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Sahih al-Bukhari 5887

Chapter: The dismissal of such men as are in similitude of women, from the houses

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 5887

Narrator:Umm Salamah

حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، أَنَّ عُرْوَةَ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ ابْنَةَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ أَخْبَرَتْهَا أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ عِنْدَهَا وَفِي الْبَيْتِ مُخَنَّثٌ، فَقَالَ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَخِي أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ إِنْ فُتِحَ لَكُمْ غَدًا الطَّائِفُ، فَإِنِّي أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى بِنْتِ غَيْلاَنَ، فَإِنَّهَا تُقْبِلُ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَتُدْبِرُ بِثَمَانٍ‏.‏ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

لاَ يَدْخُلَنَّ هَؤُلاَءِ عَلَيْكُنَّ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ تُقْبِلُ بِأَرْبَعٍ وَتُدْبِرُ بِثَمَانٍ يَعْنِي أَرْبَعَ عُكَنِ بَطْنِهَا، فَهْىَ تُقْبِلُ بِهِنَّ، وَقَوْلُهُ وَتُدْبِرُ بِثَمَانٍ‏.‏ يَعْنِي أَطْرَافَ هَذِهِ الْعُكَنِ الأَرْبَعِ، لأَنَّهَا مُحِيطَةٌ بِالْجَنْبَيْنِ حَتَّى لَحِقَتْ وَإِنَّمَا قَالَ بِثَمَانٍ‏.‏ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ بِثَمَانِيَةٍ‏.‏ وَوَاحِدُ الأَطْرَافِ وَهْوَ ذَكَرٌ، لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقُلْ ثَمَانِيَةَ أَطْرَافٍ‏.‏

Narrated Um Salama:

that once the Prophet (ﷺ) was in her house, and an effeminate man was there too. The effeminate man said to `Abdullah, (Um Salama's brother) "0 `Abdullah! If Ta'if should be conquered tomorrow, I recommend you the daughter of Ghailan, for she is so fat that she has four curves in the front (of her belly) and eight at the back." So the Prophet (ﷺ) said (to his wives) "These effeminate (men) should not enter upon you (your houses).

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 5887).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْر ) هُوَ اِبْن مُعَاوِيَة : الْجُعْفِيُّ. قَوْله : ( وَفِي الْبَيْت مُخَنَّث ) تَقَدَّمَ ضَبْطه وَتَسْمِيَته فِي أَوَاخِر كِتَاب النِّكَاح , وَشَرْح الْحَدِيث مُسْتَوْفًى , وَبَيَان مَا وَقَعَ هُنَا مِنْ كَلَام الْبُخَارِيّ مِنْ شَرْح قَوْله " تُقْبِل بِأَرْبَعٍ وَتُدْبِر بِثَمَانٍ " وَقَوْله فِي آخِر الْحَدِيث " لَا يَدْخُلَنَّ " بِضَمِّ أَوَّله وَتَشْدِيد النُّون " هَؤُلَاءِ عَلَيْكُنَّ " كَذَا لِلْأَكْثَرِ وَهُوَ الْوَجْه , وَفِي رِوَايَة الْمُسْتَمْلِي وَالسَّرَخْسِيّ " عَلَيْكُمْ " بِصِيغَةِ جَمْع الْمُذَكَّر , وَيُوَجَّه بِأَنَّهُ جَمَعَ مَعَ النِّسَاء الْمُخَاطَبَات بِذَلِكَ مَنْ يَلُوذ بِهِنَّ مِنْ صَبِيّ وَوَصِيف , فَجَاءَ التَّغْلِيب. وَقَدْ تُفْتَح التَ…

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