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Sahih Bukhari 5171 — Zainab’s Better Wedding Banquet
A bigger Walima on marrying some wives than the other wives
Hadith About Zainab’s Wedding Banquet
Sahih Bukhari : 5171
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5171
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، قَالَ ذُكِرَ تَزْوِيجُ زَيْنَبَ ابْنَةِ جَحْشٍ عِنْدَ أَنَسٍ فَقَالَ مَا رَأَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَوْلَمَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ نِسَائِهِ مَا أَوْلَمَ عَلَيْهَا أَوْلَمَ بِشَاةٍ.
Thabit Narrated from:
The marriage of Zainab bint Jahash was mentioned in the presence of Anas and he said, "I did not see the Prophet (ﷺ) giving a better banquet on marrying any of his wives than the one he gave on marrying Zainab. He then gave a banquet with one sheep."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5171In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 106USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 100
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5171
This hadith about Zainab’s wedding banquet repeats an important point from Anas. When the marriage of Zainab bint Jahsh was mentioned, Anas said that he did not see the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) give a better banquet for any of his wives than the one he gave for her. He then said that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) gave a banquet with one sheep. The core topic is walimah. The wording is not about display or showing off. It is a simple report about the wedding meal and what it consisted of. For anyone looking up a walimah hadith, this narration shows that the Prophet’s wedding banquet for Zainab is remembered clearly by Anas, with one sheep named as the food.
What we learn from this hadith
- Anas remembered the walimah for Zainab in a clear way.
- He described it as better than the banquets for the Prophet’s other wives.
- The banquet was with one sheep.
- The report keeps the focus on the meal, not on extra details.
