17/14. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1464b — Women Offering Themselves and Revelation
It is permissible for a wife to give her turn to a co-wife
Hadith About Women Offering Themselves to the Prophet
Sahih Muslim : 1464b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1464b
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَةُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَقُولُ أَمَا تَسْتَحْيِي امْرَأَةٌ تَهَبُ نَفْسَهَا لِرَجُلٍ حَتَّى أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { تُرْجِي مَنْ تَشَاءُ مِنْهُنَّ وَتُؤْوِي إِلَيْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ} فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَيُسَارِعُ لَكَ فِي هَوَاكَ.
A'isha Narrated from:
Does the woman not feel shy of offering herself to a man? Then Allah the Exalted and Glorious revealed this verse:" You may defer any of them you wish and take to yourself any you wish." I ('A'isha said): It seems to me that your Lord hastens to satisfy your desire.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1464bIn-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 65USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3454
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1464b
This hadith about women offering themselves to the Prophet gives another wording from A’isha. She used to say, “Does the woman not feel shy of offering herself to a man?” Then Allah revealed the verse: “You may defer any of them you wish and take to yourself any you wish.” After that, A’isha said that the Lord of the Prophet hastened to satisfy his desire. The narration is short, so the explanation should not add extra stories. Its core point is the wording of A’isha, the revealed verse, and the way this matter related to the Prophet’s household. A reader should notice that the hadith records speech, feeling, and revelation without turning it into a wider ruling beyond the given text.
What we learn from this hadith
- A’isha questioned the act of a woman offering herself to a man.
- The report directly mentions the revealed verse about deferring and taking.
- A’isha’s final statement is part of the narration and should be quoted carefully.
- The hadith should be understood within the wording it provides.
