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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Adornment

Sunan an-Nasa'i 5089

Chapter: Women Dyeing

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 5089

Narrator:Ā’ishah

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُطِيعُ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ، حَدَّثَتْنَا صَفِيَّةُ بِنْتُ عِصْمَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، مَدَّتْ يَدَهَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِكِتَابٍ فَقَبَضَ يَدَهُ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَدَدْتُ يَدِي إِلَيْكَ بِكِتَابٍ فَلَمْ تَأْخُذْهُ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ إِنِّي لَمْ أَدْرِ أَيَدُ امْرَأَةٍ هِيَ أَوْ رَجُلٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ بَلْ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏

"‏ لَوْ كُنْتِ امْرَأَةً لَغَيَّرْتِ أَظْفَارَكِ بِالْحِنَّاءِ ‏"

It was narrated from 'Aishah that:

A woman reached out her hand (to give) a letter to the Prophet [SAW], and he withdrew his hand. She said: "O Messenger of Allah, I reached out my hand (to give you) a letter and you did not take it." He said: "I did not know whether it was the hand of a woman or a man." She said: "It is the hand of a woman." He said: "If you were a woman, you would change your nails (by dyeing them with Henna)."

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 5089), Abu Dawud (No. 4166) and Ahmad (No. 25057).

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

قَوْله ( فَقَبَضَ يَده ) أَيْ عَنْ أَخْذ الْكِتَاب مِنْ يَدهَا ( لَوْ كُنْت اِمْرَأَة ) أَيْ لَوْ كُنْت تُرَاعِينَ شِعَار النِّسَاء لَخَضَّبْت يَدك.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 5089
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 5089
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 5089

Other versions

Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 4166

A woman made a sign from behind a curtain to indicate that she had a letter for the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). The Prophet (ﷺ) closed his hand, saying: I do not know this is a man's or a woman's hand. She said: No, a woman. He said: If you were a woman, you would make a difference to your nails…

مَا أَدْرِي أَيَدُ رَجُلٍ أَمْ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ بَلِ امْرَأَةٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ لَوْ كُنْتِ امْرَأَةً لَغَيَّرْتِ أَظْفَارَكِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ يَعْنِي بِالْحِنَّاءِ ‏.‏

Narrated by Ā’ishah

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 4467

She told that a woman made a sign from behind a curtain to indicate that she had a letter for God's messenger. The Prophet closed his hand saying, “I do not know whether this is a man’s or a woman’s hand," and when she declared that it was a woman’s he said, “If you were a woman you would make a…

وَعَنْهَا قَالَتْ: أَوَمَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ وَرَاءِ سِتْرٍ بِيَدِهَا كِتَابٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَبَضَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدَهُ فَقَالَ: «مَا أَدْرِي…

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  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (12501)مَا أَدْرِي أَيَدُ رَجُلٍ أَمْ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ ؟ قَالَتْ : بَلْ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ ، قَالَ : لَوْ كُنْتِ امْرَأَةً لَغَيَّرْتِ أَظَافِرَكِ بِالْحِنَّاءِ
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (9012)مَدَدْتُ يَدِي إِلَيْكَ بِكِتَابٍ ، فَلَمْ تَأْخُذْهُ ، قَالَ : إِنِّي لَمْ أَدْرِ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ هِيَ ، أَمْ يَدُ رَجُلٍ ؟ ، قَالَتْ : بَلْ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ ، قَالَ : لَوْ كُنْتِامْرَأَةً ، لَغَيَّرْتِ أَظْفَارَكِ بِالْحِنَّاءِ
  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (6881)لَوْ كُنْتِ امْرَأَةً غَيَّرْتِ أَظْفَارَكِ بِالْحِنَّاءِ
  • تهذيب الكمال للمزي (3240)مَا أَدْرِي أَيَدُ رَجُلٍ أَوْ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ ، فَقَالَتْ : بَلِ امْرِأَةٍ ، فَقَالَ : لَوْ كُنْتِ امْرَأَةً غَيَّرْتِ أَظْفَارَكِ بِالْحِنَّاءِ
  • شعب الإيمان للبيهقي (5921)أَوْمَأَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ وَرَاءِ سِتْرٍ بِيَدِهَا كِتَابٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَقَبَضَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ، فَقَالَ : مَا أَدْرِي أَيَدُ رَجُلٍ ، أَمْ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ ؟ قَالَتْ : بَلْ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ . قَالَ : لَوْ كُنْتِ امْرَأَةً لَغَيَّرْتِ أَظْفَارَكَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ
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