17/14. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1463a — Sauda Gave Her Day to Aisha
It is permissible for a wife to give her turn to a co-wife
Hadith About Sauda Giving Her Day to Aisha
Sahih Muslim : 1463a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1463a
حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ مَا رَأَيْتُ امْرَأَةً أَحَبَّ إِلَىَّ أَنْ أَكُونَ فِي مِسْلاَخِهَا مِنْ سَوْدَةَ بِنْتِ زَمْعَةَ مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ فِيهَا حِدَّةٌ قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا كَبِرَتْ جَعَلَتْ يَوْمَهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِعَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ جَعَلْتُ يَوْمِي مِنْكَ لِعَائِشَةَ . فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْسِمُ لِعَائِشَةَ يَوْمَيْنِ يَوْمَهَا وَيَوْمَ سَوْدَةَ .
A'isha Narrated from:
Never did I find any woman more loving to me than Sauda bint Zam'a. I wished I could be exactly like her who was passionate. As she became old, she had made over her day (which she had to spend) with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to 'A'isha. She said: I have made over my day with you to 'A'isha. So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) allotted two days to 'A'isha, her own day (when it was her turn) and that of Sauda.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1463aIn-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 62USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3451
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1463a
This hadith about Sauda giving her day to Aisha focuses on turn sharing within the Prophet’s household. A’isha speaks warmly about Sauda bint Zam’a and says she wished she could be like her in some ways. The report then explains that when Sauda became old, she gave her day with Allah’s Messenger to A’isha. Sauda herself said that she had made over her day to A’isha. The Prophet then allotted two days to A’isha: her own day and the day of Sauda. The hadith is often searched as the hadith of Sauda and Aisha because it shows a clear case of a wife giving her turn by her own statement and the Prophet arranging the schedule according to that.
What we learn from this hadith
- A wife’s turn is treated as a real right in this report.
- Sauda gave her day to A’isha by her own words.
- The Prophet allotted A’isha her own day and Sauda’s day.
- A’isha remembered Sauda with love and respect.
