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Sunan an-Nasai 3436 — Invitation Etiquette
Divorce With A Clear Gesture
Hadith About Invitation Etiquette and Aishah
Sunan an-Nasai : 3436
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3436
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ نَافِعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم جَارٌ فَارِسِيٌّ طَيِّبُ الْمَرَقَةِ فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَعِنْدَهُ عَائِشَةُ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ بِيَدِهِ أَنْ تَعَالَ وَأَوْمَأَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِلَى عَائِشَةَ أَىْ وَهَذِهِ فَأَوْمَأَ إِلَيْهِ الآخَرُ هَكَذَا بِيَدِهِ أَنْ لاَ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا .
Anas Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah had a Persian neighbor who was good at making soup. He came to the Messenger of Allah one day when 'Aishah was with him, and gestured to him with his hand to come. The Messenger of Allah gestured toward 'Aishah -meaning: 'What about her?'- and the man gestured to him like this, meaning, 'No,' two or three times.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3436In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 48English translation : Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3466
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3436
This Hadith is often searched as Persian neighbor soup hadith. Anas says that the Messenger of Allah had a Persian neighbor who made good soup. One day the neighbor came while Aishah was with the Prophet and gestured for him to come. The Prophet gestured toward Aishah, meaning, “What about her?” The neighbor gestured no, two or three times. The report stops there in this wording, so the explanation should stay with those details. What stands out is the Prophet's concern not to ignore Aishah when an invitation was offered to him. The Hadith also shows that communication happened through gestures in this scene.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet did not ignore Aishah when he was invited.
- The neighbor's invitation was first directed to the Prophet alone.
- The report shows simple gesture-based communication.
- The Hadith should be explained only according to the wording given here.
