Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3333
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْخَلِيلِ، عَنْ أَبِي عَلْقَمَةَ الْهَاشِمِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، أَنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعَثَ جَيْشًا إِلَى أَوْطَاسٍ فَلَقُوا عَدُوًّا فَقَاتَلُوهُمْ وَظَهَرُوا عَلَيْهِمْ فَأَصَابُوا لَهُمْ سَبَايَا لَهُنَّ أَزْوَاجٌ فِي الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَكَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ تَحَرَّجُوا مِنْ غِشْيَانِهِنَّ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { وَالْمُحْصَنَاتُ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ إِلاَّ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ } أَىْ هَذَا لَكُمْ حَلاَلٌ إِذَا انْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُهُنَّ .
Muhammad ibn Abd al-A'la reported to us; he said: Yazid ibn Zuray' narrated to us; he said: Sa'id narrated to us, from Qatadah, from Abu al-Khalil, from Abu Alqamah al-Hashimi, from Abu Sa'id al-Khudri: The Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent an army to Awtas. They encountered the enemy, fought them, and prevailed over them. They took captive women who had husbands among the polytheists, and the Muslims felt scruple about having sexual relations with them. Then Allah, Mighty and Exalted, revealed: ‘And [also forbidden to you are] married women, except those whom your right hands possess’ (Qur’an 4:24)—that is, this is lawful for you once their waiting period has ended.
Translation notes
The report gives the verse wording, identifies the captives’ husbands as polytheists, and states that the permission applied after their waiting periods ended.