Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 2713

Arabic hadith text

قَالَ عُرْوَةُ فَأَخْبَرَتْنِي عَائِشَةُ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَمْتَحِنُهُنَّ بِهَذِهِ الآيَةِ ‏‏{‏يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا جَاءَكُمُ الْمُؤْمِنَاتُ مُهَاجِرَاتٍ فَامْتَحِنُوهُنَّ ‏}‏ إِلَى ‏‏{‏غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ‏}‏‏.‏ قَالَ عُرْوَةُ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَمَنْ أَقَرَّ بِهَذَا الشَّرْطِ مِنْهُنَّ قَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ قَدْ بَايَعْتُكِ ‏"‏‏.‏ كَلاَمًا يُكَلِّمُهَا بِهِ، وَاللَّهِ مَا مَسَّتْ يَدُهُ يَدَ امْرَأَةٍ قَطُّ فِي الْمُبَايَعَةِ، وَمَا بَايَعَهُنَّ إِلاَّ بِقَوْلِهِ‏.‏

Translation

ʿUrwa said: ʿAʾisha informed me that the Messenger of Allah used to test the women by this verse: “O you who believe, when believing women come to you as emigrants, examine them…” through “All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” ʿUrwa said: ʿAʾisha said that when any woman affirmed this condition, the Messenger of Allah would say to her, “I have accepted your pledge.” He would address her with those words. By Allah, his hand never touched a woman’s hand when taking the pledge; he accepted their pledges only by his words.