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Mishkat al-Masabih 4464

Chapter: Combing the Hair - Section 2

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Narrator:’Umm ‘Atiyyah

وَعَن أُمِّ عطيَّةَ الأنصاريَّةِ: أنَّ امْرَأَة كَانَت تختن بِالْمَدِينَةِ. فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَا تُنْهِكِي فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ أَحْظَى لِلْمَرْأَةِ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى الْبَعْلِ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَقَالَ: هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ ضَعِيفٌ وَرَاوِيه مَجْهُول

Umm 'Atiya al-Ansariya told that the Prophet said to a woman who used to perform circumcision (on girls) in Medina, “Do not cut severely, as that is better for a woman and more desirable to a husband.” Abu Dawud transmitted it, saying this is a weak tradition one of whose transmitters is an unknown man.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 5271). Cited in Mishkat al-Masabih (No. 4464).

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A woman used to perform circumcision in Medina. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to her: Do not cut severely as that is better for a woman and more desirable for a husband. Abu Dawud said: It has been transmitted by 'Ubaid Allah b. 'Amr from 'Abd al-Malik to the same effect through a different chain. Abu Dawud…

لاَ تُنْهِكِي فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ أَحْظَى لِلْمَرْأَةِ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى الْبَعْلِ ‏"

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (16136)إِذَا خَتَنْتِ فَلا تُنْهِكِي ، فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ أَحْظَى لِلْمَرْأَةِ ، وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى الْبَعْلِ
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (16137)لا تُنْهِكِي فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ أَحْظَى لِلْمَرْأَةِ ، وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى الْبَعْلِ
  • شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (8125)أَمَرَ جَارِيَةً أَنْ تَخْتِنَ ، فَإِذَا خَتَنْتِ فَلا تُنْهِكِي ، فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ أَحْظَى لِلْمَرْأَةِ ، وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى الْبَعْلِ
  • موضح أوهام الجمع والتفريق للخطيب (1535)لا تُنْهِكِي فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ أَحْظَى لِلْمَرْأَةِ وَأَحَبُّ إِلَى الْبَعْلِ
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