15/13. Chapter:
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 900 — The Book of Hajj (Pilgrimage to Makka)
The superiority of emancipating a slave-girl and then marrying her.
Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan : 900
Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 900
حديث أَنَسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ، غَزَا خَيْبَرَ، فَصَلَّيْنَا عِنْدَهَا صَلَاةَ الْغَدَاةِ بِغَلَسٍ، فَرَكِبَ نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ، وَرَكِبَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ، وَأَنَا رَدِيفُ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، فَأَجْرَى نَبِيُّ اللهِ ﷺ فِي زُقَاقٍ خَيْبَرَ، وَأَنَّ رُكْبَتِي لَتَمَسُّ فَخِذَ نَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ، ثُمَّ حَسَرَ الإِزَارَ عَنْ فَخِذِهِ حَتَّى إِنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى بَيَاضِ فَخِذِ نَبِيِّ اللهِ ﷺ، فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ الْقَرْيَةَ قَالَ: اللهُ أَكْبَرُ خَرِبَتْ خَيْبَرُ، إِنَّا إِذَا نَزَلْنَا بِسَاحَةِ قَوْمٍ فَسَاءَ صَبَاحُ الْمُنْذَرِينَ قَالَهَا ثَلَاثًا قَالَ: وَخَرَجَ الْقَوْمُ إِلَى أَعْمَالِهِمْ، فَقَالُوا: مُحَمَّدٌ وَالْخَمِيسُ (يَعْنِي الْجَيْش) قَالَ: فَأَصَبْنَاهَا عَنْوَةً، فَجُمِعَ السَّبْىُ، فَجَاءَ دِحْيَةُ، فَقَالَ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ أَعْطِنِي جَارِيَةً مِنَ السَّبْىِ، قَالَ: اذْهَبْ فَخُذْ جَارِيَةً فَأَخَذَ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتَ حُيَيٍّ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ، فَقَالَ: يَا نَبِيَّ اللهِ أَعْطَيْتَ دِحْيَةَ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتَ حُيَيٍّ، سَيِّدَةَ قُرَيْظَةَ وَالنَّضِيرِ لَا تَصْلُحُ إِلَاّ لَكَ قَالَ: ادْعُوهُ بِهَا فَجَاءَ بِهَا؛ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ، قَالَ: خُذْ جَارِيَةً مِنَ السَّبْىِ غَيْرَهَا قَالَ: فَأَعْتَقَهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ وَتَزَوَّجَهَا.
Narrated 'Abdul 'Azīz: Anas رضي الله عنه said, "When Allāh's Messenger ﷺ invaded Khaibar, we offered the Fajr prayer there (early in the morning) when it was still dark. Allāh's Prophet ﷺ rode and Abū Talha rode too and I was riding behind Abū Talha. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ passed through the lane of Khaibar quickly and my knee was touching the thigh of the Prophet ﷺ. Then his thigh was uncovered by the shift of his Izār (waist-sheet) and I saw the whiteness of the thigh of Allāh's Prophet ﷺ. When he entered the town, he said, ' Allāhu Akbar! Khaibar is ruined. Whenever we approach near a (hostile) nation (to fight) then evil will be the morning of those who have been warned'. He repeated this thrice. The people came out for their jobs and some of them said, 'Muhammad (has come) along with his army.' We conquered Khaibar, took the captives and the booty was collected. Dihya came and said, 'O Allāh's Prophet ﷺ! Give me a slave-girl from the captives.' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Go and take any slave-girl.' He took Safiyya bint Huyai. A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, 'O Allāh's Messenger! You gave Safiya bint Huyai to Dihya and she is the head-mistress of the (ladies of) the tribes of Quraiza and An-Nâdir and she befits none but you.' So the Prophet ﷺ said, 'Bring him along with her.' So Dihya came with her and when the Prophet ﷺ saw her, he said to Dihya, 'Take any slave-girl other than her from the captives.' " Anas added: "The Prophet ﷺ then manumitted her and married her." Thâbit asked Anas, "O Abû Hamza! What did the Prophet ﷺ pay her (as Mahr )?" He said, "(She) herself was her Mahr for he manumitted her and then married her." Anas added, "While on the way, Umm Sulaim dressed her for marriage (ceremony) and at night she sent her as a bride to the Prophet ﷺ. So the Prophet ﷺ was bridegroom and he said, 'Whoever has anything (for food) should bring it.' He spread out a leather sheet (for the food) and some brought dates and others cooking-butter. [I think he (Anas) mentioned As-Sawiq ]. So they prepared a dish of Hais (a kind of meal). And that was the marriage banquet of Allâh's Messenger ﷺ." ( Sahih Al-Bukhârî, Hadith No. 367, Vol. 1)
Translation source
- Compiler:
- Muhammad Fu'ad 'Abd al-Baqi
- Publisher:
- Darussalam Publication
