16/13. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1427c — Modest Wedding Feast
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 a Modest Wedding Feast
Sahih Muslim : 1427c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1427c
وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، وَحُمَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ عَوْفٍ، تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً عَلَى وَزْنِ نَوَاةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَأَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَهُ " أَوْلِمْ وَلَوْ بِشَاةٍ " .
Anas b. Malik (Allah be pleased with him) reported that 'Abd al-Rahman b. 'Auf (Allah be pleased with him) married a woman for a date-stone's weight of gold and Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said to him: Hold a wedding feast, even if only with a sheep.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1427cIn-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 94USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3321
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1427c
This hadith about a modest wedding feast repeats the report of Abd al-Rahman b. Auf marrying a woman for a date-stone's weight of gold. Allah's Apostle صلى الله عليه وسلم then told him to hold a wedding feast, even if only with a sheep. The focus is not on luxury or showing off. The report simply connects marriage, mahr, and a walima. The wording helps readers see that a wedding feast can be meaningful even when it is not large. For users searching for walima hadith or hadith about wedding feast, this narration gives a short and direct example from the time of Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration mentions a clear mahr connected to the marriage.
- A wedding feast was advised even in a modest form.
- The hadith keeps the focus on marking the marriage, not on excess.
