Bulugh al-Maram: Marriage

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to us, "O young men, those of you who can support a wife should marry, for it (marriage) controls the gaze and preserves one from immorality. And whoever cannot (marry) should fast, for it is a means of reducing the sexual desire." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 1
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 974
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 967
Narrated Anas bin Malik (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) praised Allah, extolled Him and said, "Yet I pray and sleep; I fast and break my fast; and I marry women. He who is displeased with my Sunnah (practices) is not my followed." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 2
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 975
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 968
Narrated [Anas bin Malik (RA)]:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to command us to marry and sternly forbid celibacy and say, "Marry women who are beloved (due to their good characteristics), prolific in bearing children, for I shall outnumber the Prophets by you on the Day of Resurrection." [Reported by Ahmad and Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 3
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 976
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 969
The aforesaid Hadith has a supporting narration reported by Abu Dawud. an-Nasa'i and Ibn Hibban from Ma'qal bin Yasar's Hadith.
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 4
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 977
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 970
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "A woman is married for four qualities, for her wealth, her family status, her beauty and her religion: so get the religious one and prosper." [Agreed upon, with the rest of the as-Sab'a].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 5
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 978
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 971
Narrated [Abu Hurairah (RA)]:
When the Prophet (ﷺ) congratulated a man on his marriage he would say, "Allah bless for you (your spouse), grant you blessing, and join you together in goodness." [Reported by Ahmad and al-Arba'a. at-Tirmidhi, Ibn Khuzaimah and Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 6
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 979
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 972
Narrared 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) taught us Tashahhud in case of some need, which is: "Praise is due to Allah, Whom we praise and from Whom we ask help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah from the evils of ourselves. He whom Allah guides has no one who can lead him astray, and he whom He leads astray has no one to guide him. I testify that there is nothing deserving of worship except Allah, and I testify that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger." He (then) recites three Verses. [Reported by Ahmad and al-Arba'a. at-Tirmidhi and al-Hakim graded it Hasan (good)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 7
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 980
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 973
Narrated Jabir (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "When one of you proposes (marriage) to a woman, if he is able to look at what will induce him to marry her, he should do so." [Reported by Ahmad and Abu Dawud. Its narrators are Thiqa (reliable) and al-Hakim declared it to be Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 8
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 981
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 974
The aforesaid Hadith has a Shahid (supporting narration) reported by at-Tirmidhi and an-Nasa'i from al-Mughirah.
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 9
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 982
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 975
It also has a Shahid (supporting narration) reported by Ibn Majah and Ibn Hibban from the Hadith of Muhammad bin Maslamah.
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 10
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 983
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 976
Muslim reported from Abu Hurairah (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) asked a man who had intended to marry a woman, "Have you looked at her" He replied, "No." He said, "Go and look at her."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 11
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 984
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 977
Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "No one of you should ask a woman in marriage when his brother has done so already, until the one who has proposed (to her) before him gives her up, or gives him permission." [Agreed upon. The wording is al-Bukhari's].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 12
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 985
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 978
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd as-Sa'idi (RA):
A woman came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger, I came to offer myself to you (in marriage)." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) looked her up and down (carefully), and then Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) lowed his head. When the woman saw that he had not made any decision regarding her she sat down. A man of his companions then stood up and said, "O Allah's Messenger, if you have no need for her, marry her to me." He asked, "Do you have anything (to give her as dowry)?" He replied, "No, I swear by Allah, O Allah's Messenger." He thereupon said, "Go to your family and see if you can find something." He went and then returned and said, "No, I swear by Allah I found nothing." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) then said, "Look for something, even if it should be an iron ring." He went and then returned and said, "No, I swear by Allah, O Allah's Messenger, not even an iron ring; but I have onl this lower garment of mine - [Sahl said, 'He had no upper garment'] - and I shall give her half of it." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) then said, "What will she do with your lower garment? For if you wear it, there would be nothing of it on her, and if she wears it, there would be nothing of it on you." The man then sat down and when he had sit for a long time he stood up and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saw him departing, so he commanded him and he was called back. When he came back, he said, "What do you have (i.e. memorized) from the Qur'an?" He replied, "I have Surat such and such and Surat such and such," he counted them. He then asked "Can you recited them by heart?" He replied, "Yes." He said, "Go, for I have given her to you in marriage for the part of the Qur'an which you know." [Agreed upon; the wording is Muslim's]. Another narration has: "Go for I have given her to you in marriage, so teach her some of Qur'an." A narration by al-Bukhari has: "I have married her to you for the part of the Qur'an which you know."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 13
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 986
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 979
Abu Dawud has a narration from Abu Hurairah (RA):
He asked, "What have you memorized?" He replied, "Surat al-Baqarah and the one that follows it." He then said. "Get up and teach her twenty Verses."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 14
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 987
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 980
Narrated 'Aamir bin 'Abdullah bin az-Zubair on the authority of his father:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Make marriage publicly known." [Reported by Ahmad and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 15
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 988
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 981
Narrated Abu Burda bin Abu Musa on the authority of his father; Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:
"There is no marriage without a guardian." [Ahmad and al-Arba'a reported it. Ibn al-Madini, at-Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (authentic), but it was regarded defective for being Mursal (missing link after the Tabi'i)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 16
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 989
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 982
Narrated 'Aishah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "If anyone married without the consent of her guardian, her marriage is invalid. If there is cohabitation, she is entitled to the dowry, due to the sexual intercourse made lawful with her. If there is a dispute (between her guardian), the ruler is the guardian of one who has no guardian." [Reported by al-Arba'a except an-Nasa'i. Abu 'Awanah, Ibn Hibban and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 17
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 990
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 983
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "A previously married woman must not be married till she is consulted, and a virgin must not be married till her consent is asked." They asked, "O Allah's Messenger, how is her consent indicated?" He replied, "It is by her silence." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 18
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 991
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 984
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "A woman who has been previously married has more right over her person than her guardian, and a virgin must be consulted, and her consent is silence." [Reported by Muslim].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 19
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 992
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 985
Another narration has:
"A guardian has no authority over a woman who has been previously married,; and an orphan girl must be consulted." [Reported by Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i; Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 20
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 985
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "A woman may not give a woman in marriage, nor may she give herself in marriage." [Reported by Ibn Majah and ad-Daraqutni. Its narrators are reliable (thiqah)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 21
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 993
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 986
Narrated Nafi' from Ibn 'Umar (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) prohibited Shighar, which means that a man gives his daughter in marriage on condition that the other gives his daughter to him in marriage [in exchange] without any dowry being paid by either. [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 22
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 994
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 987
And they both agreed that the explanation of the meaning of Shighar is the saying of Nafi'.
