Hadith Research Libraryمكتبة الحديث والرجال

Chapter 7.0

A Woman Marrying Someone Who Is Similar In Age to Her

باب تَزَوُّجِ الْمَرْأَةِ مِثْلَهَا فِي السِّنِّ ‏.‏

1 hadiths

Sunan an-Nasa'i, 3221sahih

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

5 transmitters

Narrated by al-Husain bin Hrythfromal-Fadl bin Musa al-Synanyfromal-Husain bin Waqid ak-Mervzifrom'Abdullah bin Burayda bin al-HusaybfromBurayda bin al-Husayb

Hadith text · Matn

‏ إِنَّهَا صَغِيرَةٌ ‏

‏ ‏.‏ فَخَطَبَهَا عَلِيٌّ فَزَوَّجَهَا مِنْهُ ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Buraidah:

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Buraidah that his father said: "Abu Bakr and 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, proposed marriage to Fatimah but the Messenger of Allah said: 'She is young.' Then 'Ali proposed marriage to her and he married her to him."

Original Arabic chain wording

أَخْبَرَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ خَطَبَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرُ رضى الله عنهما فَاطِمَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