26/46. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3287 — Do Not Offer Forbidden Relations
The Prohibition Of Being Married To Two Sisters
Hadith About Forbidden Marriage Relations and Breastfeeding
Sunan an-Nasai : 3287
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3287
أَخْبَرَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ لَكَ فِي أُخْتِي قَالَ " فَأَصْنَعُ مَاذَا " . قَالَتْ تَزَوَّجُهَا . قَالَ " فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكِ " . قَالَتْ نَعَمْ لَسْتُ لَكَ بِمُخْلِيَةٍ وَأَحَبُّ مَنْ يَشْرَكُنِي فِي خَيْرٍ أُخْتِي . قَالَ " إِنَّهَا لاَ تَحِلُّ لِي " . قَالَتْ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ تَخْطُبُ دُرَّةَ بِنْتَ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ . قَالَ " بِنْتُ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ " . قَالَتْ نَعَمْ . قَالَ " وَاللَّهِ لَوْ لَمْ تَكُنْ رَبِيبَتِي مَا حَلَّتْ لِي إِنَّهَا لاَبْنَةُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ فَلاَ تَعْرِضْنَ عَلَىَّ بَنَاتِكُنَّ وَلاَ أَخَوَاتِكُنَّ " .
Umm Habibah Narrated from:
O Messenger of Allah, what do you think of my sister? He said: "What for?" She said: "For marriage." He said: "Would you like that?" She said: "Yes; I do not have you all to myself, and I would like to share this goodness with my sister." He said: "She is not permissible for me (to marry)."She said: "But I heard that you want to marry Durrah, the daughter of Umm Salamah." He said: "The daughter of Umm Salamah?" She said: "Yes." He said: "By Allah, even if she were not my stepdaughter she would not be permissible for me (to marry), because she is the daughter of my brother through breast-feeding. Do not offer your daughters and sisters to me in marriage."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3287In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 92English translation : Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3289
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3287
This hadith about forbidden marriage relations records Umm Habibah asking the Prophet about her sister for marriage. She said she wanted to share goodness with her sister. The Prophet made clear that her sister was not permissible for him. When she mentioned Durrah, the daughter of Umm Salamah, he explained that even if she were not his stepdaughter, she would still not be permissible because she was the daughter of his brother through breast-feeding. The hadith ends with the instruction not to offer daughters and sisters to him in marriage. The message is direct: marriage offers must respect the limits set by family and nursing relationships.
What we learn from this hadith
- Marriage proposals must stay within permissible family limits.
- The Prophet explained both stepfamily and breast-feeding barriers.
- Good intentions do not make a forbidden marriage permissible.
- People should avoid offering relatives in marriage when the relation is not lawful.