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 23
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 987
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):
A virgin girl came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and mentioned that her father had married her against her will, so Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) allowed her to exercise her choice. [Reported by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah. If it is considered defective for being Mursal (missing link in the chain after the Tabi'i)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 24
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 995
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 988
Narrated al-Hasan from Samurah (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "If two guardians have given a woman in marriage, she marries the man she was first married to." [Reported by Ahmad and al-Arba'a. at-Tirmidhi graded it Hasan (good)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 25
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 996
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 989
Narrated Jabir (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Any slave who marries without the permission of his masters or owners is (like) a fornicator." [Reported by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i and at-Tirmidhi; the latter graded it Sahih (authentic), as did Ibn Hibban].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 26
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 997
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 990
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "A man must not join together (in marriage to him) a woman and her paternal aunt or a woman and her maternal aunt." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 27
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 998
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 991
Narrated 'Uthman (RA):
Allah's Messneger (ﷺ) said: "One who is in Ihram may not marry, or be given in marriage." [Reported by Muslim]. In another narration by him it says: "He should not ask someone's hand in marriage."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 28
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 999
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 992
Ibn Hibban added:
"nor give someone in engagement (to be married)."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 29
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 992
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) married Maimunah (RA) when he was in the state of Ihram (during pilgrimage). [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 30
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1000
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 993
Muslim reported from Maimunah (RA) herself:
"The Prophet (ﷺ) married her when he was not in the state of Ihram."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 31
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1001
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 994
Narrated 'Uqbah bin 'Aamir (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The most worthy conditions to be fulfilled are those by which you make sexual intercourse lawful for yourselves (in marriage)." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 32
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1002
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 995
Narrated Salamah bin al-Akwa' (RA):
In the year of Autas, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) permitted Mut'a (temporary marriage) for three nights, then he prohibited (afterwards). [Reported by Muslim].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 33
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1003
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 996
Narrated 'Ali (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade Mut'a (temporary marriage) in the year of Khaibar. [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 34
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1004
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 997
Narrated Ibn Mas'ud (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) cursed the man who made a woman lawful for her first husband and the one for whom she was made lawful (the men involved in Halalah). [Reported by Ahmad, an-Nasa'i and at-Tirmidhi; the latter declared it to be Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 35
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1005
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 998
al-Arba'a except an-Nasa'i reported something related to this matter, on the authority of 'Ali (RA).
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 36
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1006
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 999
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "A man guilty of fornication, who has been flogged (for it), should not marry any but a woman like him (similarly guilty)." [Reported by Ahmad and Abu Dawud, and its narrators are reliable (thiqah)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 37
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1007
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1000
Narrated 'Aishah (RA):
A man divorced his wife by three pronouncements and another man married her and divorced her before cohabiting with her. Then, her first husband intended to remarry her and asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about that. He said, "No, until the other one (second husband) has enjoyed sexual intercourse with her as the first (husband) had." [Agreed upon; the wording is Muslim's].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 38
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1008
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1001
Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The Arabs are equal to one another and the Mawali (Non-Arabs, and originally former slaves) are equal to one another, except a weaver or a cupper." [Reported by al-Hakim, but there is a nameless narrator in its chain of narration; Abu Hatim graded it Munkar (rejected)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 39
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1009
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1002
It has a supporting narration reported by al-Bazzar from Mu'adh bin Jabal with a Munqati' (broken) chain.
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 40
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1010
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1003
Narrated Fatimah (RA), the daughter of Qais:
The Prophet (ﷺ) told her, "Marry Usamah." [Reported by Muslim].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 41
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1011
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1004
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "O Sons of Bayada', marry to Abu Hind (someone of your women) and marry from his women (i.e. his daughters), (even though) he was a cupper. [Abu Dawud and al-Hakim reported it with a Jayyid (good) chain of narrators].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 42
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1012
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1005
Narrated 'Aishah (RA):
Barirah was given her choice regarding her husband (to remain with him or separate) when she was freed. [Agreed upon; it is a part of a long Hadith].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 43
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1013
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1006
Muslim has from 'Aishah (RA):
"Her husband was a slave."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 44
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1006
Another narration from her has:
"He was a free man." The first (narration) is more well established.
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 45
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1006
It has been authentically reported from Ibn 'Abbas (RA) by al-Bukhari:
"...that he was a slave".
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 46
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1006
Narrated ad-Dahhak bin Fairuz ad-Dailami on the authority on the authority of his father (RA):
I said, "O Allah's Messenger, I have accepted Islam and I am married to two sisters." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)then said, "Divorce whichever of them you wish." [Reported by Ahmad and al-Arba'a, except an-Nasa'i. Ibn Hibban, ad-Daraqutni and al-Baihaqi graded it Sahih (authentic) but al-Bukhari considered it defective].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 47
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1014
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1007
Narrated Salim on the authority if his father:
Ghailan bin Salamah accepted Islam and he had ten wives who accepted Islam along with him. So, the Prophet (ﷺ) commanded him to, "Choose four of them." [Reported by Ahmad and at-Tirmidhi. Ibn Hibban and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic); but al-Bukhari, Abu Zur'ah and Abu Hatim considered it defective].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 48
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1015
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1008
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) returned his daughter Zainab (RA) to [her husband] Abul-'Aas bin ar-Rabi' (RA) based upon the first marriage, after six years (of separation), and he did not perform a new marriage. [Reported by Ahmad and al-Arba'a except an-Nasa'i. Ahmad and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 49
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1016
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1009
Narrated 'Amr bin Shu'aib on his father's authority from his grandfather:
The Prophet (ﷺ) returned his daughter Zainab (RA) to [her husband] Abul-'Aas (RA) by a new marriage. [at-Tirmidhi said, "The Hadith of Ibn 'Abbas (RA) is better than 'Amr's Hadith in consideration of the chains of narrators. However, that which is being observed in practice is 'Amr bin Shu'aib's Hadith"].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 50
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1017
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1010
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):
A woman had accepted Islam and then re-married, so her (previous) husband came and said, "O Allah's Messenger, I had accepted Islam and she knew that I had done so." So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) took her away from her second husband and returned her to her first one. [Reported by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah. Ibn Hibban and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 51
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1018
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1011
Narrated Zaid bin Ka'b bin 'Ujrah (RA) on his father's authority:
'Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) married al-'Aaliyah of Banu Ghifar. When she entered in his presence and he removed her clothes, he saw whiteness (of leprosy) around her waist area and the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Put on your clothes and return to your family." He ordered her dowry to be given to her. [Reported by al-Hakim]. In its chain of narrators, is Jamil bin Zaid, who is Majhul (an unaccredited narrator). There is also a great difference of opinion as to who was his Shaykh.
