16/13. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1427a — Wedding Feast Even with a Sheep
The Dowry. It is permissible for the dowry to be teaching Quran, a ring of iron or anything else, a small or large amount, And it is recommended for it to be Five Hundred Dirham
Hadith About Walima Even with a Sheep
Sahih Muslim : 1427a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1427a
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، وَأَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْعَتَكِيُّ وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ وَاللَّفْظُ لِيَحْيَى قَالَ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ الآخَرَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم رَأَى عَلَى عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ أَثَرَ صُفْرَةٍ فَقَالَ " مَا هَذَا " . قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي تَزَوَّجْتُ امْرَأَةً عَلَى وَزْنِ نَوَاةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ . قَالَ " فَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ أَوْلِمْ وَلَوْ بِشَاةٍ ".
Anas b. Malik reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) saw the trace of yellowness on 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Auf and said: What is this? Thereupon he said: Allah's Messenger, I have married a woman for a date-stone's weight of gold. He said: God bless you! Hold a wedding feast, even if only with a sheep.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1427aIn-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 92USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3319
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1427a
This hadith about walima even with a sheep tells of Abd al-Rahman b. Auf, who had married a woman for a date-stone's weight of gold. Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم noticed a trace of yellowness on him and asked about it. When Abd al-Rahman explained that he had married, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed for blessing and said, “Hold a wedding feast, even if only with a sheep.” The narration joins three simple points: marriage was mentioned openly, the mahr was stated, and a wedding feast was encouraged. For people searching for walima hadith or wedding feast in Islam hadith, this report gives a clear example of a modest feast being enough.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم prayed for blessing when he heard of the marriage.
- The hadith shows that a wedding feast may be simple and modest.
- The mahr in this report was mentioned clearly as a date-stone's weight of gold.
