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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Chapters on Marriage

Sunan Ibn Majah 2001

Chapter: The woman who offered herself (in marriage) to the Prophet (saws)

Authentic 2 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2001

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بِشْرٍ، بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مَرْحُومُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، حَدَّثَنَا ثَابِتٌ، قَالَ كُنَّا جُلُوسًا مَعَ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ وَعِنْدَهُ ابْنَةٌ لَهُ فَقَالَ أَنَسٌ

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 رَغِبَتْ فِي رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَعَرَضَتْ نَفْسَهَا عَلَيْهِ ‏.‏

Thabit said:

“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 she wanted (to marry) the Messenger of Allah, and she offered herself to him. "

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

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( مَا أَقَلَّ حَيَاءَهَا ) فِي الْقَامُوسِ أَقَلُّهُ جُعِلَ قَلِيلًا كَفَكَكِهِ أَيْ أَيُّ شَيْءٍ جَعَلَ حَيَاءَهَا قَلِيلًا وَالْمَقْصُود التَّعَجُّب مِنْ قِلَّة حَيَائِهَا حَيْثُ عَرَضَتْ نَفْسَهَا عَلَى الرَّجُل وَاَللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2001
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari The hadith No. 2001

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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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