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Sahih al-BukhariWedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)

Sahih al-Bukhari 5150

Chapter: To give Mahr in the form of material things

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 5150

Narrator:Sahl ibn Sa‘d

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ ‏"‏

تَزَوَّجْ وَلَوْ بِخَاتَمٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ ‏"

Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said to a man, "Marry, even with (a Mahr equal to) an iron ring."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 5150).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ) هُوَ اِبْن مُوسَى كَمَا صَرَّحَ بِهِ اِبْن السَّكَن وَسُفْيَان هُوَ الثَّوْرِيّ. قَوْله ( قَالَ الرَّجُل : تَزَوَّجْ وَلَوْ بِخَاتَمٍ مِنْ حَدِيد ) هَذَا مُخْتَصَر مِنْ الْحَدِيث الطَّوِيل الَّذِي قَبْله , وَقَدْ ذَكَرْت مَنْ سَاقه عَنْ الثَّوْرِيّ مُطَوَّلًا وَهُوَ عَبْد الرَّزَّاق , لَكِنَّهُ قَرَنَهُ فِي رِوَايَته بِمَعْمَرٍ , وَأَخْرَجَهُ اِبْن مَاجَهْ مِنْ رِوَايَة سُفْيَان الثَّوْرِيّ أَتَمَّ مِمَّا هُنَا , وَقَدْ ذَكَرْت مَا فِي رِوَايَته مِنْ فَائِدَة زَائِده فِي الْحَدِيث الَّذِي قَبْله , وَتَقَدَّمَ مِنْ الْكَلَام فِيهِ مَا يُغْنِي عَنْ إِعَادَته , وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَم.…

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