26/58. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3331 — Marrying the Father’s Wife
Marrying Those Whom One's Father Married
Hadith About the Prohibition of Marrying the Father’s Wife
Sunan an-Nasai : 3331
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3331
أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ، عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ، قَالَ لَقِيتُ خَالِي وَمَعَهُ الرَّايَةُ فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ قَالَ أَرْسَلَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةَ أَبِيهِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ أَنْ أَضْرِبَ عُنُقَهُ أَوْ أَقْتُلَهُ .
Al-Bara Narrated from:
I met my maternal uncle who was carrying a flag (for an expedition) and I said: 'Where are you going?' He said: 'The Messenger of Allah is sending me to a man who has married his father's wife after he died, to strike his neck or kill him.'
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3331In-book reference : Book 26, Hadith 136English translation : Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3333
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3331
This Hadith about forbidden marriage in Islam is narrated from Al-Bara'. He met his maternal uncle carrying a flag and asked where he was going. His uncle said that the Messenger of Allah had sent him to a man who had married his father’s wife after his father died, to strike his neck or kill him. The report is brief and serious. It shows that this marriage was treated as a grave violation in the narration. The explanation should not add details not present in the text. The key topic is marriage limits, especially the prohibition connected to a father’s wife after his death.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration treats marrying the father’s wife as a grave violation.
- The Messenger of Allah sent someone with a clear command in this case.
- Marriage limits are shown as serious matters in the text.
- The report should be explained without adding extra legal details beyond the narration.
