68/20. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5288 — Women's Pledge of Allegiance
If an idolatress or a Christian woman becomes a Muslim while she is the wife of Dhimmi or a Mushrik at war with the Muslims?
وَقَالَ عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ عَنْ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ إِذَا أَسْلَمَتِ النَّصْرَانِيَّةُ قَبْلَ زَوْجِهَا بِسَاعَةٍ حَرُمَتْ عَلَيْهِ. وَقَالَ دَاوُدُ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الصَّائِغِ سُئِلَ عَطَاءٌ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعَهْدِ أَسْلَمَتْ ثُمَّ أَسْلَمَ زَوْجُهَا فِي الْعِدَّةِ أَهِيَ امْرَأَتُهُ قَالَ لاَ، إِلاَّ أَنْ تَشَاءَ هِيَ بِنِكَاحٍ جَدِيدٍ وَصَدَاقٍ. وَقَالَ مُجَاهِدٌ إِذَا أَسْلَمَ فِي الْعِدَّةِ يَتَزَوَّجُهَا. وَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: {لاَ هُنَّ حِلٌّ لَهُمْ وَلاَ هُمْ يَحِلُّونَ لَهُنَّ}. وَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ وَقَتَادَةُ فِي مَجُوسِيَّيْنِ أَسْلَمَا هُمَا عَلَى نِكَاحِهِمَا، وَإِذَا سَبَقَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ وَأَبَى الآخَرُ بَانَتْ، لاَ سَبِيلَ لَهُ عَلَيْهَا. وَقَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ قُلْتُ لِعَطَاءٍ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ جَاءَتْ إِلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَيُعَاوَضُ زَوْجُهَا مِنْهَا، لِقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {وَآتُوهُمْ مَا أَنْفَقُوا} قَالَ لاَ إِنَّمَا كَانَ ذَاكَ بَيْنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَبَيْنَ أَهْلِ الْعَهْدِ. وَقَالَ مُجَاهِدٌ هَذَا كُلُّهُ فِي صُلْحٍ بَيْنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَبَيْنَ قُرَيْشٍ.
Women's Pledge of Allegiance Hadith: Bayah by Words
Sahih Bukhari : 5288
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5288
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بُكَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ،. وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي يُونُسُ، قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَتْ كَانَتِ الْمُؤْمِنَاتُ إِذَا هَاجَرْنَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَمْتَحِنُهُنَّ بِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى {يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا جَاءَكُمُ الْمُؤْمِنَاتُ مُهَاجِرَاتٍ فَامْتَحِنُوهُنَّ} إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَمَنْ أَقَرَّ بِهَذَا الشَّرْطِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ فَقَدْ أَقَرَّ بِالْمِحْنَةِ، فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَقْرَرْنَ بِذَلِكَ مِنْ قَوْلِهِنَّ قَالَ لَهُنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " انْطَلِقْنَ فَقَدْ بَايَعْتُكُنَّ "، لاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا مَسَّتْ يَدُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَدَ امْرَأَةٍ قَطُّ، غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ بَايَعَهُنَّ بِالْكَلاَمِ، وَاللَّهِ مَا أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى النِّسَاءِ إِلاَّ بِمَا أَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ يَقُولُ لَهُنَّ إِذَا أَخَذَ عَلَيْهِنَّ " قَدْ بَايَعْتُكُنَّ ". كَلاَمًا.
A'isha Narrated from:
When believing women came to the Prophet (ﷺ) as emigrants, he used to test them in accordance with the order of Allah.'O you who believe! When believing women come to you as emigrants, examine them . . .' (60.10)So if anyone of those believing women accepted the above mentioned conditions, she accepted the conditions of faith. When they agreed on those conditions and confessed that with their tongues, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) would say to them, "Go, I have accepted your oath of allegiance (for Islam). By Allah, and hand of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) never touched the hand of any woman, but he only used to take their pledge of allegiance orally. By Allah, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not take the pledge of allegiance of the women except in accordance with what Allah had ordered him. When he accepted their pledge of allegiance he would say to them, "I have accepted your oath of allegiance."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5288In-book reference : Book 68, Hadith 37USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 63, Hadith 211
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5288
This women's pledge of allegiance hadith explains how believing women were tested when they came to the Prophet as emigrants. Aisha says the Prophet tested them according to the command of Allah in the verse about examining believing women who emigrated. When they accepted the stated conditions and confessed them with their tongues, the Prophet said that he had accepted their oath of allegiance. Aisha then makes the method very clear: the hand of Allah's Messenger never touched the hand of any woman in this pledge. He accepted their bayah by speech. The narration also states that he did not take from women except what Allah ordered him to take. This makes the core message simple: the pledge was real, clear, and oral.
What we learn from this hadith
- Believing women were tested according to Allah's command.
- Their pledge was accepted when they confessed the conditions with their tongues.
- Aisha states that the Prophet did not touch women's hands during this pledge.
- The Prophet took the pledge according to what Allah had ordered.