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 52
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1019
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1012
Narrated Sa'id bin al-Musaiyab:
'Umar bin al-Khattab (RA) said: "If any man married a woman and after sleeping with her finds that she is affected with leprosy or insane, she gets her dowry (if he divorces her) for having intercourse with her, and it is returned to him from the one who has deceived him with her." [Sa'id bin Mansur, Malik and Ibn Abu Shaibah reported it. It's narrated are reliable (thiqah)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 53
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1020
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1012
Sa'id (bin Mansur) also reported something similar from 'Ali (RA) and added:
"And (if) she has something like a horn (Qarn) (coming out of her vagina), her husband then has the right to divorce her or keep her. And if he had intercourse with her, she gets her dowry for the intercourse her husband has had."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 54
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1021
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1012
Narrated Sa'id bin al-Musaiyab this Hadith also:
'Umar (RA) gave a decree regarding a husband who is impotent that he must be given delay for one year. [Its narrators are reliable].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 55
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1022
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1012
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "He who has intercourse with a woman through her anus is accursed." [Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i reported it and the wording is his (an-Nasa'i). Its narrators are reliable, but it was considered to be defective for being Mursal (a missing link after the Tabi'i)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 56
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1023
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1013
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Allah will not look at a man who has intercourse with a man or a woman through the anus." [Reported by at-Tirmidhi, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Hibban, but it was considered to be defective for being Mawquf (saying of a Companion, i.e. Ibn 'Abbas)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 57
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1024
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1014
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "He who believes in Allah and the last Day should not harm his neighbor; and take my advice regarding good treatment of women, for they were created from a rib. And indeed the most crooked part of the rib is its upper part. If you attempt to straighten it, you will break it, and if you leave it alone it will remain crooked. So, take my advice regarding good treatment of women." [Agreed upon; the wording is al-Bukhari's].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 58
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1025
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1015
Muslim has:
"So if you enjoy her you will do so while crookedness remains in her; but if you attempt to straighten her you will break her, and breaking her is divorcing her."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 59
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1015
Narrated Jabir (RA):
We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) on an expedition. Then, when we arrived at al-Madinah and were about to enter he said, "Wait so that you may enter by night - i.e. in the evening in order that the woman with disheveled hair may comb it and the woman whose husband has been away may shave her pubic hairs (getting ready for her husband)." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 60
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1026
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1016
A narration by al-Bukhari has:
"When one of you has been away from home for a long time, he must not come to his family during the night."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 61
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1016
Narrated Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The worst of people in position before Allah on the Day of Resurrection is the man who has intercourse with his wife, and she with him, and then spreads her secrets." [Reported by Muslim].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 62
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1027
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1017
Narrated Hakim bin Mu'awiyah on the authority of his father (RA):
I asked, "O Messenger of Allah, what are the rights of a wife of one of us on her husband?" He replied, "You should give her food when you eat, clothe her when you clothe yourself, not strike her on the face, and do not revile her or desert her except within the house." [Reported by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah, al-Bukhari mentioned part of it [the last sentence] as Mu'allaq (a broken chain from the side of the collector, i.e. al-Bukhari), Ibn Hibban and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 63
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1028
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1018
Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah (RA):
The Jews used to say, "When a man has intercourse with his wife through the vagina, but from her back side, the child will be squint-eyed." Then, the Verse came down: "Your wives are a tilth to you, so come to your tilth however you wish [2:223]." [Agreed upon; the wording is Muslim's].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 64
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1029
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1019
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "If anyone who intends to have intercourse with his wife says, 'In the Name of Allah. O Allah, keep us away from the devil and keep the devil away from what You have provided us (of children)', should it be ordained that a child be born to them thereby, Satan will never harm it." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 65
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1030
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1020
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "When a man calls his wife to come to his bed (for marital relations), and she refuses to come, and he spends the night in anger, the angels curse her till the morning." [Agreed upon; the wording is al-Bukhari's].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 66
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1031
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1021
Muslim has:
"He Who is in heaven is displeased with her till her husband is pleased with her."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 67
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1021
Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA):
"The Prophet (ﷺ) cursed the woman who joins false hair to her real hair [extensions] and the one who asks for it to be done to her; and the woman who tattoos (others) and the one who has it done (for her). [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 68
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1032
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1022
Narrated Judamah (RA) daughter of Wahb:
I was with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) along with some people when he was saying, "I have intended to prohibit Ghila (sexual intercourse with a woman who is breast-feeding), but I considered the Romans and the Persians and saw that they engaged in Ghila without any injury being caused to their children thereby." Then they asked him about 'Azl (withdrawing the penis before emission of semen, to avoid conception), and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied, "That is the secret (way of) burying alive." [Reported by Muslim]
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 69
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1033
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1023
Narrated Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (RA):
A man said, "O Allah's Messenger, I have a slave-girl and I withdraw the penis while having intercourse with her ('Azl). I dislike that she become pregnant, but I want (from her) what a man wants (from a woman). And the Jews say - withdrawing the penis to avoid conception is the minor (form of) burying alive." He replied, "The Jews told a lie, for if Allah intended to create it you would not be able to turn it away." [Reported by Ahmad and Abu Dawud, the wording is Abu Dawud's. an-Nasa'i and at-Tahawi also reported it. Its narrators are reliable].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 70
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1034
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1024
Narrated Jabir (RA):
In the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) when the Qur'an was being revealed, we used to engage in 'Azl. Hence, if it had been something forbidden, the Qur'an would have forbade us from doing it. [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 71
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1035
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1025
And Muslim has:
"That (which we were doing) reached the Prophet (ﷺ) and he did not forbid us from doing it."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 72
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1025
Narrated Anas bin Malik (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to have intercourse with his wives (one after another), with a single bathing. [Agreed upon. The wording is Muslim's].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 73
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1036
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1026
Narrated Anas (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) set Safiyah (RA) free, and made her freedom her dowry. [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 74
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1037
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1027
Narrated Abu Salamah bin 'Abdur-Rahman (RA):
I asked 'Aishah (RA), "How much had Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) given as dowry?" She replied, "His dowry to his wives was twelve Uqiya and Nashsh." She asked, "Do you know what a an-Nashsh is?" I replied, "No." She said, "It is half an Uqiya. Hence, the total was five hundred Dirhams, and that was Allah's Messenger's (ﷺ) dowry to his wives." [Reported by Muslim].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 75
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1038
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1028
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):
When 'Ali (RA) married Fatimah (RA) Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to him, "Give her something (as dowry)." He replied, "I have nothing." He said, "Where is your Hutamiya coat of mail?" [Reported by Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i; al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 76
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1039
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1029
Narrated 'Amr bin Shu'aib on his father's authority from his grandfather:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "If any woman marries for a dowry, a gift, or a promise before contracting the marriage, it belongs to her. As for whatever is fixed to her after contracting the marriage, it belongs to whomever it has been given. The most worthy gift a man is honored with is what he gets on account of (the marriage of) his daughter or sister." [Reported by Ahmad and al-Arba'a except at-Tirmidhi].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 77
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1040
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1030
Narrated 'Alqamah on the authority of Ibn Mas'ud (RA):
He was asked about a man who had married a woman and had not fixed a dowry for her. And he did not consummate (the marriage) with her till he died. Ibn Mas'ud replied, "She should receive a dowry similar to what the women of her community receive without decrease or increase. She must observe the 'Iddah period (of waiting before re-marrying and is entitled to a share of the inheritance." Ma'qil bin Sinan al-Ashja'i then got up and said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ruled the same as your ruling regarding Birwa', daughter of Washiq, a woman of our tribe." Ibn Mas'ud was delighted with it. [Reported by Ahmad and al-Arba'a. at-Tirmidhi graded it Sahih (authentic), while a group (of Hadith scholars) graded it Hasan (good)]. Narrated Jabir bin 'Abdullah (RA): The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "If anyone gives as a dowry to a woman some flour or dates, he has made her lawful for himself." [Abu Dawud reported it, and indicated that the stronger opinion is that it is Mawquf (saying of a Companion)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 78
English translation : Book 8, Hadith -1
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1031
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Aamir bin Rabi'ah on the authority of his father:
The Prophet (ﷺ) gave his approval of the marriage of a woman for two sandals as a dowry. [at-Tirmidhi reported it and graded it Sahih (authentic), but he was opposed in that (grading of the Hadith)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 79
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1043
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1033
Narrated Sahl bin Sa' (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) married a man to a woman for a dowry of an iron ring. [al-Hakim reported it].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 80
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1044
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1034
It is a portion of the long Hadith preceding in the beginning of the Book of Marriage.
