Mishkat al-Masabih 4048

Chapter: Peace - Section 2

Authentic graded by Al-Albani Mishkat al-Masabih 4048

وَعَن أُميمةَ بنت رقيقَة قَالَتْ: بَايَعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي نِسْوَةٍ فَقَالَ لَنَا: «فِيمَا اسْتَطَعْتُنَّ وَأَطَقْتُنَّ» قُلْتُ: اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَرْحَمُ بِنَا مِنَّا بِأَنْفُسِنَا قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بَايِعْنَا تَعْنِي صَافِحْنَا قَالَ: «إِنَّمَا قَوْلِي لِمِائَةِ امْرَأَةٍ كَقَوْلِي لِامْرَأَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ» . رَوَاهُ التِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ وَمَالِكٌ فِي الْمُوَطَّأ

Umaima daughter of Ruqaiqa said:

I swore allegiance to the Prophet along with some women and he said to us, "As far as you are able and are capable.” I said, "God and His Messenger are more merciful to us than we are to ourselves.” I asked God's Messenger to ratify our covenant, meaning to shake hands with us, but he replied, "I say the same to a hundred women as I do to one.” …transmitted it. The name of the collection of traditions where this is found is omitted. Cf. Nasa’i, Bai'a, 18; Ibn Majah, Jihad, 43; Ahmad b. Hanbal, vi, p. 357; Malik, Muwatta', Bai'a, 1.

Reported by At-Tirmidhi (No. 1597), An-Nasa’i (No. 4181, 4190), Ibn Majah (No. 2874), Malik (No. 1812) and Ahmad (No. 25765, 25766, 25767, 25768, 25769). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 4048).

An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sunan an-Nasa'i 4181

Scholars’ grades

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

Other versions

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1597

"I pledged to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) along with some women. He said to us: 'In as much as you are able and capable.' I said: 'Allah and His Messenger are more merciful to us than we are to ourselves,' then I said: 'O Messenger of Allah take the pledge from us.'" - Sufyan (one of the narrators)…

قَوْلِي لِمِائَةِ امْرَأَةٍ كَقَوْلِي لاِمْرَأَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ ‏"

Narrated by Umayma bint Ruqayqa

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 4181

Indeed, I do not shake hands with women. My statement to a hundred women is like my statement to one woman

I came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) along with a group of women from the Ansār to pledge allegiance to him. We said: O Messenger of Allah, we pledge allegiance to you that we will not associate anything with Allah, we will not steal, we will not commit adultery, we…

"‏ إِنِّي لاَ أُصَافِحُ النِّسَاءَ إِنَّمَا قَوْلِي لِمِائَةِ امْرَأَةٍ كَقَوْلِي لاِمْرَأَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ أَوْ مِثْلِ قَوْلِي لاِمْرَأَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ ‏"

Narrated by Umayma bint Ruqayqa Explained

Differing grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 4190

"We gave pledge to the Messenger of Allah among a group of women, and he said to us: 'In as much as you can and are able ."'

"‏ فِيمَا اسْتَطَعْتُنَّ وَأَطَقْتُنَّ ‏"

Narrated by Umayma bint Ruqayqa

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 2874

“I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) with some other women, to offer our pledge to him. He said to us: ‘(I accept your pledge) with regard to what you are able to do. But I do not shake hands with women.’”

"‏ فِيمَا اسْتَطَعْتُنَّ وَأَطَقْتُنَّ إِنِّي لاَ أُصَافِحُ النِّسَاءَ ‏"

Narrated by Umayma bint Ruqayqa

Authentic Muwatta Malik 1812

Malik related to me from Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir that Umayma bint Ruqayqa said, "I went to the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, with the women who took an oath of allegiance with him in Islam. They said, 'Messenger of Allah! We take a pledge with you not to associate…

وَحَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْمُنْكَدِرِ، عَنْ أُمَيْمَةَ بِنْتِ رُقَيْقَةَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي نِسْوَةٍ بَايَعْنَهُ عَلَى الإِسْلاَمِ فَقُلْنَ يَا رَسُولَ…

Narrated by Umayma bint Ruqayqa

Not graded Musnad Ahmad 25765