Mishkat al-Masabih 3144

Chapter: Making a Marriage publicly known, asking Woman in Marriage, and the Condition laid down - Section 1

Authentic graded by Al-Albani Mishkat al-Masabih 3144

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا يَخْطُبُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ حَتَّى يَنْكِحَ أَو يتْرك»

Abu Huraira reported God’s Messenger as saying, “A man must 'not ask a woman in marriage when his brother has done so already, until he marries or gives her up." (Bukhari and Muslim.)

Reported by Muslim (No. 1408g, 1413a), Abu Dawud (No. 2080), An-Nasa’i (No. 3240, 3241, 3242, 4502), Ibn Majah (No. 1867), Malik (No. 1094), Ahmad (No. 6950, 7144, 7878, 9153, 9520, 9572, 9925, 9953) and Ad-Darimi (No. 2080). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 3144).

Scholars’ grades

Scholar	Grade	Applies to	Work
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH	Authenticمُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ	The hadith	تحقيق مشكاة المصابيح

Other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1408g

A man must not make proposal of marriage to a woman when his brother has done so already. And he must not offer a price for a thing for which his brother had already offered a price; and a woman must not be combined in marriage with her father's sister, nor with her mother's sister, and a woman…

لاَ يَخْطُبُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ وَلاَ يَسُومُ عَلَى سَوْمِ أَخِيهِ وَلاَ تُنْكَحُ الْمَرْأَةُ عَلَى عَمَّتِهَا وَلاَ عَلَى خَالَتِهَا وَلاَ تَسْأَلُ الْمَرْأَةُ طَلاَقَ أُخْتِهَا لِتَكْتَفِئَ صَحْفَتَهَا…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1413a

" The person should not purchase in opposition to his brother."

نَهَى أَنْ يَبِيعَ حَاضِرٌ لِبَادٍ أَوْ يَتَنَاجَشُوا أَوْ يَخْطُبَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ أَوْ يَبِيعَ عَلَى بَيْعِ أَخِيهِ وَلاَ تَسْأَلِ الْمَرْأَةُ طَلاَقَ أُخْتِهَا لِتَكْتَفِئَ مَا فِي إِنَائِهَا أَوْ…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 2080

Abu Hurairah reported the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) as saying “ A man should not seek the hand of a woman in marriage when his brother has already sought her hand.”

لاَ يَخْطُبُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 3240

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet said: "None of you should propose marriage to a woman when someone else has already proposed to her."

"‏ لاَ يَخْطُبْ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 3241

"None of you should propose marriage to a woman when someone else has already proposed to her, unless he marries (and he gives up the idea), or gives him permission."

"‏ لاَ يَخْطُبْ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ حَتَّى يَنْكِحَ أَوْ يَتْرُكَ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 3242

"None of you should propose marriage to a woman when someone else has already proposed to her."

"‏ لاَ يَخْطُبْ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 4502

The Messenger of Allah said: "No town-dweller should sell for a desert-dweller, do not artificially inflate prices, no man should urge a seller to cancel a sale already agreed upon with another buy so as to by the goods himself, no one should make a proposal over the proposal of his brother and no…

"‏ لاَ يَبِيعَنَّ حَاضِرٌ لِبَادٍ وَلاَ تَنَاجَشُوا وَلاَ يُسَاوِمِ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى سَوْمِ أَخِيهِ وَلاَ يَخْطُبْ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ وَلاَ تَسْأَلِ الْمَرْأَةُ طَلاَقَ أُخْتِهَا لِتَكْتَفِئَ مَا فِي إِنَائِهَا…

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 1867

the Messenger of Allah said: “A man should not propose to a woman to whom his brother has already proposed.”

"‏ لاَ يَخْطُبِ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Muwatta Malik 1094

Yahya related to me from Malik from Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Habban from al-Araj from Abu Hurayra that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Do not ask for a woman in marriage when another muslim has already done so."

"‏ لاَ يَخْطُبُ أَحَدُكُمْ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Hurayrah

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 6950