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 81
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1034
Narrated 'Ali (RA):
The dowry should not be less than ten Dirhams. [ad-Daraqutni reported it as Mawquf (saying of a Companion, i.e. 'Ali). Also, its chain of narrators is questionable].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 82
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1045
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1034
Narrated 'Uqbah bin 'Aamir (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The best dowry is that which is most easy." [Abu Dawud reported it and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 83
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1046
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1035
Narrated 'Aishah (RA):
'Amrah (RA) daughter al-Jaun sought refuge (in Allah) from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) when she was brought in to him - meaning when he married her - and he said, "You have sought refuge in the One Worthy of seeking refuge in." Then he divorced her, and commanded Usama who gave her three garments as a gift (i.e. dowry). [Ibn Majah reported it, but there is a rejected narrator in its chain of narrators].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 84
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1047
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1036
The origin of the aforesaid story is found in the Sahih of al-Bukhari from Abu Usaid as-Sa'idi's Hadith.
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 85
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1048
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1037
Narrated Anas bin Malik (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) saw the trace of yellow color on 'Abdur-Rahman bin 'Auf (RA) and asked, "What is this?" He replied, "O Messenger of Allah, I have married a woman for a Nawat weight (equal to one weight of a date-stone) of gold." He said. "May Allah bless you! Hold a wedding feast, even if with a sheep (only)." [Agreed upon; the wording is Muslim's].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 86
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1049
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1038
Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "When one of you is invited to a wedding feast he must attend it." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 87
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1050
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1039
Muslims has:
"When one of you invites his brother, he must respond (i.e. attend), whether it is a wedding or something similar."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 88
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1039
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The worst kind of food is that at a wedding feast from which those who come (i.e. the poor) are turned away, and to which those who refuse (i.e. the rich) are invited. If anyone does not accept an invitation he has disobeyed Allah and His Messenger." [Reported by Muslim].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 89
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1051
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1040
Narrated [Abu Hurairah (RA)]:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), "When one of you is invited (to a meal) he must accept. If he is fasting he should pray (i.e. make supplication for the host) and if he is not fasting he should eat." [Muslim reported it too].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 90
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1052
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1041
Muslim has something similar to the above from the Hadith of Jabir (RA), it goes:
"If he wishes he may eat, and if he wishes he may leave (the food alone)."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 91
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1053
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1042
Narrated Ibn Mas'ud (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The food of Walima on the first day is a duty, that on the second day is a Sunnah, while the third is showing off. Whoever (does something) to show-off, Allah will expose him (in the Hereafter)." [Reported by at-Tirmidhi who considered it Gharib (transmitted through a single narrator)]. [It is incorrectly claimed that] its narrators are those who are reported from in the Sahih (collection of al-Bukhari)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 92
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1054
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1043
This Hadith also has a supporting narration collected by Ibn Majah on the authority of Anas (RA).
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 93
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1055
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1044
Narrated Safiya (RA), daughter of Shaiba:
The Prophet (ﷺ) held a wedding feast for one of his wives with two Mudd of barley. [Reported by al-Bukhari].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 94
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1056
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1045
Narrated Anas (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) stayed three nights between Khaibar and al-Madinah when he consummated his marriage with Safiya (RA). I called the Muslims to his wedding feast which did not include bread or meat. He just ordered some leather dining sheets to be spread, and [Hais, a food made from] dates, sun-baked yogurt and butter were thrown on them. [Agreed upon: the wording is al-Bukhari's].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 95
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1057
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1046
Narrated a Companion of the Prophet (ﷺ):
"When two people come together to issue an invitation, accept that of the one whose door is nearer to you. However, if one of them comes before the other, accept the invitation of the first." [Reported by Abu Dawud, its chain of narrators is weak].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 96
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1058
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1047
Narrated Abu Juhaifah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "I do not eat Muttaki'an (sitting with support of something, so as to eat more)." [Reported by al-Bukhari].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 97
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1059
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1048
Narrated 'Umar bin Abu Salamah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to me, "Dear child, mention Allah's Name, eat with your right hand, and eat from what is next to you." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 98
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1060
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1049
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) was brought a dish containing Tharid and said, "Eat from its side and not from the middle, for the blessing descends in the middle of it." [Reported by al-Arba'a. This is the wording of an-Nasa'i. Its chain of narrators is Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 99
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1061
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1050
Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) never found fault with food (served to him). If he liked anything, he ate it and if he did not like it he left it. [Agreed upon]
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 100
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1062
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1051
Narrated Jabir (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Do not eat with the left hand, for the devil eats with the left hand." [Reported by Muslim].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 101
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1063
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1052
Narrated Abu Qatadah (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "When one of you drinks, he must not breathe into the vessel." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 102
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1064
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1053
Abu Dawud reported something similar from Ibn 'Abbas (RA) and he added:
"or blow into it," [at-Tirmidhi graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 103
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1065
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1054
Narrated 'Aishah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to divide visits to his wives equally and say, "O Allah, this is my division concerning what I possess, so do not blame me concerning what You possess and I do not." [Reported by al-Arba'a; Ibn Hibban and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic). at-Tirmidhi held that the stronger view is that it is Mursal (a missing link in the chain after the Tabi'i)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 104
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1066
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1055
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Anyone who has two wives and inclines to one of them will come on the Day of Resurrection with a side (of his body) inclining." [Reported by Ahmad and al-Arba'a; its chain of narrators is Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 105
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1067
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1056
Narrated Anas (RA):
It is from the Sunnah that when a man who has a wife marries a virgin, he should spend with her seven nights, and thereafter divide time between them (equally). And if he marries a formerly married woman he should spend with her three nights and thereafter divide the time between his wives (equally). [Agreed upon: the wording is al-Bukhari's].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 106
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1068
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1057
Narrated Umm Salamah (RA):
When the Prophet (ﷺ) married her he stayed with her for three nights and said, "You are not being humbles in my estimation. If you wish I shall stay with you seven nights, and if I stay with you for seven nights I shall do the same with my other wives." [Reported by Muslim].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 107
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1069
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1058
Narrated 'Aishah (RA):
Sauda (RA) daughter of Zam'ah gave away her day to 'Aishah (RA). So the Prophet (ﷺ) allotted a share to 'Aishah (RA) of her day and Sauda's. [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 108
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1070
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1059
Narrated 'Urwah (RA):
'Aishah (RA) said: "O my nephew, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) would not prefer some of us over others regarding the division of the time he would spend with us. It was very rare that he would not visit us all, and come near each of his wives without having intercourse with her, till he reached the one whose day it was, and spent the night with her." [Reported by Ahmad and Abu Dawud, the wording is Abu Dawud's. al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 109
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1071
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1060
Muslim reported 'Aishah (RA) as saying:
"When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) offered the 'Asr (afternoon) prayer, he would visit his wives in turn, then come close to them (kiss or hug them)." [The narrator reported the rest of the Hadith previous].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 110
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1072
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1061
Narrated 'Aishah (RA):
During the illness of which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) died, he was asking, "Where shall I be tomorrow?" He desired that it would be 'Aishah's day. His wives therefore permitted him to stay where he wished, and he stayed in 'Aishah's house. [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 111
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1073
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1062
Narrated ['Aishah (RA)]:
When Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) intended to go on a journey, he cast lots among his wives. Then, he would take with him the one who was chosen by the lot. [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 112
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1074
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1063
Narrated 'Abdullah bin Zam'ah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "None of you should whip his wife like the whipping of a slave." [Reported by al-Bukhari].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 113
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1075
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1064
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):
The wife of Thabit bin Qais came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger, I do not find fault with Thabit bin Qais (RA) in respect of character or religion, but I dislike (and fear) that I might commit an act of Kufr fil-Islam (that which is contradictory to Islamic behavior)." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asked her, "Will you give him back his garden?" And she replied, "Yes," so Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to him, "Accept the garden and divorce her, with one pronouncement (of divorce)." [Reported by al-Bukhari].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 114
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1076
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1065
Another narration by him has:
"He commanded him to divorce her."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 115
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1065
Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi reported this Hadith and the later graded it Hasan (good):
"The wife of Thabit bin Qais got a divorce from him in return for a compensation (paid by her), and the Prophet (ﷺ) made her 'Iddah (period of waiting before re-marrying) one menstruation course."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 116
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1078
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1066
Ibn Majah reported the narration of 'Amr bin Shu'aib, on this father's authority, from his grandfather:
"Thabit bin Qais was very unattractive and his wife said, 'Were it not for the fear of Allah, when he entered my presence I would spit in his face.'"
