Sunan Ibn Majah The Chapters on Marriage

Sunan Ibn Majah 1851

Chapter: The wife’s rights over the husband

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1851

Narrator:عمرو بن الأحوص الجشمي

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ شَبِيبِ بْنِ غَرْقَدَةَ الْبَارِقِيِّ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الأَحْوَصِ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي أَنَّهُ، شَهِدَ حِجَّةَ الْوَدَاعِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَذَكَّرَ وَوَعَظَ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏

"‏ اسْتَوْصُوا بِالنِّسَاءِ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّمَا هُنَّ عِنْدَكُمْ عَوَانٍ ‏.‏ لَيْسَ تَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَأْتِينَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ مُبَيِّنَةٍ فَإِنْ فَعَلْنَ فَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ ضَرْبًا غَيْرَ مُبَرِّحٍ فَإِنْ أَطَعْنَكُمْ فَلاَ تَبْغُوا عَلَيْهِنَّ سَبِيلاً إِنَّ لَكُمْ مِنْ نِسَائِكُمْ حَقًّا وَلِنِسَائِكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ حَقًّا فَأَمَّا حَقُّكُمْ عَلَى نِسَائِكُمْ فَلاَ يُوطِئْنَ فُرُشَكُمْ مَنْ تَكْرَهُونَ وَلاَ يَأْذَنَّ فِي بُيُوتِكُمُ لِمَنْ تَكْرَهُونَ أَلاَ وَحَقُّهُنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تُحْسِنُوا إِلَيْهِنَّ فِي كِسْوَتِهِنَّ وَطَعَامِهِنَّ ‏"

It was narrated that:

Sulaiman bin Amr bin Ahwas said: “My father told me that he was present at the Farewell Pilgrimage with the Messenger of Allah. He praised and glorified Allah, and reminded and exhorted (the people). Then he said: 'I enjoin good treatment of women, for they are prisoners with you, and you have no right to treat them otherwise, unless they commit clear indecency. If they do that, then forsake them in their beds and hit them, but without causing injury or leaving a mark. If they obey you, then do not seek means of annoyance against them. You have rights over your women and your women have rights over you. Your rights over your women are that they are not to allow anyone whom you dislike to tread on your bedding (furniture), nor allow anyone whom you dislike to enter your houses. And their right over you are that you should treat them kindly with regard to their clothing and food.' ”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1851, 2669, 3055), Abu Dawud (No. 3334), At-Tirmidhi (No. 1163, 2159, 3087) and Ahmad (No. 15484).

Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( اِسْتَوْصُوا بِالنِّسَاءِ خَيْرًا ) قِيلَ الِاسْتِيصَاء قَبُول الْوَصِيَّة أَيْ أُوصِيكُمْ بِهِنَّ خَيْرًا فَاقْبَلُوا وَصِيَّتِي فِيهِنَّ وَقَالَ الطَّيِّبِي لِلطَّلَبِ أَيْ اُطْلُبُوا الْوَصِيَّة مِنْ أَنْفُسكُمْ فِي أَنْفُسهنَّ بِخَيْرٍ أَوْ يَطْلُب بَعْضكُمْ مِنْ بَعْض بِالْإِحْسَانِ فِي حَقّهنَّ وَالصَّبْر عَلَى عِوَج أَخْلَاقهنَّ بِلَا سَبَب وَقِيلَ الِاسْتِيصَاء بِمَعْنَى الْإِيصَاء ( عَوَان ) جَمَعَ عَانِيَة بِمَعْنَى الْأَسِيرَة ( غَيْر ذَلِكَ ) أَيْ غَيْر الْأَمْر الْمَعْهُود الَّذِي لِأَجْلِهِ شُرِعَ نِكَاحُهُنَّ قَوْله ( إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْتِينَ إِلَخْ ) أَيْ لَا تَمْلِكُونَ غَيْر ذَلِكَ فِي وَقْت إِلَّا وَقْت إِتْيَانهنَّ بِفَاحِشَةِ مُبَيِّنَة أَيْ ظَاهِرَة فُحْشًا وَقُبْ…

Scholars’ grades

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

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 1851
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH	AuthenticSahih Lighairihi	The hadith	No. 1851
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH	Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih	The chain only	No. 1851
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH	Good (hasan)Hasan	The hadith	No. 1851

Other versions

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 3334

On the authority of his father: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say in the Farewell Pilgrimage: "Lo, all claims to usury of the pre-Islamic period have been abolished. You shall have your capital sums, deal not unjustly and you shall not be dealt with unjustly. Lo, all claims for blood-vengeance…

أَلاَ إِنَّ كُلَّ رِبًا مِنْ رِبَا الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مَوْضُوعٌ لَكُمْ رُءُوسُ أَمْوَالِكُمْ لاَ تَظْلِمُونَ وَلاَ تُظْلَمُونَ ‏.‏ أَلاَ وَإِنَّ كُلَّ دَمٍ مِنْ دَمِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ مَوْضُوعٌ وَأَوَّلُ دَمٍ أَضَعُ مِنْهَا…