The Book on Marriage

كتاب النكاح عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

Chapter 16: What Has Been Related About The Marriage Khutbah

Abdullah bin Mas'ud narrated

"The Messenger of Allah taught us the Tashah-hud for Salat and the Tashah-hud for Al-Hajjah." He said: "The Tashah-hud for Salat is: (At-Tahiyyatulilah, was-walawtu wat-tayyibatu. As-Salamu alaika ayyuhan-Nabiyyu wa rahmatullilahi wa barakatuhu, As-Salamu alina wa ala ibadillahis-salihin. Ashahadu an la ilaha illallah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan abduha wa Raduluh.) 'All greetings, prayers, and pure words are for Allah. Peace be upon you O Prophet, and Allah's mercy and His blessings. Peace be upon us and all of the righteous worshippers of Allah. I testify that none has the right to be worshiped but Allah. and I testify that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger."And the Tashah-hud for Al-Hajjah is: 'Indeed all praise is due to Allah, we seek His aid, and we seek His forgiveness, and we seek refuge with Allah from the evils of our souls and the mischief of our deeds. (Innal-Hamdlillahi nasta'inuhu, wa nastaghfirhu, wa na'udhu billahi min sharuri anfusina, wa sayy'ita a'malina, man yahdihi, sala mudilla lahu, wa manyudlil, fala Hadiya lahu, wa ashadu an la ilaha illallah wa ashadu anna Muhammadan abduhu wa Rasuluh) 'Whoever He guides - meaning Allah - then here is none to lead him astray, and whomever He misleads, then there is no guide for him. I testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is His worshipper and Messenger.'"He said: "And he recited three Ayat."

Chapter 17: What Has Been Related About Seeking The Permission Of The Virgin And The Matron

Ibn Abbas narrated that

The Messenger of Allah said: "The matron has more right to herself than her Wali, and the virgin is to give permission for herself, and her silence is her permission."

Chapter 24: What Has Been Related About The Virtue Of That

Abu Burdah bin Abi Musa narrated from his father that the Messenger of Allah said

"Three will receive their reward twice: A slave who fulfills the rights of Allah and the rights of his owners, then he will be given his reward twice. And a man who has a beautiful slave girl, so he teaches her good manners, then he frees her, then he married her seeking the Face of Allah by that; then he will be given his reward twice. And a man who believed in an earlier Book, then another Book came to him and he believed in it; then he will be given his reward twice."

Chapter 27: What Has Been Related About The Muhill And The One Who The Muhallal Was Done For

Abdullah bin Mas'ud narrated

"The Messenger of Allah cursed the Muhill and the one the Muhallal was done for."

Chapter 28: What Has Been Related About (The Prohibition of) Mut'ah

Muhammad bin Ka'b narrated that

Ibn Abbas said: "Mut'ah was only during the beginning of Islam. A man would arrive in a land that he was not familiar with so he would marry a woman for the extent of time that he thought he would remain there. So his Mut'ah was upheld and his case was fine until the (following) Ayah was revealed: Except their wives or what their right hands possess. Then every private part other than those became unlawful."

Chapter 29: What Has Been Related About The Prohibition Of The Shigar Marriage

Imran bin Husain narrated that

The Prophet said: "There is no Jalab, no Janab, and no Shighar in Islam. And whoever takes some property by force, then he is not from us."

Chapter 30: What Has Been Related About: A Woman Should Not Be Married Along With Her Paternal Aunt Nor Her Maternal Aunt

Abu Hurairah narrated

"The Messenger of Allah prohibited that a woman be married along with her paternal aunt, or the paternal aunt along with her brother's daughter, or a woman with her maternal aunt, or the maternal aunt along with her sister's daughter, and the younger is not to be married with the older, nor the older with the younger."

Chapter 31: What Has Been Related About Conditions When Contracting A Marriage

Uqbah bin Amir Al-Juhani narrated that

The Messenger of Allah said: "Indeed the conditions most deserving to be fulfilled are those that make the private parts lawful among you."

Chapter 36: What Has Been Related About The Dowry Of The Baghi

Abu Mas'ud Al-Ansari narrated

"The Messenger of Allah prohibited the price of a dog, the dowry of a fornicator, and the payment made to the fortune-teller."