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 117
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1079
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1067
Ahmad reported from Sahl bin Abu Hathma's Hadith that it was the first ever husband and wife separation for compensation in Islam.
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 118
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1068
Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The lawful thing which Allah hates most is divorce." [Reported by Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah, al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic), while Abu Hatim held the stronger view is that it is Mursal (missing link after the Tabi'i)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 119
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1080
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1069
Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA):
In the time of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), he divorced his wife while she was menstruating, so 'Umar asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about that and he replied, "Command him to take her back and keep her till she is purified (from menses), has another period, and is then purified. If he then wishes he may keep her and if he wishes he may divorce her before having intercourse with her. That is the 'Iddah (period of waiting) which Allah commanded for the divorce of women." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 120
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1081
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1070
A narration by Muslim has:
"Command him to take her back, then divorce her when she is pure from the menstrual discharge, or pregnant."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 121
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1070
Another narration by al-Bukhari has:
"It was regarded as one divorce."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 122
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1070
A narration of Muslim has:
"Ibn 'Umar (RA) said: 'If you had only made one or two pronouncements of divorce [it would have been better]. Indeed Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) commanded me to take her back, then keep her till she has another period, then give her a reprieve till she is purified, then divorce her before having intercourse with her. As for you, you have divorced her with three pronouncements (at once), and have therefore disobeyed your Rabb (your Lord, the Creator) concerning what He commanded you regarding divorcing your wife.'"
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 123
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1070
Another narration [of Muslim] has:
"Abdullah bin 'Umar (RA) said: 'So he returned her to me and did not regarded it as anything, and said: When she is purified, either divorce her or keep her.'"
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 124
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1070
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):
In the time of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), Abu Bakr (RA) and the first two years of the caliphate of 'Umar (RA), the three pronouncements of divorce were regarded as one divorce. So 'Umar said, "People have made haste in an affair which they are required to take slowly. What if we execute it on them." So, he executed it on them. [Reported by Muslim].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 125
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1082
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1071
Narrated Mahmud bin Labid (RA):
WHen Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was informed about a man who had divorced his wife with all three pronouncements (without any interval between them), he stood up in anger and said, 'Is Allah's Book being played with while I am among you?" As a result a man got up and said, "O Allah's Messenger, shall I kill him?" [Reported by an-Nasa'i; its narrators are reliable (thiqah)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 126
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1083
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1072
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):
Abu Rukana divorced Umm Rukana. So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) told him, "Take your wife back." And he replied, "I have divorced her with three pronouncements." He said, "I have understood, take her back." [Reported by Abu Dawud].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 127
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1084
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1073
A wording by Ahmad has:
Abu Rukana divorced his wife with three pronouncements, in one sitting. Then, he was grieved about her and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) told him, "They (the three pronouncements) are reckoned as a single (utterance of divorce)." [The two Ahadith have Ibn Ishaq, in their chains of narrators, and his reliability has been questioned].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 128
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1073
Abu Dawud has reported (a Hadith) better than the aforesaid one through another chain, it has:
"Abu Rukana divorced his wife Suhaimah irrevocably and said, 'I swear by Allah that I meant it to be only a single utterance of divorce,' so the Prophet (ﷺ) returned her to him."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 129
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1085
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1074
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "There are three things which, whether undertaken seriously or in jest, are treated as serious: marriage, divorce and taking back a wife after a divorce which is not final." [Reported by al-Arba'a except an-Nasa'i. al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 130
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1086
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1075
In a narration of Ibn 'Adi, through another chain of narrators, which is Da'if (weak); it has:
"Divorce, emancipation and marriage."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 131
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1087
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1076
al-Harith bin Abu Usamah reported from the Hadith of 'Ubadah bin as-Samit [RA) - tracing it to the Prophet (ﷺ):
"It is not permissible to play in three things: divorce, marriage and emancipation. Therefore, whoever pronounce (either of) them, they certainly become binding." [Its chain of narrators is Da'if (weak)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 132
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1088
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1077
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Allah, the Most High, has forgiven my followers what they contemplate on within themselves (i.e. evil thoughts) as long as they do not act upon or speak about them." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 133
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1089
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1078
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ)) said: "Allah, the Most High, has overlooked my follower's mistakes and forgetfulness, and what they are forced to do against their will." [Reported by Ibn Majah and al-Hakim. Abu Hatim said that it is not an established (authentic) Hadith].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 134
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1090
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1079
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):
"If anyone makes his wife unlawful for himself - it is nothing." He said, "Indeed you have a good example in Allah's Messenger." [Reported by al-Bukhari].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 135
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1091
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1080
Muslim has:
"When a man makes his wife unlawful for himself, it is (treated like) an oath for which atonement must be made (if broken)."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 136
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1080
Narrated 'Aishah (RA):
When the daughter of al-Jaun was admitted into the presence of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he went near her, she said, "I seek refuge in Allah from you." He replied, "You have sought refuge in the Supreme [One Who is worthy of refuge being taken in], return to your family." [Reported by al-Bukhari].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 137
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1092
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1081
Narrated Jabir (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "There is no divorce except after marriage, and no freeing (of a slave) till one has possession (of one)." [Reported by Abu Ya'la and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic), but it is Ma'lul (containing a hidden defective).
