Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3237
أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَلاَّمٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الصَّمَدِ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَارِثِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْمُعَلِّمُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عَامِرُ بْنُ شَرَاحِيلَ الشَّعْبِيُّ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ قَيْسٍ، - وَكَانَتْ مِنَ الْمُهَاجِرَاتِ الأُوَلِ - قَالَتْ خَطَبَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَوْفٍ فِي نَفَرٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ مُحَمَّدٍ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَخَطَبَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى مَوْلاَهُ أُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ وَقَدْ كُنْتُ حُدِّثْتُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " مَنْ أَحَبَّنِي فَلْيُحِبَّ أُسَامَةَ " . فَلَمَّا كَلَّمَنِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قُلْتُ أَمْرِي بِيَدِكَ فَأَنْكِحْنِي مَنْ شِئْتَ . فَقَالَ " انْطَلِقِي إِلَى أُمِّ شَرِيكٍ " . وَأُمُّ شَرِيكٍ امْرَأَةٌ غَنِيَّةٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ عَظِيمَةُ النَّفَقَةِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَنْزِلُ عَلَيْهَا الضِّيفَانُ فَقُلْتُ سَأَفْعَلُ . قَالَ " لاَ تَفْعَلِي فَإِنَّ أُمَّ شَرِيكٍ كَثِيرَةُ الضِّيفَانِ فَإِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَسْقُطَ عَنْكِ خِمَارُكِ أَوْ يَنْكَشِفَ الثَّوْبُ عَنْ سَاقَيْكِ فَيَرَى الْقَوْمُ مِنْكِ بَعْضَ مَا تَكْرَهِينَ وَلَكِنِ انْتَقِلِي إِلَى ابْنِ عَمِّكِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ " . وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي فِهْرٍ فَانْتَقَلْتُ إِلَيْهِ . مُخْتَصَرٌ .
Abd al-Rahman ibn Muhammad ibn Sallam informed me; he said: Abd al-Samad ibn Abd al-Warith narrated to us; he said: I heard my father say: Husayn al-Muallim narrated to us; he said: Abd Allah ibn Buraydah narrated to me; he said: Amir ibn Sharahil al-Shabi told me that he heard Fatimah bint Qays—one of the earliest women to emigrate—say: Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf, along with a group of the Companions of Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), proposed to me. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also proposed me to his freedman, Usamah ibn Zayd. I had been told that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘Whoever loves me should love Usamah.’ When the Messenger of Allah spoke to me, I said: ‘My affair is in your hands; marry me to whomever you choose.’ He said: ‘Go to Umm Sharik.’ Umm Sharik was a wealthy woman from the Ansar who spent generously in the cause of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and guests stayed with her. I said, ‘I will do so.’ He said: ‘Do not. Umm Sharik has many guests, and I dislike your head covering slipping off or your garment exposing your lower legs, so that people might see something of you that you would dislike. Rather, move to your cousin, Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn Umm Maktum.’ He was a man from Banu Fihr, so I moved to him. This is an abridged report.
Translation notes
The Prophet advises Fatimah to stay with her cousin rather than Umm Sharik because frequent guests might see her uncovered. “This is an abridged report” marks the text as shortened.
قَالَ " لاَ تَفْعَلِي فَإِنَّ أُمَّ شَرِيكٍ كَثِيرَةُ الضِّيفَانِ فَإِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ يَسْقُطَ عَنْكِ خِمَارُكِ أَوْ يَنْكَشِفَ الثَّوْبُ عَنْ سَاقَيْكِ فَيَرَى الْقَوْمُ مِنْكِ بَعْضَ مَا تَكْرَهِينَ وَلَكِنِ انْتَقِلِي إِلَى ابْنِ عَمِّكِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ " .
The phrase خِمَارُكِ refers to the woman’s head covering, and the garment’s uncovering the lower legs is given as a possible exposure before guests.
Does “head covering slipping off” and “garment exposing your lower legs” convey the concern in the source?