Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3228

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Sunan an-Nasa'i 3228
Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ التَّيْمِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، - هُوَ ابْنُ سَعِيدٍ - عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الأَخْنَسِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ مَرْثَدَ بْنَ أَبِي مَرْثَدٍ الْغَنَوِيَّ، - وَكَانَ رَجُلاً شَدِيدًا - وَكَانَ يَحْمِلُ الأُسَارَى مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَدَعَوْتُ رَجُلاً لأَحْمِلَهُ وَكَانَ بِمَكَّةَ بَغِيٌّ يُقَالُ لَهَا عَنَاقُ وَكَانَتْ صَدِيقَتَهُ خَرَجَتْ فَرَأَتْ سَوَادِي فِي ظِلِّ الْحَائِطِ فَقَالَتْ مَنْ هَذَا مَرْثَدٌ مَرْحَبًا وَأَهْلاً يَا مَرْثَدُ انْطَلِقِ اللَّيْلَةَ فَبِتْ عِنْدَنَا فِي الرَّحْلِ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ يَا عَنَاقُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم حَرَّمَ الزِّنَا ‏.‏ قَالَتْ يَا أَهْلَ الْخِيَامِ هَذَا الدُّلْدُلُ هَذَا الَّذِي يَحْمِلُ أُسَرَاءَكُمْ مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ ‏.‏ فَسَلَكْتُ الْخَنْدَمَةَ فَطَلَبَنِي ثَمَانِيَةٌ فَجَاءُوا حَتَّى قَامُوا عَلَى رَأْسِي فَبَالُوا فَطَارَ بَوْلُهُمْ عَلَىَّ وَأَعْمَاهُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِّي فَجِئْتُ إِلَى صَاحِبِي فَحَمَلْتُهُ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْتُ بِهِ إِلَى الأَرَاكِ فَكَكْتُ عَنْهُ كَبْلَهُ فَجِئْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْكِحُ عَنَاقَ فَسَكَتَ عَنِّي فَنَزَلَتِ ‏‏{‏ الزَّانِيَةُ لاَ يَنْكِحُهَا إِلاَّ زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ ‏}‏ فَدَعَانِي فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَىَّ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ تَنْكِحْهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Taymi reported to us; he said: Yahya—meaning Ibn Said—narrated to us, from Ubayd Allah ibn al-Akhnas, from Amr ibn Shuaib, from his father, from his grandfather, that Marthad ibn Abi Marthad al-Ghanawi—a strong man—used to carry prisoners from Mecca to Medina. He said: I arranged to carry a man, and in Mecca there was a prostitute called Anaq, who had been my companion. She came out and saw my shadow in the shade of a wall. She said: ‘Who is that? Marthad? Welcome! Come tonight and spend the night with us at the encampment.’ I said: ‘Anaq, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) has forbidden fornication.’ She called out: ‘People of the tents! This is Duldul, the one who carries your prisoners from Mecca to Medina!’

Marthad said: ‘I took the path through al-Khandamah, and eight men pursued me. They came until they stood over my head and urinated; their urine splashed on me, but Allah blinded them to me. I went to my companion and carried him. When I reached al-Arak with him, I loosened his fetter. Then I came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: “Messenger of Allah, may I marry Anaq?” He remained silent. Then this was revealed: “The fornicatress is not married except by a fornicator or an idolater.” He called me, recited it to me, and said: “Do not marry her.”’

Translation notes

  • The report describes Marthad refusing an invitation to fornication, escaping pursuers while helping a prisoner, and later asking about marrying Anaq. The Quranic quotation is Quran 24:3.

  • ‏ فَسَلَكْتُ الْخَنْدَمَةَ فَطَلَبَنِي ثَمَانِيَةٌ فَجَاءُوا حَتَّى قَامُوا عَلَى رَأْسِي فَبَالُوا فَطَارَ بَوْلُهُمْ عَلَىَّ وَأَعْمَاهُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِّي فَجِئْتُ إِلَى صَاحِبِي فَحَمَلْتُهُ فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْتُ بِهِ إِلَى الأَرَاكِ فَكَكْتُ عَنْهُ كَبْلَهُ فَجِئْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنْكِحُ عَنَاقَ فَسَكَتَ عَنِّي فَنَزَلَتِ ‏‏{‏ الزَّانِيَةُ لاَ يَنْكِحُهَا إِلاَّ زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ ‏}‏ فَدَعَانِي فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَىَّ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ تَنْكِحْهَا ‏"‏ ‏.

    The woman calls Marthad الدُّلْدُلُ, a nickname or label whose exact nuance is unclear; retained here as “Duldul.”

    Is Duldul a nickname for Marthad in this account, or does it carry a descriptive meaning?