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Sahih al-BukhariWedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5120

Chapter: A woman can present herself to a righteous man (for marriage)

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 5120

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَرْحُومٌ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ثَابِتًا الْبُنَانِيَّ، قَالَ كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَنَسٍ وَعِنْدَهُ ابْنَةٌ لَهُ، قَالَ أَنَسٌ جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَعْرِضُ عَلَيْهِ نَفْسَهَا قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَكَ بِي حَاجَةٌ، فَقَالَتْ بِنْتُ أَنَسٍ مَا أَقَلَّ حَيَاءَهَا وَاسَوْأَتَاهْ وَاسَوْأَتَاهْ‏.‏ قَالَ هِيَ

خَيْرٌ مِنْكِ رَغِبَتْ فِي النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَعَرَضَتْ عَلَيْهِ نَفْسَهَا‏.‏

Narrated Thabit Al-Banani:

I was with Anas while his daughter was present with him. Anas said, "A woman came to Allah's Apostle and presented herself to him, saying, 'O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), have you any need for me (i.e. would you like to marry me)?' "Thereupon Anas's daughter said, "What a shameless lady she was ! Shame! Shame!" Anas said, "She was better than you; she had a liking for the Prophet (ﷺ) so she presented herself for marriage to him."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 5120), Ibn Majah (No. 2001) and Ahmad (No. 13333).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( حَدَّثَنَا مَرْحُوم ) زَادَ أَبُو ذَرّ " اِبْن عَبْد الْعَزِيز بْن مِهْرَانَ " وَهُوَ بَصْرِيّ مَوْلَى آل أَبِي سُفْيَان ثِقَة مَاتَ سَنَة سَبْع وَثَمَانِينَ وَمِائَة , وَلَيْسَ لَهُ فِي الْبُخَارِيّ سِوَى هَذَا الْحَدِيث , وَقَدْ أَوْرَدَهُ عَنْهُ فِي كِتَاب الْأَدَب أَيْضًا , وَذَكَرَ الْبَزَّار أَنَّهُ تَفَرَّدَ بِهِ عَنْ ثَابِت. قَوْله ( وَعِنْده اِبْنَة لَهُ ) لَمْ أَقِف عَلَى اِسْمهَا وَأَظُنّهَا أُمَيْنَة بِالتَّصْغِيرِ. قَوْله ( جَاءَتْ أَمْرَأَة ) لَمْ أَقِف عَلَى تَعْيِينهَا , وَأَشْبَه مَنْ رَأَيْت بِقِصَّتِهَا مِمَّنْ تَقَدَّمَ ذِكْرُ اِسْمهنَّ فِي الْوَاهِبَات لَيْلَى بِنْت قَيْس بْن الْخَطِيم , وَيَظْهَر لِي أَنَّ صَاحِبَة هَذِهِ الْقِصَّة غَيْر الَّتِي فِي حَدِيث سَهْ…

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Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 2001

“We were sitting with Anas bin Mahk, and a daughter of his was with him. Anas said: 'A woman came to the Prophet and offered herself to him. She said: " O Messenger of Allah, do you have any need of me?"' His daughter said: 'How little modesty she had!' He said: 'She was better than you, because…

جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَعَرَضَتْ نَفْسَهَا عَلَيْهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ لَكَ فِيَّ حَاجَةٌ فَقَالَتِ ابْنَتُهُ مَا أَقَلَّ حَيَاءَهَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ هِيَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكِ…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 6123

that he heard Anas saying, "A woman came to the Prophet (ﷺ) offering herself to him in marriage, saying, "Have you got any interest in me (i.e. would you like to marry me?)" Anas's daughter said, "How shameless that woman was!" On that Anas said, "She is better than you, for she presented herself…

هِيَ خَيْرٌ مِنْكِ، عَرَضَتْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَفْسَهَا‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 1 other version

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