Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1075
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْجُهَنِيِّ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لَهُ " يَا عَلِيُّ ثَلاَثٌ لاَ تُؤَخِّرْهَا الصَّلاَةُ إِذَا آنَتْ وَالْجَنَازَةُ إِذَا حَضَرَتْ وَالأَيِّمُ إِذَا وَجَدْتَ لَهَا كُفْؤًا " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ وَمَا أَرَى إِسْنَادَهُ بِمُتَّصِلٍ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Qutaybah narrated to us: Abdullah ibn Wahb narrated to us, from Sa'id ibn Abdullah al-Juhani, from Muhammad ibn Umar ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib, from his father, from Ali ibn Abi Talib: The Messenger of Allah said to him: O Ali, three things should not be delayed: the prayer when its time has come, the funeral when it is present, and the unmarried woman when you find a suitable match for her. Abu Isa said: This hadith is gharīb, and I do not think its chain is connected.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
Al-ayyim refers to a woman without a husband; the translation uses unmarried woman in this context.