11/1. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1080 — Four Sunnah Practices of Messengers
What Has Been Related About The Virtues Of Marriage And Encouraging It
Four Sunnah Practices of the Messengers
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1080
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1080
حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ وَكِيعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الشِّمَالِ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَرْبَعٌ مِنْ سُنَنِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ الْحَيَاءُ وَالتَّعَطُّرُ وَالسِّوَاكُ وَالنِّكَاحُ " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ وَثَوْبَانَ وَابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ وَعَائِشَةَ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَأَبِي نَجِيحٍ وَجَابِرٍ وَعَكَّافٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ . حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خِدَاشٍ الْبَغْدَادِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ، عَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ، عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الشِّمَالِ، عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَ حَدِيثِ حَفْصٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى وَرَوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيثَ هُشَيْمٌ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْوَاسِطِيُّ وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ وَغَيْرُ وَاحِدٍ عَنِ الْحَجَّاجِ عَنْ مَكْحُولٍ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرُوا فِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي الشِّمَالِ وَحَدِيثُ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ وَعَبَّادِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ أَصَحُّ .
Abu Ayyub Narrated from:
The Messenger Of Allah Said: "Four Are From The Sunan Of The Messengers: Al-Hayat, Using Atar, The Siwak, And Marriage."
[1] Modesty, self-respect, bashfulness, honor etc.[2] Fragrant oil or perfume.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1080In-book reference : Book 11, Hadith 1English translation : Vol. 2, Book 6, Hadith 1080
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1080
This hadith about four Sunnah practices of the messengers lists modesty, using Atar, the Siwak, and marriage. The wording is short and practical. It shows that good character, personal care, oral cleanliness, and marriage are not treated as empty social habits. They are named as practices linked to the messengers. The hadith does not give detailed rulings for each item, so the explanation should not turn it into a long legal discussion. Its core message is that a balanced religious life includes inner manners and outward cleanliness, along with the human path of marriage. It is a simple hadith with broad daily value.
What we learn from this hadith
- Modesty is named among the practices of the messengers.
- Perfume and Siwak point to personal care and cleanliness.
- Marriage is included as part of the prophetic way mentioned in this narration.
