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Sunan an-Nasai 3286 — Breastfeeding Creates Marriage Barriers
The Prohibition of Being Married To Both A Mother And Daughter
Breastfeeding Marriage Rules in Islam Hadith
Sunan an-Nasai : 3286
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3286
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ عِرَاكِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ أُمَّ حَبِيبَةَ قَالَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنَّا قَدْ تَحَدَّثْنَا أَنَّكَ نَاكِحٌ دُرَّةَ بِنْتَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَعَلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ لَوْ أَنِّي لَمْ أَنْكِحْ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ مَا حَلَّتْ لِي إِنَّ أَبَاهَا أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ " .
Umm Habibah Narrated from:
We have been saying that you want to marry Durrah bint Abi Salamah. The Messenger of Allah said: "As a co-wife to Umm Salamah? Even if I were not married to Umm Salamah, she would not be permissible to me, for her father is my brother through breast-feeding."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3286In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 91English translation : Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3288
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3286
This hadith focuses on breastfeeding marriage rules in Islam. Umm Habibah said that people had been saying the Prophet wanted to marry Durrah bint Abi Salamah. The Prophet responded by asking whether this would be as a co-wife to Umm Salamah. He then explained that even if he had not married Umm Salamah, Durrah would not be permissible to him because her father was his brother through breast-feeding. The text gives one clear reason: a nursing relationship made her marriage impermissible. It also shows that the Prophet corrected public talk by explaining the rule plainly. The hadith is short, but it carries a clear marriage law lesson.
What we learn from this hadith
- Breast-feeding ties can make marriage impermissible.
- The Prophet corrected reports about marriage with a clear explanation.
- Marriage permission depends on family and nursing relationships.
- People should be careful before assuming a marriage proposal is valid.
