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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Marriage

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3340

Chapter: Marriage For Islam

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Companion’s words (mawquf) Sunan an-Nasa'i 3340

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ

تَزَوَّجَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ فَكَانَ صَدَاقُ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا الإِسْلاَمَ أَسْلَمَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ قَبْلَ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ فَخَطَبَهَا فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي قَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ فَإِنْ أَسْلَمْتَ نَكَحْتُكَ ‏.‏ فَأَسْلَمَ فَكَانَ صَدَاقَ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا ‏.‏

It was narrated that Anas said:

"Abu Talhah married Umm Sulaim and the dowry between them was Islam. Umm Sulaim became Muslim before Abu Talhah, and he proposed to her but she said: 'I have become Muslim; if you become Muslim I will marry you.' So he became Muslim, and that was the dowry between them."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 3340).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( فَكَانَ صَدَاق مَا بَيْنهمَا الْإِسْلَام ) الصَّدَاق بِالْفَتْحِ وَالْكَسْر الْمَهْر وَالْكَسْر أَفْصَح وَالْمَعْنَى صَدَاق الزَّوْج الَّذِي بَيْنهمَا الْإِسْلَام أَيْ إِسْلَام أَبِي طَلْحَة وَتَأْوِيله عِنْد مَنْ لَا يَقُول بِظَاهِرِهِ أَنَّ الْإِسْلَام صَارَ سَبَبًا لِاسْتِحْقَاقِهِ لَهَا كَالْمَهْرِ لَا أَنَّهُ الْمَهْر حَقِيقَة وَمَنْ جَوَّزَ أَنَّ الْمَنْفَعَة الدِّينِيَّة تَكُون مَهْرًا لَا يَحْتَاج إِلَى تَأْوِيل وَلَا يَخْفَى أَنَّ الرِّوَايَة الْآتِيَة تَرُدّ التَّأْوِيل الْمَذْكُور وَقَدْ يُؤَوَّل بِأَنَّهَا اِكْتَفَتْ عَنْ الْمُعَجَّل بِالْإِسْلَامِ وَجَعَلَتْ الْكُلّ مُؤَجَّلًا بِسَبَبِهِ فَلْيُتَأَمَّلْ.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3340
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 3340
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3340

Other versions

Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 3209

Anas said that Abu Talha married Umm Sulaim, the dower between them being acceptance of Islam. Umm Sulaim had become a Muslim before Abu Talha, and when he asked her in marriage she said, "I have become a Muslim, so if you become one I shall marry you.” He then accepted Islam and that was the dower…

وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: تَزَوَّجَ أَبُو طَلْحَةَ أُمَّ سُلَيْمٍ فَكَانَ صَدَاقُ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا الْإِسْلَامَ أَسْلَمَتْ أُمُّ سُلَيْمٍ قَبْلَ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ فَخَطَبَهَا فَقَالَتْ: إِنِّي قَدْ أَسْلَمْتُ فَإِنْ أَسْلَمْتَ…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

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