Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3269

Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ أَيُّوبَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ غُرَابٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا كَهْمَسُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ فَتَاةً، دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ أَبِي زَوَّجَنِي ابْنَ أَخِيهِ لِيَرْفَعَ بِي خَسِيسَتَهُ وَأَنَا كَارِهَةٌ ‏.‏ قَالَتِ اجْلِسِي حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى أَبِيهَا فَدَعَاهُ فَجَعَلَ الأَمْرَ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ أَجَزْتُ مَا صَنَعَ أَبِي وَلَكِنْ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَعْلَمَ أَلِلنِّسَاءِ مِنَ الأَمْرِ شَىْءٌ

Translation

Ziyad ibn Ayyub reported to us; he said: Ali ibn Ghurab narrated to us; he said: Kahmas ibn al-Hasan narrated to us, from Abd Allah ibn Buraydah, from A'ishah: A young woman came to her and said, ‘My father married me to his brother’s son so that he could raise his own low standing through me, but I am unwilling.’ A'ishah said, ‘Sit until the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) comes.’ The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) came, and she told him. He sent for her father and summoned him, then gave her the choice in the matter. She said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I accept what my father did, but I wanted to know whether women have any say in the matter.’

Translation notes
  • The young woman’s stated reason for her father’s action is rendered as raising his low standing through her; the report does not specify further what that standing means.