Sunan an-Nasa'i

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3286

Arabic hadith text

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ عِرَاكِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ أُمَّ حَبِيبَةَ قَالَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِنَّا قَدْ تَحَدَّثْنَا أَنَّكَ نَاكِحٌ دُرَّةَ بِنْتَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ أَعَلَى أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ لَوْ أَنِّي لَمْ أَنْكِحْ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ مَا حَلَّتْ لِي إِنَّ أَبَاهَا أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

Qutaybah reported to us; he said: al-Layth narrated to us, from Yazid ibn Abi Habib, from Irak ibn Malik, that Zaynab bint Abi Salamah informed him that Umm Habibah said to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), ‘We have heard that you are going to marry Durrah bint Abi Salamah.’ The Messenger of Allah said, ‘[You mean] Umm Salamah’s daughter? If I had not married Umm Salamah, she would not have been lawful for me; her father is my brother through nursing.’

Translation notes
  • The report identifies Durrah as Umm Salamah’s daughter and gives her father’s milk-kinship to the Prophet as the reason she is unlawful for him.