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 138
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1093
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1082
Ibn Majah reported a similar narration, on the authority of al-Miswar bin Makhramah, and its chain of narrators is (or appears to be) Hasan (good), but it is also Ma'lul (hidden defect)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 139
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1094
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1083
Narrated 'Amr bin Shu'aib on his father's authority from his grandfather:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "No descendant of Adam may make a vow concerning something he does not possess, or set free (a slave) that he does not possess, or divorce (a woman) whom he does not possess (in marriage)." [Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi reported it; the latter graded it Sahih (authentic), and transmitted from al-Bukhari his statement that it is the most authentic Hadith on this subject].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 140
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1095
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1084
Narrated 'Aishah (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "There are three people whose actions are not recorded, a sleeping person till he awakes, a child till he is a grown up, and an insane person till he is restored to reason or recovers his sense." [Reported by Ahmad and al-Arba'a, except at-Tirmidhi. al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 141
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1096
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1085
Narrated 'Imran bin Husain (RA):
He was asked about a man who divorces his wife, then takes her back without taking witnesses (on either). So he replied, "Get witnesses on her divorce, and on her return." [Abu Dawud reported it Mawquf (saying of a Companion), and its chain of narrators is Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 142
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1097
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1086
Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA):
When he divorced his wife the Prophet (ﷺ) said to 'Umar, "Command him to take her back." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 143
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1098
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1087
Narrated 'Aishah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) swore that he would stay away from his wives for a period. He made something unlawful (for himself) (i.e. something not in itself unlawful). So, he made the lawful unlawful, and he made atonement for breaking an oath. [Reported by at-Tirmidhi, and its narrators are reliable (thiqah)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 144
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1099
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1088
Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA):
When a period of four months elapses, the one who swears to stay away from his wife must be made to return to her or divorce her, and the divorce is not valid till the husband himself pronounces it. [al-Bukhari reported it].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 145
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1100
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1089
Narrated Sulaiman bin Yasar (RA):
I met thirteen or more of the Companions of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), all of them made the one who swears to stay away from his wife, return to her or divorce her (at the end of the period). [Reported by ash-Shafi'i].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 146
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1101
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1090
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):
The swearing to stay away from one's wife in al-Jahiliyyah era was for one or two years. Then, Allah appointed a period of four months for it. So, if it is less than four months, it is not swearing to stay away from one's wife. [al-Baihaqi reported it]
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 147
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1102
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1091
Narrated [Ibn 'Abbas (RA)]:
A man had vowed to make his wife like his mother (i.e. forbidden for him). Then he had intercourse with her, so he went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "I had intercourse with her before making the atonement." He replied, "Do not go near her till you do what Allah has commanded you to do." Reported by al-Arba'a. at-Tirmidhi graded it Sahih (authentic) but an-Nasa'i held that the stronger view is that it is Mursal (missing link after the Tabi'i)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 148
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1103
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1092
al-Bazzar reported it through another chain, from Ibn 'Abbas (RA) and he added:
"Make atonement and do not repeat it."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 149
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1092
Narrated Salamah bin Sakhr (RA):
When the month of Ramadan came, I feared lest I would have intercourse with my wife. So, I vowed az-Zihar (the she was like my mother). Then, one night something of her was uncovered to me and I had intercourse with her. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) afterwards said to me, "Set a slave free," and I replied, "I do not possess one (that I can free)." He said, "Then fast two consecutive months." I replied, "Have I fallen into that which I have fallen into except due to fasting!?" He said, "Feed sixty poor people with an 'Araq (basket) of dates." [Reported by Ahmad and al-Arba'a except an-Nasa'i. Ibn Khuzaimah and Ibn al-Jarud graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 150
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1104
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1093
Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA):
So-and-so asked and said, "O Allah's Messenger, what do you think if one of us finds his wife committing adultery, how should he act? If he talks he would talk about a grievous affair, and if he keeps silent he would keep silent about something similar (a grievous affair)." He gave no answer. Afterwards he came to him (ﷺ) and said, "I have been afflicted with the very problem which I had asked you about." Then Allah revealed the verses of Surat an-Nur (the Light). He then recited them to him and exhorted, admonished and informed him that the punishment of this world is easier than that of the Hereafter. He said, "No, by Him Who sent you with the Truth, I have not lied against her." He then summoned the woman and exhorted her in the same way. She said, "No, by Him Who sent you with the Truth, he is a liar." He began with the man; and he (the man) bore witness four times with an oath by Allah; he then did the same with the woman, then he separated them. [Reported by Muslim].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 151
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1105
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1094
Narrated [Ibn 'Umar (RA)]:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to the two who were invoking curses regarding one another, "Your reckoning is in Allah's Hands for one of you is lying. You cannot remarry her." He (the man) said: "O Allah's Messenger, what about my property (dowry)?" He replied, "If you have spoken the truth, it is the price of your having had the right of intercourse with her, and if you have lied against her, it is even more remote for you (to get it back) from her." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 152
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1106
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1095
Narrated Anas (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Observe her, and if she gives birth to a child which is white complexioned with dark hair, her husband would be its father. But if she gives birth to a child with eyes looking as if they have antimony (Kuhl) in them and curled hair, the man whom her husband charged her with committing adultery is its father." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 153
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1107
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1096
Narrated Ibn Abbas (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ordered a man to put his hand on his mouth when he came to the fifth pronouncement and said, "It would be the deciding one." [Reported by Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i. It's narrators are reliable].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 154
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1108
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1097
Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd (RA) concerning the story of the two (husband and wife) who invoked curses regarding one another:
When they finished invoking curses regarding one another the man said, "I shall have lied against her, O Allah's Messenger, if I keep her (as a wife)." He, then, pronounced her divorce three times, even before Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) commanded him to do so. [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 155
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1109
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1098
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (ﷺ):
A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "My wife rejects no hand of a man who wished to touch her." He said, "Banish her." He replied, "I am afraid my soul may desire her." He said, "Then enjoy her." [Reported by Abu Dawud and al-Bazzar, and its narrators are reliable].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 156
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1110
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1099
an-Nasa'i reported it with through another chain, from Ibn 'Abbas (RA) with this wording:
He said, "Divorce her." He replied "I can not endure the desire for her." He said, "Then keep her."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 157
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1099
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
He heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say, when the Verse (24:6) about invoking curses came down, "Any woman who brings into a family one who does belong to it, is not an observer of Allah's (religion), and Allah will not admit her into His Paradise. Likewise, Allah will veil Himself from any man who disowns his child while he knows that is his child, and will humiliate him in the presence of the first and last (creatures)." [Abu Dawud, an-Nasa'i and Ibn Majah reported it; and Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 158
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1111
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1100
Narrated 'Umar (RA):
If anyone acknowledges that he is the father of his child just for the blinking of an eye, he has no right to disown it." [al-Baihaqi reported it. The Hadith is Hasan (good) and Mawquf (saying of a Companion)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 159
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1112
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1101
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
A man said, "O Allah's Messenger, my wife has given birth to a black son." He asked, "Have you any camels?" He replied, "Yes." He asked, "What is their color?" He replied, "They are red." He asked, "Is there a dusky (dark) one among them?" He replied, "Yes." He asked, "How has that come about?" He replied, "It is perhaps a strain to which it has reverted (i.e. heredity)." He said, "It is perhaps a strain to which this son of yours has reverted." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 160
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1113
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1102
Muslim concluded the Hadith as follows:
"He did not permit him to disown him"
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 161
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1102
Narrated al-Miswar bin Makhramah (RA):
Some nights after her husband's death, Subai'ah al-Aslamiyah (RA) gave birth to a child. Then she went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asked permission to marry. He gave her permission and she married. [Reported by al-Bukhari].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 162
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1114
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1103
Its basic meaning is found in the two Sahih books of al-Bukhari and Muslim.
