Volume 7, Book 62, Number 55:
Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar :
‘Umar bin Al-Khattab said, “When Hafsa bint ‘Umar became a widow after the death of (her hus –
band) Khunais bin Hudhafa As-Sahmi who had been one of the companions of the Prophet, and he
died at Medina. I went to ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan and presented Hafsa (for marriage) to him. He said, “I
will think it over.’ I waited for a few days, then he met me and said, ‘It seems that it is not possible for
me to marry at present.’ ” ‘Umar further said, “I met Abu Bakr As-Siddique and said to him, ‘If you
wish, I will marry my daughter Hafsa to you.” Abu Bakr kept quiet and did not say anything to me in
reply. I became more angry with him than with ‘Uthman. I waited for a few days and then Allah’s
Apostle asked for her hand, and I gave her in marriage to him. Afterwards I met Abu Bakr who said,
‘Perhaps you became angry with me when you presented Hafsa to me and I did not give you a reply?’
I said, ‘Yes.’ Abu Bakr said, ‘Nothing stopped me to respond to your offer except that I knew that Al –
lah’s Apostle had mentioned her, and I never wanted to let out the secret of Allah’s Apostle. And if Al –
lah’s Apostle had refused her, I would have accepted her.’ “
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 24:
Narrated Sahl bin Sad As-Sa’idi:
A woman came to Allah’s Apostle and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! I have come to give you myself in
marriage (without Mahr).” Allah’s Apostle looked at her. He looked at her carefully and fixed his
glance on her and then lowered his head. When the lady saw that he did not say anything, she sat
down. A man from his companions got up and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! If you are not in need of her,
then marry her to me.” The Prophet said, “Have you got anything to offer?” The man said, “No, by Al –
lah, O Allah’s Apostle!” The Prophet said (to him), “Go to your family and see if you have something.”
The man went and returned, saying, “No, by Allah, I have not found anything.” Allah’s Apostle said,
“(Go again) and look for something, even if it is an iron ring.” He went again and returned, saying,
“No, by Allah, O Allah’s Apostle! I could not find even an iron ring, but this is my Izar (waist sheet).”
He had no rida. He added, “I give half of it to her.” Allah’s Apostle said, “What will she do with your
Izar? If you wear it, she will be naked, and if she wears it, you will be naked.” So that man sat down
for a long while and then got up (to depart). When Allah’s Apostle saw him going, he ordered that he
be called back. When he came, the Prophet said, “How much of the Quran do you know?” He said, “I
know such Sura and such Sura,” counting them. The Prophet said, “Do you know them by heart?” He
replied, “Yes.” The Prophet said, “Go, I marry her to you for that much of the Quran which you have.”
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 25:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
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Abu Hudhaifa bin ‘Utba bin Rabi’a bin Abdi Shams who had witnessed the battle of Badr along
with the Prophet adopted Salim as his son, to whom he married his niece, Hind bint Al-Walid bin
‘Utba bin Rabi’a; and Salim was the freed slave of an Ansar woman, just as the Prophet had adopted
Zaid as his son. It was the custom in the Pre-lslamic Period that if somebody adopted a boy, the
people would call him the son of the adoptive father and he would be the latter’s heir. But when Al –
lah revealed the Divine Verses: ‘Call them by (the names of) their fathers . . . your freed-slaves,’
(33.5) the adopted persons were called by their fathers’ names. The one whose father was not
known, would be regarded as a Maula and your brother in religion. Later on Sahla bint Suhail bin
‘Amr Al-Quraishi Al-‘Amiri–and she was the wife of Abu- Hudhaifa bin ‘Utba–came to the Prophet
and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! We used to consider Salim as our (adopted) son, and now Allah has re –
vealed what you know (regarding adopted sons).” The sub-narrator then mentioned the rest of the
narration.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 26:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle entered upon Dubaa bint Az-Zubair and said to her, “Do you have a desire to per –
form the Hajj?” She replied, “By Allah, I feel sick.” He said to her, “Intend to perform Hajj and stipulate
something by saying, ‘O Allah, I will finish my Ihram at any place where You stop me (i.e. I am un –
able to go further).” She was the wife of Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 27:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “A woman is married for four things, i.e., her wealth, her family status, her
beauty and her religion. So you should marry the religious woman (otherwise) you will be a losers.
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 28:
Narrated Sahl:
A man passed by Allah’s Apostle and Allah s Apostle asked (his companions) “What do you say
about this (man)?” They replied “If he asks for a lady’s hand, he ought to be given her in marriage;
and if he intercedes (for someone) his intercessor should be accepted; and if he speaks, he should be
listened to.” Allah’s Apostle kept silent, and then a man from among the poor Muslims passed by, an
Allah’s Apostle asked (them) “What do you say about this man?” They replied, “If he asks for a lady’s
hand in marriage he does not deserve to be married, and he intercedes (for someone), his interces –
sion should not be accepted; And if he speaks, he should not be listened to.’ Allah’s Apostle said, “This
poor man is better than so many of the first as filling the earth.’
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Volume 7, Book 62, Number 29:
Narrated ‘Ursa:
that he asked ‘Aisha regarding the Verse: ‘If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with
the orphans (4.3) She said, “O my nephew! This Verse refers to the orphan girl who is under the
guardianship of her guardian who likes her beauty and wealth and wishes to (marry her and) cur –
tails her Mahr. Such guardians have been forbidden to marry them unless they do justice by giving
them their full Mahr, and they have been ordered to marry other than them. The people asked for
the verdict of Allah’s Apostle after that, so Allah revealed: ‘They ask your instruction concerning the
women . . . whom you desire to marry.’ (4.127) So Allah revealed to them that if the orphan girl had
beauty and wealth, they desired to marry her and for her family status. They can only marry them if
they give them their full Mahr. And if they had no desire to marry them because of their lack of
wealth and beauty, they would leave them and marry other women. So, as they used to leave them,
when they had no interest, in them, they were forbidden to marry them when they had such interest,
unless they treated them justly and gave them their full Mahr Apostle said, ‘If at all there is evil
omen, it is in the horse, the woman and the house.” a lady is to be warded off. And the Statement of
Allah: ‘Truly, among your wives and your children, there are enemies for you (i.e may stop you from
the obedience of Allah)’ (64.14)
Volume 7, Book 62, Number 30:
Narrated Abdullah bin ‘Umar:
Allah’s Apostle said, “Evil omen is in the women, the house and the horse.’