16/15. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1428c — Zainab's Wedding Feast
The Marriage of Zainab Bint Jahsh, The Revelation of (the verse of) Hijab, and confirmation of the importance of the wedding feast.
Hadith About Zainab's Wedding Feast
Sahih Muslim : 1428c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1428c
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ الزَّهْرَانِيُّ، وَأَبُو كَامِلٍ فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ وَقُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ زَيْدٍ - عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، - وَفِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي كَامِلٍ سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا، - قَالَ مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَوْلَمَ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ - وَقَالَ أَبُو كَامِلٍ عَلَى شَىْءٍ - مِنْ نِسَائِهِ مَا أَوْلَمَ عَلَى زَيْنَبَ فَإِنَّهُ ذَبَحَ شَاةً .
Anas (Allah be pleased with him) reported: I did not see Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) giving a wedding feast (on the marriage) of any one (of his wives) as he did in the case of (his marriage with) Zainab, for then he sacrificed a goat (on this occasion).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1428cIn-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 106USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3331
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1428c
This hadith about Zainab's wedding feast is short and focused. Anas says that he did not see Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم give a wedding feast for any of his wives like the one he gave for Zainab. He then explains that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم sacrificed a goat on that occasion. The narration does not give the longer details found in other reports about guests and the verse of hijab. This specific wording mainly highlights the walima itself. For searches such as Zainab wedding feast hadith, walima of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, or goat at walima hadith, this narration gives the exact main point in a clear way.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم held a wedding feast for Zainab.
- Anas singled out this feast compared with the feasts he had seen.
- The narration states that a goat was sacrificed on the occasion.
