The Chapters on Marriage

كتاب النكاح

Chapter 29: Prohibition of having intercourse with women in the buttocks

It was narrated from Khuzaimah bin Thabit

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Allah is not too shy to tell the truth,” three times. “Do not have intercourse with women in their buttocks.”

It was narrated from Muhammad bin Munkadir

that he heard Jabir bin 'Abdullah say: “The Jews used to say that if a man has intercourse with a woman in her vagina from the back, the child would have a squint. Then Allah, Glorious is He, revealed: 'Your wives are a tilth for you, so go to your tilth, when or how you will.' ”

Chapter 30: Coitus interruptus

It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Kudri said

“A man asked the Messenger of about coitus interruptus. He said: 'Do you do that? If you do not do so, it will not harm; for there is no soul that (SWT) has decreed will exist but it will come into being.' “

It was narrated that Jabir said

'We used to practice coitus interruptus during the time of the Messenger of Allah when the Qur'an was being revealed.”

It was narrated that 'Umar bin Khattab said

“The Messenger of Allah forbade practicing coitus interruptus with a free woman except with her consent.”

Chapter 31: A man should not be married to a woman along with her paternal or maternal aunt at the same time

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah

that the Prophet said: “A woman should not be married to a man who is married to her paternal aunt of maternal aunt (at the same time).”

It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said

“I heard the Messenger of Allah forbid two types of marriage: For a man to be married to a woman and her paternal aunt (at the same time), and to a woman and her maternal aunt( at the same time).”

Abu Bakr bin Abu Musa narrated that his father said

“The Messenger of Allah said: “A man should not be married to a woman and her paternal aunt or maternal aunt at the same time.”

Chapter 32: A man divorces his wife thrice, then another man marries her and divorces her before consummating the marriage. Can she go back to the first man?

It was narrated from 'Aishah

that the wife of Rifa'ah Al-Qurazi came to the Messenger of Allah and said: “I was married to Rifa'ah, and he divorced me and made it irrevocable. Then I married ' Abdur-Rahman bin Zubair, and what he has is like the fringe of a garment.” The Prophet smiled and said: “Do you want to go back to Rifa'ah? No, not until you taste his ('Abdur-Rahman's) sweetness and he tastes your sweetness.”

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar,

from the Prophet, concerning a man who had a wife then divorced her, then another man married her but divorced her before consummating the marriage. Could she go back to the first man? He said: “No, not until he tastes her sweetness.”

Chapter 33: The Muhallil and the Muhallal lahu

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said

“The Messenger of Allah cursed the Muhallil and the Muhallal lahu.”

It was narrated that 'Ali said

“The Massenger of Allah cursed the Muhallil and the Muhallal lahu.”

'Uqbah bin 'Amir narrated

that the Messenger of said: 'Shall I not tell you of a borrowed billy goat.” They said: “Yes, O Messenger of!” He said: “He is Muhallil. May curse the Muhallil and the Muhallal lahu.”

Chapter 34: What is unlawful due to lineage is unlawful due to breastfeeding

It was narrated from 'Aishah

that the Messenger of Allah said: 'Breast-feeding makes unlawful (for marriages) the same things that blood tie make unlawful.”

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas

that the Messenger of was offered the daughter of Hamzah bin 'Abdul-Muttalib in marriage, and he said: “She is the daughter of my brother through breastfeeding, and breastfeeding makes unlawful (for marriage) the same things that blood ties make unlawful.”

It was narrated from 'Urwah bin Zubair that Zainab bint Abi Salmah told him that Umm Habibah told her that she said to Messenger of Allah

“Marry my sister 'Azzah.” The Messenger of Allah said: 'Would you like that? “She said: “Yes, O Messenger of Allah. I am not the only one living with you and the one who most deserves to share good thingswith me is my sister.” The Messenger of Allah said: “But that is not permissible for me.” She said: “But we throught that you wanted to marry Durrah bint Abi Salmah.” The Messenger of Allah said: The daughter of Umm Salamah?” She said: “Yes” The Messenger of Allah said: “Even if she were not my step-daughter who is under my care, she would not be permissible for me, because she is the daughter of my brother through breastfeeding. Tuwaibah breastfed both her father and I. So do not offer your sisters and daughters to me for marriage.”

Chapter 35: Sucking once or twice does not make (marriage) unlawful

It was narrated that Umm Fadl said

that the Messenger of Allah said: “Breastfeeding once or twice, or suckling once or twice, does not make (marriage) unlawful.”

It was narrated from 'Aishah

that the Prophet Allah said: “Suckling once or twice does not make (marriage) unlawful.”

It was narrated that 'Aishah said

“Once of the things that Allah revealed in the the Qur'an and then abrogated was that nothing makes marriage prohibited except ten breastfeedings or five well-known (breastfeedings).”

Chapter 36: Breastfeeding an adult

It was narrated that 'Aishah said

“Sahlah bint Suhail came to the Prophet and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, I see signs of displeasure on the face of Abu Hudhaifah when Salim enters upon me.” The Prophet said: “Breastfeed him.” She said: “How can I breastfeed him when he is a grown man? The Messenger of Allah smiled and said: “I know that he is a grown man.” So she did that, then she came to the Prophet and said: “I have never seen any signs of displeasure on the face of Abu Hudhayfah after that.” And he was present at (the battle of) Badr.