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 163
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1103
A wording has:
"She gave birth to a child after forty nights of her husband's death."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 164
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1103
A wording by Muslim has:
az-Zuhri said, "I think there is no harm if she marries when she is still bleeding (due to child-birth), but her husband should not go near her till she is purified."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 165
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1103
Narrated 'Aishah (RA):
Barirah was ordered to wait till three menstrual periods of hers have passed (before she could remarry). [Reported by Ibn Majah. Its narrators are reliable, but it is Ma'lul (having a hidden defect)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 166
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1115
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1104
Narrated ash-Sha'bi from Fatimah (RA) daughter of Qais on the authority of the Prophet (ﷺ) regarding a woman who was divorced by three pronouncements:
"She has no right to accommodation or maintenance." [Reported by Muslim].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 167
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1116
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1105
Narrated Umm 'Atiyah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "A woman must not observe her mourning for more than three nights for the one who has died, except for the four months and ten days in the case of her husband; and she must not wear a dyed garment except one of the type made of 'Ash (dyed yarn) or apply Kuhl (antimony), or apply perfume, except for a little Qust or Azfar, when she has been purified after her menstruation." [Agreed upon. The wording being of Muslim].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 168
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1117
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1106
Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i have an addition:
"nor be dyed (with Henna and the like)."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 169
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1106
an-Nasa'i added:
"nor comb (her hair)."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 170
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1106
Narrated Umm Salamah (RA):
I put Sabir (a type of medicine) on my eyes after Abu Salamah (RA) had died. So Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "It gives the face a glow, so apply it only at night and remove it in the day time, and do not comb (your hair) with scent or henna, for it is a dye." I asked, "What should I use when combing (my hair)?" He replied, "You should use lote-tree leaves." [Reported by Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i: its chain of narrators is Hasan (good)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 171
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1118
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1107
Narrated [Umm Salamah (RA)]:
A woman said: "O Allah's Messenger, my daughter's husband died and her eye is troubling her, so may we apply Kuhl (antimony) to it?" He replied, "No." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 172
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1119
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1108
Narrated Jabir (RA):
My maternal aunt was divorced and wanted to cut down fruit from her paml-trees. A man forbade her to go out, so she went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said, "Certainly, cut down fruit from your palm-trees, for perhaps you have give Sadaqah (charity) or do an act of kindness." [Reported by Muslim]. 1121. Narrated Furai'ah, daughter of Malik: Her husband had gone out in search of some slaves of his and they killed him. She said, "I asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) to be allowed to return to my family, for my husband had not left for me a house which belonged to him, nor had he left me maintenance." He then said, "Yes, (I agree)," but when I was in the courtyard, he called me and said, "Stay in your house till the prescribed period expires." She said, "I observed the period in it for four months and ten days." She said, "Afterwards 'Uthman gave judgements in accordance with that." [Ahmad an al-Arba'a reported it. at-Tirmidhi, adh-Dhuhli, Ibn Hibban, al-Hakim and others graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 173
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1120
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1109
Narrated Fatimah (RA) daughter of Qais:
I said, "O Allah's Messenger, my husband has divorced me by three pronouncements (of divorce) and I am afraid that I may get broken into. Hence, he commanded her, and she moved (to another house)." [Reported by Muslim].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 174
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1122
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1111
Narrated 'Amr bin al-'Aas (RA):
"Do not confuse us about our Prophet's Sunnah: The period that a slave-woman, whose master dies, and she has begotten a child from him must wait for, is four months and ten days." [Reported by Ahmad, Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah. al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic), but ad-Daraqutni considered it defective due to Inqita' (broken link)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 175
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1123
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1112
Narrated 'Aishah (RA):
al-Aqra' is the period of a woman's purity (which occurs between two menses). [Malik, Ahmad and an-Nasa'i reported it in the course of a story with a Sahih (authentic) chain of narrators].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 176
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1124
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1113
Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA):
The divorce of a slave-woman occurs by saying it (the divorce word) twice, and her 'Iddah (waiting period) is two menses. [Reported by ad-Daraqutni].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 177
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1125
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1114
He reported it as Marfu' (a saying of the Prophet) and graded it Da'if (weak).
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 178
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1114
Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah reported the aforesaid Hadith from the narration of 'Aishah (RA), which al-Hakim graded as Sahih (authentic), but the Hadith scholars disagreed with him, and they agreed that it is Da'if (weak).
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 179
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1126
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1115
Narrated Ruwaifi' bin Thabit (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "It is not lawful for a man who believes in Allah and the Last Day to water what another person has sown." [Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi reported it. Ibn Hibban graded it Sahih (authentic), and al-Bazzar graded it Hasan (good)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 180
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1127
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1116
Narrated 'Umar (RA) regarding a wife of a lost husband:
She should wait for four years and then observe the 'Iddah for four months and ten days (before she may remarry). [Malik and ash-Shafi'i reported it].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 181
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1128
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1117
Narrated al-Mughirah bin Shu'bah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The spouse of a lost husband remains his wife till she gets a certain news about his death." [ad-Daraqutni reported it with a Da'if (weak) chain of narrators].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 182
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1129
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1118
Narrated Jabir (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "A man must not spend the night in the house of woman unless he is her husband or a Mahram." [Reported by Muslim].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 183
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1130
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1119
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "A man must not be alone with a woman except in the presence of a Mahram." [al-Bukhari reported it].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 184
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1131
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1120
Narrated Abu Sa'id (RA)" The Prophet (ﷺ) said in regard to the captives taken at Autas, "There must be no intercourse with a pregnant woman till she gives birth, or with one who is not pregnant till she has had one menstrual period." [Abu Dawud reported it, and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 185
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1132
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1121
The aforesaid Hadith has a supporting narration from Ibn 'Abbas (RA) reported by ad-Daraqutni.
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 186
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1133
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1122
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "The child (born out of wedlock) belongs to the one on whose bed it is born, and stoning to death is for the fornicator." [Agreed upon, regarding Abu Hurairah's Hadith].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 187
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1134
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1123
The aforesaid Hadith is also a part of 'Aishah's Hadith in the course of a story.
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 188
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1135
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1124
And from Ibn Mas'ud by an-Nasa'i.
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 189
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1136
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1125
And from 'Uthman by Abu Dawud.
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 190
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1137
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1126
Narrated 'Aishah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "One or two sucks do not make (marriage) unlawful." [Muslim reported it].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 191
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1138
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1127
Narrated ['Aishah (RA)]:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "Be sure (you women) who your brothers are, for suckling is that which is the result of hunger (i.e. when milk is the child's only food)." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 192
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1139
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1128
Narrated ['Aishah (RA)]:
Sahlah (RA) daughter of Suhail (RA) came and said, "O Allah's Messenger, Salim the manumitted slave of Abu Hudhaifah lives with us in our house; and he has attained what men attain (i.e. puberty)." He said, "Suckle him so you would become unlawful to him (in marriage)." [Reported by Muslim].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 193
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1140
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1129
Narrated ['Aishah (RA)]:
Aflah (her foster suckling uncle), brother of Abul-Qais, came and asked her permission to enter after the Hijab (was instituted for women). She said, "I refused to allow him in and when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came, I told him about what I had done, so he commanded me to give him permission to enter where I am and said, 'He is your paternal uncle.'" [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 194
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1141
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1130
Narrated ['Aishah (RA)]:
In what was sent down in the Qur'an was 'ten known sucklings made marriage unlawful'. Afterwards, they were abrogated by 'five known ones.' Then, when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) died these words were among what was recited in the Qur'an. [Reported by Muslim].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 195
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1142
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1131
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) was offered to marry the daughter of Hamzah. He said, "She is unlawful to me for she is the daughter of my brother in suckling; and what is unlawful by reason of blood relationship is unlawful by reason of suckling relationship." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 196
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1143
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1132
Narrated Umm Salamah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The suckling that makes marriage unlawful is that which reaches the intestines (i.e. nourishes the child), and is taken before (two years) time of weaning." [Reported by at-Tirmidhi, he and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 197
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1144
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1133
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA):
Suckling applies only (to infants) during the first two years (of their life). [Reported by ad-Daraqutni and Ibn 'Adi as Marfu' (a saying of the Prophet) and Mawquf (a saying of a Companion). However, they both held that the stronger view is that it is Mawquf (i.e. saying if Ibn 'Abbas).
