bint Khidam Al-Ansariya Narrated from:
Narrated Khansa bint Khidam Al-Ansariya: that her father gave her in marriage when she was a matron and she disliked that marriage. So she went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he declared that marriage invalid.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5138In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 74USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 69
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5138
This hadith is often searched as forced marriage invalid hadith. Khansa bint Khidam Al-Ansariya was given in marriage by her father while she was a matron. She disliked that marriage, so she went to Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم declared the marriage invalid. The text is short but direct. It does not give a long argument or extra details. It shows a woman objecting to a marriage she disliked and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم responding by cancelling it. The core topic is marriage consent, especially for a matron whose objection is clearly reported in the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- Khansa was given in marriage by her father while she was a matron.
- She disliked that marriage and took the matter to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم declared that marriage invalid.
- The report supports taking a woman's objection seriously in marriage.
