Sahih al-Bukhari

Sahih al-Bukhari 2048

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ لَمَّا قَدِمْنَا الْمَدِينَةَ آخَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ سَعْدِ بْنِ الرَّبِيعِ فَقَالَ سَعْدُ بْنُ الرَّبِيعِ إِنِّي أَكْثَرُ الأَنْصَارِ مَالاً، فَأَقْسِمُ لَكَ نِصْفَ مَالِي، وَانْظُرْ أَىَّ زَوْجَتَىَّ هَوِيتَ نَزَلْتُ لَكَ عَنْهَا، فَإِذَا حَلَّتْ تَزَوَّجْتَهَا‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ لاَ حَاجَةَ لِي فِي ذَلِكَ، هَلْ مِنْ سُوقٍ فِيهِ تِجَارَةٌ قَالَ سُوقُ قَيْنُقَاعَ‏.‏ قَالَ فَغَدَا إِلَيْهِ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، فَأَتَى بِأَقِطٍ وَسَمْنٍ ـ قَالَ ـ ثُمَّ تَابَعَ الْغُدُوَّ، فَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ جَاءَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ عَلَيْهِ أَثَرُ صُفْرَةٍ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ تَزَوَّجْتَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَمَنْ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ امْرَأَةً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ كَمْ سُقْتَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ زِنَةَ نَوَاةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ أَوْ نَوَاةً مِنْ ذَهَبٍ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ أَوْلِمْ وَلَوْ بِشَاةٍ ‏"‏‏.‏

Translation

Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah narrated to us: Ibrahim ibn Sad narrated to us, from his father, from his grandfather, who said: Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf, may Allah be pleased with him, said: “When we arrived in Medina, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, established a bond of brotherhood between me and Sad ibn al-Rabi. Sad ibn al-Rabi said, "I am the wealthiest of the Ansar, so I will divide my wealth equally with you. Look at my two wives, and whichever one you like, I will relinquish her to you; when she is free to marry, you may marry her." Abd al-Rahman said, "I have no need of that. Is there a market where trade is conducted?" He said, "The Qaynuqa market." Abd al-Rahman went there the next morning and returned with dried curds and clarified butter. He kept going there in the mornings, and before long Abd al-Rahman came with traces of yellow on him. The Messenger of Allah asked, "Have you married?" He said, "Yes." He asked, "Whom?" He said, "A woman from the Ansar." He asked, "What did you give as the bridal gift?" He said, "The weight of a date stone in gold, or a date stone of gold." The Prophet said to him, "Give a wedding feast, even if only with one sheep."”

Translation notes
  • The expression about the bridal gift is translated with both alternative wordings preserved as they appear in the source.

  • زِنَةَ نَوَاةٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ أَوْ نَوَاةً مِنْ ذَهَبٍ

    The source itself gives two alternative formulations for the gold bridal gift.

    None; both alternatives are retained.