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Sahih MuslimThe Book on Government

Sahih Muslim 1866b

Chapter: How women gave their oath of allegiance

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1866b

Narrator:Ā’ishah

وَحَدَّثَنِي هَارُونُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الأَيْلِيُّ، وَأَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، قَالَ أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ، هَارُونُ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، أَخْبَرَتْهُ عَنْ بَيْعَةِ النِّسَاءِ، قَالَتْ

مَا مَسَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِيَدِهِ امْرَأَةً قَطُّ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ عَلَيْهَا فَإِذَا أَخَذَ عَلَيْهَا فَأَعْطَتْهُ قَالَ ‏"‏ اذْهَبِي فَقَدْ بَايَعْتُكِ ‏"

It has been narrated on the authority of 'Urwa that 'A'isha described to him the way the Prophet (ﷺ) took the oath of fealty from women. She said:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) never touched a woman with his hand. He would only take a vow from her and when he had taken the (verbal) vow, he would say: You may go. I have accepted your fealty.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1866b), Abu Dawud (No. 2941) and Ahmad (No. 23685).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْلهَا فِي هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَة : ( مَا مَسَّ رَسُول اللَّه صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِيَدِهِ اِمْرَأَة قَطُّ إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْخُذ عَلَيْهَا فَإِذَا أَخَذَ عَلَيْهَا فَأَعْطَتْهُ قَالَ : اِذْهَبِي فَقَدْ بَايَعْتُك ) هَذَا الِاسْتِثْنَاء مُنْقَطِع وَتَقْدِير الْكَلَام : مَا مَسَّ اِمْرَأَة قَطُّ , لَكِنْ يَأْخُذ عَلَيْهَا الْبَيْعَة بِالْكَلَامِ , فَإِذَا أَخَذَهَا بِالْكَلَامِ قَالَ : اِذْهَبِي فَقَدْ بَايَعْتُك , وَهَذَا التَّقْدِير مُصَرَّح بِهِ فِي الرِّوَايَة الْأُولَى , وَلَا بُدّ مِنْهُ. وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم.…

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  • التمهيد لابن عبد البر (1920)مَا مَسَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَدَ امْرَأَةٍ قَطُّ ، إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْخُذَ عَلَيْهَا ، فَإِذَا أَخَذَ عَلَيْهَا فَأَعْطَتْهُ ، قَالَ : اذْهَبِي ، فَقَدْ بَايَعْتُكِ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (5694)اذْهَبِي فَقَدْ بَايَعْتُكِ
  • مشيخة ابن طهمان (73)مَا مَسَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ بِيَدِهِ امْرَأَةً قَطُّ إِلا أَنْ يَأْخُذَ عَلَيْهَا , فَإِذَا أَخَذَ عَلَيْهَا فَأَعْطَتْهُ , قَالَ : اذْهَبِي فَقَدْ بَايَعْتُكِ

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