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Sunan Abu DawudMarriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 2086

Chapter: Regarding The Guardian

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2086

Narrator:Umm Habība

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ، أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ عِنْدَ ابْنِ جَحْشٍ فَهَلَكَ عَنْهَا - وَكَانَ فِيمَنْ هَاجَرَ إِلَى أَرْضِ الْحَبَشَةِ -

فَزَوَّجَهَا النَّجَاشِيُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَهِيَ عِنْدَهُمْ ‏.‏

Ibn Az-Zubayr reported on the authority of Umm Habibah that she was the wife of Ibn Jahsh, but he died, He was among those who migrated to Abyssinia. Negus then married her to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ).

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2086).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَنْ أُمّ حَبِيبَة ) : أُمّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ بِنْت أَبِي سُفْيَان بْن حَرْب بْن أُمَيَّة بْن عَبْد شَمْس ( أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ عِنْد اِبْن جَحْش ) : اِسْمه عُبَيْد اللَّه بِالتَّصْغِيرِ أَسْلَمَتْ أُمّ حَبِيبَة قَدِيمًا بِمَكَّة وَأَسْلَمَ عُبَيْد اللَّه بْن جَحْش أَيْضًا وَهَاجَرَتْ إِلَى الْحَبَشَة مَعَ زَوْجهَا عُبَيْد اللَّه فَتَنَصَّرَ زَوْجهَا بِالْحَبَشَةِ وَمَاتَ بِهَا وَأَبَتْ هِيَ أَنْ تَتَنَصَّر وَثَبَتَتْ عَلَى إِسْلَامهَا فَفَارَقَهَا ( فَهَلَكَ ) : عُبَيْد اللَّه بْن جَحْش أَيْ مَاتَ ( عَنْهَا ) : أَيْ عَنْ أُمّ حَبِيبَة ( فَزَوَّجَهَا ) : مِنْ التَّزْوِيج أَيْ أُمّ حَبِيبَة ( النَّجَاشِيّ ) مَلِك الْحَبَشَة وَهُوَ فَاعِل قَوْله زَوَّجَهَا ( رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَ…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 2086
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2086
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2086
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2086

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  • سنن الدارقطني (3160)فَزَوَّجَهَا النَّجَاشِيُّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، وَهِيَ عِنْدَهُمْ بِأَرْضِ الْحَبَشَةِ

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3208

Umm Habiba said she was married to ‘Abdallah b. Jahsh who died in Abyssinia, so the Negus married her to the Prophet, giving her on his behalf a dower of four thousand. (A version has four thousand dirhams.) He sent her to God’s Messenger with Shurahbil b. Hasana. Abu Dawud and Nasa’i transmitted…

عَنْ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ: أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَحْتَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَحْشٍ فَمَاتَ بِأَرْضِ الْحَبَشَةِ فَزَوَّجَهَا النَّجَاشِيُّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَأَمْهَرَهَا عَنهُ أَرْبَعَة آلَاف. وَفِي…

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Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3350

It was narrated from Umm Habibah that the Messenger of Allah married her when she was in Ethiopia. An-NajaShi performed the marriage for her and gave her a dowry of four thousand, and he fitted her out from his own wealth, and sent her with Shurahbil bin Hasanah. The Messenger of Allah did not send…

تَزَوَّجَهَا وَهِيَ بِأَرْضِ الْحَبَشَةِ زَوَّجَهَا النَّجَاشِيُّ وَأَمْهَرَهَا أَرْبَعَةَ آلاَفٍ وَجَهَّزَهَا مِنْ عِنْدِهِ وَبَعَثَ بِهَا مَعَ شُرَحْبِيلَ ابْنِ حَسَنَةَ وَلَمْ يَبْعَثْ إِلَيْهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى…

Narrated by Umm Habība

Weak Sunan Abu Dawud 2108

The Negus married Umm Habibah daughter of Abu Sufyan to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) for a dower of four thousand dirhams. He wrote it to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) who accepted it.

، زَوَّجَ أُمَّ حَبِيبَةَ بِنْتَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَى صَدَاقٍ أَرْبَعَةِ آلاَفِ دِرْهَمٍ وَكَتَبَ بِذَلِكَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَبِلَ ‏.‏

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