47/60. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3308 — Testing the Faith of Emigrant Women
Regarding Surat Al-Muntahanah
Hadith About Examining Believing Women as Emigrants
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3308
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3308
حَدَّثَنَا سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يُوسُفَ الْفِرْيَابِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا قَيْسُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ، عَنِ الأَغَرِّ بْنِ الصَّبَّاحِ، عَنْ خَلِيفَةَ بْنِ حُصَيْنٍ، عَنْ أَبِي نَصْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى : ( إذَا جَاءَكُمُ الْمُؤْمِنَاتُ مُهَاجِرَاتٍ فَامْتَحِنُوهُنَّ ) قَالَ كَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ إِذَا جَاءَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِتُسْلِمَ حَلَّفَهَا بِاللَّهِ مَا خَرَجْتُ مِنْ بُغْضِ زَوْجِي مَا خَرَجْتُ إِلاَّ حُبًّا لِلَّهِ وَلِرَسُولِهِ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
[Abu An-Nasr narrated : From Ibn Abbas, Regarding The Saying Of Allah, The Most High: When Believing Women Come To You As Emigrants, Examine Them. He Said: “When A Woman Come To The Prophet To Accept Islam, She Would Have To Take And An Oath By Allah: ‘I Have Not Left Out Of Anger With My Husband, I Have Not Left Except Out Of Love For Allah And His Messenger.’”]
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3308In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 360English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3308
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3308
This hadith explains the verse about believing women who came as emigrants: “Examine them.” Ibn Abbas said that when a woman came to the Prophet to accept Islam, she would be made to swear by Allah. The oath stated that she had not left because of anger toward her husband, and that she had left only out of love for Allah and His Messenger. The hadith about examining believing women focuses on intention and sincerity in this specific situation. It does not add other conditions beyond what the narration says. The main lesson is that the stated reason for migration and accepting Islam was checked by oath.
What we learn from this hadith
- The women’s stated reason for coming was examined by oath.
- The oath separated personal anger from love for Allah and His Messenger.
- The narration connects the practice to the Qur’anic command to examine them.
- Sincerity in major religious steps matters in this report.
