86/33. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 6834 — Gender Conduct
Exiling the sinners and effeminate men
Hadith About Gender Conduct and Household Boundaries
Sahih Bukhari : 6834
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 6834
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ لَعَنَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم الْمُخَنَّثِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ، وَالْمُتَرَجِّلاَتِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ، وَقَالَ " أَخْرِجُوهُمْ مِنْ بُيُوتِكُمْ ". وَأَخْرَجَ فُلاَنًا، وَأَخْرَجَ عُمَرُ فُلاَنًا.
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) cursed the effeminate men and those women who assume the similitude (manners) of men. He also said, "Turn them out of your houses." He turned such-and-such person out, and `Umar also turned out such-and-such person.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 6834In-book reference : Book 86, Hadith 59USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 82, Hadith 820
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 6834
This hadith about men imitating women and women imitating men is narrated by Ibn Abbas. The text says the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم cursed the effeminate men and women who assumed the similitude or manners of men. He also said, Turn them out of your houses. The narration then mentions that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم turned out a person and Umar also turned out a person. A careful explanation should not add claims beyond the wording. The hadith is about a specific form of conduct described in the narration and the household response mentioned there. People usually search for hadith about men imitating women, women imitating men hadith, Bukhari 6834 explanation, and effeminate men hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- The hadith directly condemns the conduct described in its wording.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered such people to be turned out of houses.
- Umar is also mentioned as applying a similar removal.
- The explanation should not add details that are not stated in the report.
