Al-Adab Al-Mufrad

Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1057

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالَ‏:‏ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ الْيَمَانِ، عَنْ شَيْبَانَ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ‏:‏ ‏{‏لِيَسْتَأْذِنْكُمُ الَّذِينَ مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ‏}‏، قَالَ‏:‏ هِيَ لِلرِّجَالِ دُونَ النِّسَاءِ‏.‏

Translation

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Ibn Umar said regarding the verse, “Let those whom your right hands possess ask your permission”: “This applies to men rather than women.”

Notes and open questions — unreviewed
  • The cited verse is Qur’an 24:58.

  • لِيَسْتَأْذِنْكُمُ الَّذِينَ مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ

    The verse reference is Qur’an 24:58, not 24:56.

    Should the witness’s verse number be corrected?