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Sunan Abu DawudMarriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)

Sunan Abu Dawud 2117

Chapter: Regarding One Who Married Without Specifying The Dowry And Then Died

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2117

Narrator:Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ الذُّهْلِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَعُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ، - قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَصْبَغِ الْجَزَرِيُّ عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ، خَالِدِ بْنِ أَبِي يَزِيدَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي أُنَيْسَةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ مَرْثَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ ‏"‏

أَتَرْضَى أَنْ أُزَوِّجَكَ فُلاَنَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ ‏"‏ أَتَرْضِينَ أَنْ أُزَوِّجَكِ فُلاَنًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ فَزَوَّجَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَدَخَلَ بِهَا الرَّجُلُ وَلَمْ يَفْرِضْ لَهَا صَدَاقًا وَلَمْ يُعْطِهَا شَيْئًا وَكَانَ مِمَّنْ شَهِدَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةَ وَكَانَ مَنْ شَهِدَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةَ لَهُ سَهْمٌ بِخَيْبَرَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم زَوَّجَنِي فُلاَنَةَ وَلَمْ أَفْرِضْ لَهَا صَدَاقًا وَلَمْ أُعْطِهَا شَيْئًا وَإِنِّي أُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنِّي أَعْطَيْتُهَا مِنْ صَدَاقِهَا سَهْمِي بِخَيْبَرَ فَأَخَذَتْ سَهْمًا فَبَاعَتْهُ بِمِائَةِ أَلْفٍ

Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said to a man: Would you like me to marry you to so-and-so?

He said: Yes. He also said to the woman: Would you like me to marry you to so-and-so?

She said: Yes. He then married one to the other. The man had sexual intercourse with her, but he did not fix any dower for her, nor did he give anything to her. He was one of those who participated in the expedition to al-Hudaybiyyah. One part of the expedition to al-Hudaybiyyah had a share in Khaybar.

When he was nearing his death, he said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) married me to so-and-so, and I did not fix a dower for her, nor did I give anything to her. I call upon you as witness that I have given my share in Khaybar as her dower. So she took the share and sold it for one lakh (of dirhams).

Abu Dawud said: The version of 'Umar b. al-Khattab added in the beginning of this tradition, and his version is more perfect. He reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: The best marriage is the one that is most easy. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to the man. The narrator then transmitted the rest of the tradition to the same effect.

Abu Dawud said: I am afraid this tradition has been added later on, for the matter is otherwise.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2117).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( وَمُحَمَّد بْن الْمُثَنَّى ) : قَالَ الْمِزِّيّ فِي الْأَطْرَاف : حَدِيث مُحَمَّد بْن الْمُثَنَّى فِي رِوَايَة أَبِي الْحَسَن بْن الْعَبْد وَغَيْره وَلَمْ يَذْكُرهُ أَبُو الْقَاسِم اِنْتَهَى ( عَبْد الْعَزِيز بْن يَحْيَى ) : بَدَل مِنْ أَبُو الْأَصْبَغ وَهُوَ كُنْيَته ( فَدَخَلَ بِهَا الرَّجُل ) : أَيْ جَامَعَهَا ( وَلَمْ يَفْرِض ) : أَيْ لَمْ يُسَمِّ لَهَا مَهْرًا ( وَكَانَ ) : أَيْ الرَّجُل ( مِمَّنْ شَهِدَ الْحُدَيْبِيَة ) : أَيْ غَزْوَة الْحُدَيْبِيَة وَهِيَ قَرْيَة قَرِيبَة مِنْ مَكَّة سُمِّيَتْ بِبِئْرٍ هُنَاكَ , وَهِيَ مُخَفَّفَة وَكَثِير مِنْهُمْ يُشَدِّدُونَهَا , وَكَانَ تَوَجُّهه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَيْهَا مِنْ الْمَدِينَة يَوْم الِاثْنَيْنِ مُسْتَهَلّ ذِي الْقَعْ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 2117
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 2117
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2117

Other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1035

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)].

وَعَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-{ خَيْرُ اَلصَّدَاقِ أَيْسَرُهُ } أَخْرَجَهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ , وَصَحَّحَهُ اَلْحَاكِمُ 1‏ .‏ ‏1 ‏- صحيح .‏ رواه أبو داود (2117)‏…

Narrated by Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir

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