Chapter 38: What Has Been Related About Azl

Jabir narrated

"We said: 'O Messenger of Allah! We practice Azl, but the Jews claim that it is minor infanticide.' So he said: 'The Jews lie. When Allah wants to create it, nothing can prevent Him.'"

Chapter 39: What Has Been Related About Azl Being Disliked

Abu Sa'eed narrated

"Azl was mentined before the Messenger of Allah and he said: 'Why would one of you do that?'"

Chapter 41: What Has Been Related About Equality Between Co-Wives

Aishah narrated that

The Prophet would divide (his time) equally between his wives and said: "O Allah! This is my division in what I have control over, so do not punish me for what You have control over which I do not have control over."

Chapter 42: What Has Been Related About A Married Couple Who Are Idolaters, Then One Of Them Accepted Islam

Ibn Abbas narrated

"The Prophet returned his daughter Zainab to Abul-As bin Ar-Rabi after six years in the first marriage without renewing the marriage."

Chapter 43: What Has Been Related About a Man Who Died Before Stipulating The Dowry For Her

Alqamah narrated that

Ibn Mas'ud was asked about a man who married a woman and he did not stipulate the dowry for her, and he did not enter into her until he died. So Ibn Mas'ud said: "She gets the same dowry as other women, no less and no more, she has to observe the Iddah, and she gets inheritance." So Ma'qil bin Sinan Al-Ashja'I stood and said: "The Messenger of Allah judged the same as you have judged regarding Birwa bint Washiq, a woman of ours." So Ibn Mas'ud was happy about that.

Chapter 33: What Has Been Related About A Man Who Accepts Islam While He Is Married To Two Sisters

Abu Wahb Al-Jaishani narrated that

He heard Ibn Fairuz Ad-Dhailami narrating from his father: "I went to the Prophet and said: 'O Messenger of Allah! I accepted Islam and I had two sisters (as wives).' So the Messenger of Allah said: 'Chose whichever of them you will.'"

Chapter 35: What Has Been Related (About A Man) Who Captures A Slave Woman That Has A Husband, Is It Lawful For Him To Have Relations With Her?

Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri narrated

"We got some captives on the day of Awtas, and they had husbands among their peopled. They mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah, so the following was revealed: And women who are already married, except those whom your right hands posses.

Chapter 37: What Has Been Related About A Man Is Not To Propose To A Woman Who Has Been Proposed To By His Brother

Abu Bakr bin Al-Jahm narrated

"Abu Salamah bin Abdur-Rahman and I visited Fatimah bint Qais. She narrated to us that her husband had divorced her three times, and he did not leave her with anywhere to live nor any wealth. She said: 'He left ten Aqfizah for me with the son of his uncle: five were of barley, five of wheat.' She said: 'I went to the Messenger of Allah and mentioned that to him.' She said: 'He said: 'He is correct.'" (She said: ) 'So he ordered me to complete my Iddah in the home of Umm Sharik. But then the Messenger of Allah said to me: "Umm Sharik's home is visited by Muhajirun, so spend your Iddah in the home of Ibn Umm Maktum, for there you can remove your garments and he will not see you. Then when your Iddah is completed and someone proposed to you come to me." 'So when my Iddah completed. Abu Jahm and Mu'awiyah proposed to me.' She said: 'I went to the Messenger of Allah and mentioned that to him, and he said: "As for Mu'awiyah, he is a man with no wealth, and as for Abu Jahm he is a man who is harsh with women." She said: 'Then Usamah bin Zaid proposed to me, and he married me. So Allah blessed me with Usamah.'"

Chapter 42: What Has Been Related About A Married Couple Who Are Idolaters, Then One Of Them Accepted Islam

Amr bin Shu'aib narrated from his father, from his grandfather

"The Messenger of Allah returned his daughter Zainab to Abul-As bin Ar-Rabi with a new dowry and a new wedding."

Chapter 32: What Has Been Related About A Man Who Accepted Islam While Having Ten Wives

Ibn Umar narrated

"Ghilan bin Salamah Ath-Thaqafi accepted Islam and he had ten wives in Jahiliyyah who accepted Islam along with him. So the Prophet ordered (him) to chose four (of them)."

Chapter 37: What Has Been Related About A Man Is Not To Propose To A Woman Who Has Been Proposed To By His Brother

Abu Hurairah narrated that

The Messenger of Allah said: "A man is not to sell over his brother's sale, nor is he to propose to whom his brother has proposed."