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 198
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1145
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1134
Narrated Ibn Mas'ud (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The only suckling (to be considered) is that which gives life to the bones and causes flesh to grow." [Abu Dawud reported it].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 199
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1146
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1135
Narrated 'Uqbah bin al-Harith:
He married Umm Yahya, daughter of Abu Ihab, and a woman came and said, "I have suckled both of you." So he asked the Prophet (ﷺ) and he replied, "How (can you hesitate) while it has been said (that you are foster brothers and sisters)?" 'Uqbah therefore separated from her and she married another husband. [al-Bukhari reported it].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 200
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1147
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1136
Narrated Ziyad as-Sahmi:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade that a stupid woman may be asked to suckle an infant. [Abu Dawud reported it. It is Mursal (missing link after the Tabi'i) and Ziyad is not a Sahabi].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 201
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1148
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1137
Narrated 'Aishah (RA):
Hind daughter of 'Utbah - wife of Abu Sufyan - came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, "O Allah's Messenger, Abu Sufyan is a miser who does not give me and my sons enough maintenance, except what I take from his wealth without his knowledge. Is there any blame on me for doing this?" He replied, "Take from his wealth what is reasonable and enough for you and your sons." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 202
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1149
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1138
Narrated Tariq al-Muharibi (RA):
We arrived at al-Madinah when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was standing on the Minbar addressing the people and saying, "The hand of the giver is the upper one, and spend first on those who are dependent on you: your mother and father, your sister and brother, then your relatives in order of their closeness to you." [Reported by an-Nasa'i. Ibn Hibban and ad-Daraqutni graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 203
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1150
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1139
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "A slave is entitled to his food and clothing, and he should be burdened except with the work that he is capable of doing." [Reported by Muslim].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 204
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1151
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1140
Narrated Hakim bin Mu'awiyah al-Qushairi on his father's authority (RA):
I asked, "O Allah's Messenger, what is the right of the wife of one of us upon her husband?" He replied, "That you should give her food when you eat, and clothe her when you clothe yourself, and do not strike her on the face and do not revile her." [The narrator narrated the rest of the Hadith that has been mentioned in the chapter on the treatment of wives].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 205
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1152
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1141
Narrated Jabir (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) - in the Hadith of pilgrimage which is long - said in regard to women, "They (women) have rights over you (the men) to provide them with their sustenance and clothing in a reasonable manner." [Muslim reported it].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 206
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1153
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1142
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "It is enough for a person to be considered sinful, that he neglects those whom he is responsible to sustain." [Reported by an-Nasa'i].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 207
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1154
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1143
Muslim has this wording:
"...to withhold (food) from the one whose food he possesses."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 208
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 0
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1143
Narrated Jabir (RA) in a Hadith which he attributed to the Prophet (ﷺ) regarding a pregnant (woman) whose husband died:
"She has no maintenance rights." [al-Baihaqi reported it. Its narrators are reliable, but al-Baihaqi said, "The correct narration is that which is Mawquf (a saying of a Companion)"].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 209
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1155
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1144
It was established that no maintenance is due (to a woman who was divorced with three pronouncements) in the Hadith of Fatimah (RA) daughter of Qais, which has preceded. [Reported by Muslim].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 210
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1156
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1145
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "The upper hand is better than the lower one, and one of you should spend first on those he is responsible to provide for, lest a woman would say, 'Feed me or divorce me.'" [Reported by ad-Daraqutni, and its chain of narrators is Hasan (good)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 211
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1157
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1146
Narrated Sa'id bin al-Musaiyab regarding a man who finds nothing to spend on his wife:
"They are to be separated." Reported by Sa'id bin Mansur, from Sufyan, from Abu az-Zinad, from Sa'id bin al-Musaiyab. He said, "I asked Sa'id (bin al-Musaiyab), 'Is this Sunnah?' And he replied, 'Yes, it is Sunnah!'" [This Hadith is a strong Mursal (missing link after the Tabi'i].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 212
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1158
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1147
Narrated 'Umar:
He wrote (letters) to the commanders of the armies regarding some men (soldiers) who have been absent from their wives, that they should impose upon them to spend on their wives or divorce them; and if they divorce them they should then send the maintenance which they have withheld. [ash-Shafi'i reported it, then al-Baihaqi with a Hasan (good) chain of narrators].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 213
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1159
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1148
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "I have a Dinar." He said, "Spend it on yourself." He said, "I have another." He replied, "Spend it on your children." He said, "I have another." He replied, "Spend it on your wife." He said, "I have another." He replied, "Spend it on your servant." He said, "I have another." He replied, "You know best (what to do with it)." [ash-Shafi'i and Abu Dawud reported it, and the wording is Abu Dawud's. an-Nasa'i and al-Hakim reported it with the wife preceding the children].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 214
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1160
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1149
Narrated Bahz bin Hakim on his father's authority from his grandfather (RA):
I asked, "O Allah's Messenger, to whom should I be kind and dutiful?" He replied, "Your mother." I asked, "Who comes next?" He replied, "Your mother." I asked, "Who comes next?" He replied, "Your mother." I asked, "Who comes next?" He replied, "Your father, then your relatives in order of nearness (of relationship)." [Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi reported it; the latter graded it Hasan (good)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 215
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1161
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1150
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr (RA):
A woman said, "O Allah's Messenger, this son of mine: my womb was a receptacle for him, my breasts were a source of suckling for him, and my lap was a place for him to curl up in, yet his father has divorced me and wants to take him away from me." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) replied to her, "You have more right to him as long as you do not remarry." [Reported by Ahmad and Abu Dawud. al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 216
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1162
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1151
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
A woman said, "O Allah's Messenger, my husband wants to take away my son, while he has benefited me and provided me with drinking water from the well of Abu 'Inabah." Then her husband came and the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Young man, this is your father and this is your mother, so take whoever of them you wish by the hand." He took his mother's hand and she went off with him. [Reported by Ahmad and al-Arba'a. at-Tirmidhi graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 217
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1163
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1152
Narrated Rafi' bin Sinan (RA):
He accepted Islam but his wife refused to accept it. The Prophet (ﷺ) then made the mother sit down to a side and the father to another side and made the son sit down between them. He (the son) then inclined to his mother, so the Prophet (ﷺ) then said. "O Allah, give him guidance." Then he inclined to his father and he took him. [Abu Dawud and an-Nasa'i reported it. al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic)].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 218
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1164
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1153
Narrated al-Bara bin 'Azib (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) gave a ruling regarding Hamza's daughter in favor of her maternal aunt, saying, "The maternal aunt is in the position of the mother." [al-Bukhari reported it].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 219
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1165
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1154
Ahmad reported it from the Hadith of 'Ali (RA), he said, "The little girl must be with her maternal aunt for the maternal aunt is (the same as) a mother."
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 220
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1166
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1155
Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "When one's servant serves him with his food, if he does not make him sit down with him (and eat) he should give him one or two morsels (of it)." [Agreed upon, and the wording is al-Bukhari's].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 221
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1167
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1156
Narrated Ibn 'Umar (RA):
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "A woman was punished on account of a cat which she held captive till it died. Hence, she entered the Hell-Fire due to (her mistreatment of) the cat. She did not feed it or give it water while she held it captive, nor did she let it out so that it may eat the things that creep on the earth." [Agreed upon].
Sunnah.com reference : Book 8, Hadith 222
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1168
Arabic reference : Book 8, Hadith 1157