17/3. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1447b — Fosterage Marriage Rule Repeated
The daughter of one's brother through breastfeeding is forbidden in marriage
Fosterage Marriage Rule With Wording Differences
Sahih Muslim : 1447b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1447b
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، وَهُوَ الْقَطَّانُ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، بْنِ مِهْرَانَ الْقُطَعِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي عَرُوبَةَ، كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، بِإِسْنَادِ هَمَّامٍ سَوَاءً غَيْرَ أَنَّ حَدِيثَ شُعْبَةَ انْتَهَى عِنْدَ قَوْلِهِ " ابْنَةُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ " . وَفِي حَدِيثِ سَعِيدٍ " وَإِنَّهُ يَحْرُمُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ مَا يَحْرُمُ مِنَ النَّسَبِ " . وَفِي رِوَايَةِ بِشْرِ بْنِ عُمَرَ سَمِعْتُ جَابِرَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ .
Hammam, Sa'id, Bishr b 'Umar Narrated from:
A hadith like this is narrated on the authority of Hammam, Sa'id, Bishr b 'Umar, but with a small variation of words.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1447bIn-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 17USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3410
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1447b
This report says the same hadith was narrated through more than one route, with small wording differences. Some wording stops at the phrase that Hamza's daughter was the daughter of the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم foster brother, while another wording adds that what becomes unlawful through fosterage becomes unlawful through lineage. The main teaching remains steady: the proposed marriage was not lawful because of a foster family relationship. This hadith is helpful for searches about fosterage marriage prohibition because it shows the same rule appearing in related narrations. It also teaches careful reading. Slight wording changes should not be used to invent a new story when the report itself says the meaning is the same.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration repeats the same ruling with small wording differences.
- The core point is the marriage barrier caused by fosterage.
- Small variations should be read with the shared meaning in mind.
