33/21. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1866b — The Prophet's Pledge With Women
How women gave their oath of allegiance
Women’s Pledge Hadith: Accepted by Words, Not Touch
Sahih Muslim : 1866b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1866b
وَحَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِيُّ، وَأَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، قَالَ أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ، هَارُونُ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، أَخْبَرَتْهُ عَنْ بَيْعَةِ النِّسَاءِ، قَالَتْ مَا مَسَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِيَدِهِ امْرَأَةً قَطُّ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ عَلَيْهَا فَإِذَا أَخَذَ عَلَيْهَا فَأَعْطَتْهُ قَالَ " اذْهَبِي فَقَدْ بَايَعْتُكِ " .
A'isha Narrated from:
It has been narrated on the authority of 'Urwa that 'A'isha described to him the way the Prophet (ﷺ) took the oath of fealty from women. She said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never touched a woman with his hand. He would only take a vow from her and when he had taken the (verbal) vow, he would say: You may go. I have accepted your fealty.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1866bIn-book reference : Book 33, Hadith 131USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 20, Hadith 4603
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1866b
This Hadith gives a shorter report about the way the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم took the pledge from women. A'isha told Urwa that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم never touched a woman with his hand in this matter. He would take the vow from her, and when she had given it, he would say that she could go because he had accepted her pledge. For readers searching for women’s pledge hadith or Prophet never touched woman hand hadith, this narration gives a simple and direct picture. It does not describe a long legal discussion. It describes the method used: the pledge was taken through words. The teaching should stay close to that wording, without adding extra events or broad claims not found in the report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم accepted women’s pledge through words.
- A'isha reported that he did not touch a woman’s hand in this pledge.
- The pledge was treated as valid after the woman gave her vow.
