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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship

Whoever provides for two girls until they reach puberty, he will come on the Day of Judgment, me and him," and he joined his fingers

Chapter: The Virtue Of Treating Daughters Well

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 2631

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنِي عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ الزُّبَيْرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

مَنْ عَالَ جَارِيَتَيْنِ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَا جَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَنَا وَهُوَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَضَمَّ أَصَابِعَهُ ‏.‏

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said:

"Whoever provides for two girls until they reach puberty, he will come on the Day of Judgment, me and him," and he joined his fingers.

Reported by Muslim (No. 2631).

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Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informed that one who is granted two daughters, or two sisters, and he takes care of them by providing for them, raising them, directing them to goodness, and warning them against evil and the like until they grow up and reach puberty, he will come on the Day of Judgment along with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) like these two, and he joined his index and middle fingers.

Lessons

  • The great reward for the one who looks after his daughters by providing for them and raising them until they get married or reach puberty, and the same applies to his sisters.
  • The reward for looking after daughters is greater than that of looking after sons, as nothing similar to this was mentioned about them. This is because providing for daughters and taking care of their affairs is greater than taking care of the sons' affairs since they are ‘Awrah (should be covered) and cannot manage their affairs or act like boys. Moreover, a father does not aspire to seek strength in his daughters against enemies, as is the case with his sons, or to depend on them to keep his name alive and the continuity of his progeny. Hence, one who provides for his daughters needs to be patient, sincere, and have a good intention, and this is why the reward is great, as he will be a companion of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) on the Day of Judgment.
  • Signs of puberty for a woman: reaching the age of fifteen, menstruating even before the age of fifteen, having pubic hair, which is the coarse hair that grows around the genitals, or having a nocturnal emission, which is the discharge of semen during sleep.
  • Al-Qurtubi said: By reaching puberty, he means reaching a state of independence, and in the case of women, they reach this state only when their husbands consummate the marriage with them. So, he is not referring here to their reaching puberty by menstruating and becoming religiously accountable, since a girl can get married before this and becomes in no need of a caretaker other than the husband, or she may menstruate without being independent in any of her interests, and if she is left alone, she might be lost and her affairs might be ruined. Rather, in this case she is even more entitled to support and protection and needs her caretaker to provide her with full protection until she gets married. Based on this meaning, our scholars stated that a girl's father is not exempted from providing for her when she reaches puberty but only when her husband consummates the marriage with her.

Explanation in Arabic

أَخْبَرَ النبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أنَّ مَن رُزِقَ باثنتين من البنات أو الأخوات، فقام عليهما بالمُؤنة والتربية والتوجيه للخير والتحذير من الشر ونحو ذلك حتى يَكْبُرَا ويَبْلُغا؛ جاء يوم القيامة هو والنبيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كهاتَين وضَمّ أصابِعَه السبابة والوسطى.

  • الثواب العظيم لمن قام على البنات بالمؤونة والتربية حتى يتزوجْن أو يبلغْن، وكذلك الأخوات.
  • أجر القيام على البنات أعظم من أجر القيام على البنين؛ إذ لم يُذْكَر مثل ذلك في حقِّهم؛ وذلك لأجل أنَّ مؤنة البنات والاهتمام بأمورهن أعظم من أمور البنين؛ لأنهن عورات لا يباشِرْن أمورَهن، ولا يتصرفن تصرف البنين، وكذلك لأنهن لا يتعلق بهن طمع الأب بالاستقواء بهن على الأعداء، وإحياء اسمه واتصال نسبه، وغير ذلك، كما يتعلق بالذكر؛ فاحتيج في ذلك إلى الصبر والإخلاص من المنفق عليهن مع حسن النية؛ فعظم الأجر، فكان رفيق النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم يوم القيامة.
  • علامات البلوغ للمرأة: إكمال خمس عشرة سنة، أو تحيض ولو قبل خمس عشرة سنة، أو نَبَتتْ لها العانة وهو الشعر الخشن حول القُبُل، أو بالاحتلام وهو إنزال المني في المنام.
  • قال القرطبي: ويعني ببلوغهما وصولَهما إلى حال يستقلّان بأنفسهما؛ وذلك إنما يكون في النساء إلى أن يدخل بهن أزواجهن، فلا يعني به بلوغهما إلى أن تحيض وتُكلَّف؛ إذ قد تتزوج قبل ذلك فتستغني بالزوج عن قيام الكافل، وقد تحيض وهي غير مستقلة بشيء من مصالحها ولو تركت لضاعت وفسدت أحوالها، بل هي في هذه الحالة أحق بالصيانة والحفظ والقائم عليها لتكمل صيانتها فيرغب في تزويجها، ولهذا المعنى قال علماؤنا لا تسقط النفقة عن والد الصبية ببلوغها بل بدخول الزوج بها.

Classical commentary

An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

" 6128 " قَوْله صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( مَنْ عَالَ جَارِيَتَيْنِ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَا جَاءَ يَوْم الْقِيَامَة أَنَا وَهُوَ , وَضَمَّ أَصَابِعه ) ". وَمَعْنَى ( عَالَهُمَا ) قَامَ عَلَيْهِمَا بِالْمُؤْنَةِ وَالتَّرْبِيَة وَنَحْوهمَا , مَأْخُوذ مِنْ الْعَوْل وَهُوَ الْقُرْب , وَمِنْهُ " اِبْدَأْ بِمَنْ تَعُول " وَمَعْنَاهُ جَاءَ يَوْم الْقِيَامَة أَنَا وَهُوَ كَهَاتَيْنِ. " 6129 " فِي هَذِهِ الْأَحَادِيث دَلِيل عَلَى كَوْن أَطْفَال الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي الْجَنَّة وَقَدْ نَقَلَ جَمَاعَة فِيهِمْ إِجْمَاع الْمُسْلِمِينَ , وَقَالَ الْمَازِرِيُّ : أَمَّا أَوْلَاد الْأَنْبِيَاء صَلَوَات اللَّه وَسَلَامه عَلَيْهِمْ فَالْإِجْمَاع مُتَحَقِّق عَلَى أَنَّهُمْ فِي الْجَنَّة , أَمَّا أَطْفَال مَنْ سِ…

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Other versions

Not graded Riyad as-Salihin 267

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever supports two girls till they attain maturity, he and I will come on the Day of Resurrection like this". Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) joined his fingers illustrating this. [Muslim].

وعن أنس رضي الله عنه عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال‏:‏ “من عال جاريتين حتى تبلغا جاء يوم القيامة أنا وهو كهاتين‏"‏ وضم أصابعه‏.‏‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)‏‏.‏ ‏(29)

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

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  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (3095)مَنْ عَالَ جَارِيَتَيْنِ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَا جَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَنَا وهُوَ هَكَذَا وضَمَّ إِصْبَعَيْهِ .
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (24853)مَنْ عَالَ جَارِيَتَيْنِ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَا جَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَنَا وَهُوَ هَكَذَا ، وَضَمَّ إِصْبَعَيْهِ

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"Whoever has three daughters and is patient towards them, and feeds them, gives them to drink, and clothes them from his wealth; they will be a shield for him from the Fire on the Day of Resurrection.'"

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