Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3245
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، وَالْحَارِثُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ، قِرَاءَةً عَلَيْهِ وَأَنَا أَسْمَعُ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لِمُحَمَّدٍ - عَنِ ابْنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا عَمْرِو بْنَ حَفْصٍ، طَلَّقَهَا الْبَتَّةَ وَهُوَ غَائِبٌ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا وَكِيلُهُ بِشَعِيرٍ فَسَخِطَتْهُ . فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ مَا لَكِ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ شَىْءٍ . فَجَاءَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ " لَيْسَ لَكِ نَفَقَةٌ " . فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَعْتَدَّ فِي بَيْتِ أُمِّ شَرِيكٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ " تِلْكَ امْرَأَةٌ يَغْشَاهَا أَصْحَابِي فَاعْتَدِّي عِنْدَ ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ أَعْمَى تَضَعِينَ ثِيَابَكِ فَإِذَا حَلَلْتِ فَآذِنِينِي " . قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا حَلَلْتُ ذَكَرْتُ لَهُ أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ وَأَبَا جَهْمٍ خَطَبَانِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَمَّا أَبُو جَهْمٍ فَلاَ يَضَعُ عَصَاهُ عَنْ عَاتِقِهِ وَأَمَّا مُعَاوِيَةُ فَصُعْلُوكٌ لاَ مَالَ لَهُ وَلَكِنِ انْكِحِي أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ " . فَكَرِهْتُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ " انْكِحِي أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ " . فَنَكَحْتُهُ فَجَعَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِيهِ خَيْرًا وَاغْتَبَطْتُ بِهِ .
Muhammad ibn Salamah and al-Harith ibn Miskin reported to us—by recitation to al-Harith while I listened, and the wording is that of Muhammad—from Ibn al-Qasim, from Malik, from Abd Allah ibn Yazid, from Abu Salamah ibn Abd al-Rahman, from Fatimah bint Qays, that Abu Amr ibn Hafs divorced her irrevocably while he was away. His agent sent her barley, which she disliked. The agent said: ‘By Allah, you have no claim against us.’ She went to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and told him. He said: ‘You are not entitled to maintenance.’ He told her to observe her waiting period at the home of Umm Sharik, then said: ‘That is a woman whom my Companions visit often, so observe your waiting period at the home of Ibn Umm Maktum, for he is blind; you may put off your clothes there. When your waiting period is over, let me know.’
She said: ‘When it was over, I told him that Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan and Abu Jahm had proposed to me. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “As for Abu Jahm, he never puts his staff down from his shoulder; as for Muawiyah, he is a pauper with no wealth. Rather, marry Usamah ibn Zayd.” I disliked him, but he then said: “Marry Usamah ibn Zayd.” So I married him. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, placed good in him, and I was pleased with him.’
Translation notes
The report concerns an irrevocable divorce and whether Fatimah was entitled to maintenance. The provision sent by her husband’s agent was barley, which she rejected.
The idiom about Abu Jahm not putting his staff down from his shoulder is retained literally. Fatimah later married Usamah ibn Zayd and says she was pleased with the outcome.
قَالَتْ فَلَمَّا حَلَلْتُ ذَكَرْتُ لَهُ أَنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ وَأَبَا جَهْمٍ خَطَبَانِي فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَمَّا أَبُو جَهْمٍ فَلاَ يَضَعُ عَصَاهُ عَنْ عَاتِقِهِ وَأَمَّا مُعَاوِيَةُ فَصُعْلُوكٌ لاَ مَالَ لَهُ وَلَكِنِ انْكِحِي أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ " .
The phrase فَلاَ يَضَعُ عَصَاهُ عَنْ عَاتِقِهِ literally says Abu Jahm never puts his staff down from his shoulder; it may imply frequent travel or harsh treatment.
Should this idiom be interpreted as indicating that Abu Jahm was often away or that he beat women?