Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 5081
Arabic hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ عِرَاكٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَطَبَ عَائِشَةَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِنَّمَا أَنَا أَخُوكَ، فَقَالَ " أَنْتَ أَخِي فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ وَكِتَابِهِ وَهْىَ لِي حَلاَلٌ ".
Translation
ʿAbd Allāh ibn Yūsuf narrated to us: al-Layth narrated to us, from Yazīd, from ʿIrāk, from ʿUrwah: The Prophet asked Abū Bakr for ʿĀʾishah’s hand in marriage. Abū Bakr said, ‘I am only your brother.’ He replied, ‘You are my brother in Allah’s religion and His Book, and she is lawful for me.’