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Sahih Bukhari 5212 — Sauda Gave Her Turn to Aisha
To give up the turn with the husband to one of his other wives
Hadith About Sauda Giving Her Day to Aisha
Sahih Bukhari : 5212
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5212
حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ سَوْدَةَ بِنْتَ زَمْعَةَ، وَهَبَتْ، يَوْمَهَا لِعَائِشَةَ، وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْسِمُ لِعَائِشَةَ بِيَوْمِهَا وَيَوْمِ سَوْدَةَ.
A'isha Narrated from:
Sauda bint Zam`a gave up her turn to me (`Aisha), and so the Prophet (ﷺ) used to give me (`Aisha) both my day and the day of Sauda.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5212In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 145USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 139
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5212
This hadith about Sauda giving her day to Aisha is simple and direct. Aisha reports that Sauda bint Zam‘a gave up her turn to her. After that, the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) used to give Aisha both her own day and Sauda’s day. The core topic is the turn system among wives and a wife giving her turn to another wife. The narration does not add a long explanation here, so the safest reading is to stay with the wording. It shows that Sauda made a choice about her day, and the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) followed that arrangement. People often search this as “Sauda gave her day to Aisha hadith” or “turns among wives in Islam hadith.”
What we learn from this hadith
- Sauda gave her turn to Aisha in this report.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم acted according to that arrangement.
- The narration shows a specific example of turns among wives.
- The hadith should not be expanded beyond what it states.
