Sunan Abi Dawud, 2117

sahih· Al-Albani

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

8 transmitters

Narrated by Muhammad bin Yahya bin HibanfromMuhammad bin al-Muthna - al-Zamanfrom'Umar ibn al-KhattabfromMuhammad bin Ja'far GhandarfromMuhammad bin SalmahfromZayd bin Abi AnisafromYazid bin Abi Habibfrom'Uqba bin 'Amir al-Juhayni

Hadith text · Matn

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ فَارِسٍ الذُّهْلِيُّ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَعُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ، - قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الأَصْبَغِ الْجَزَرِيُّ عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ، خَالِدِ بْنِ أَبِي يَزِيدَ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَبِي أُنَيْسَةَ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ، عَنْ مَرْثَدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ ‏"‏ أَتَرْضَى أَنْ أُزَوِّجَكَ فُلاَنَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ ‏"‏ أَتَرْضِينَ أَنْ أُزَوِّجَكِ فُلاَنًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ فَزَوَّجَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَدَخَلَ بِهَا الرَّجُلُ وَلَمْ يَفْرِضْ لَهَا صَدَاقًا وَلَمْ يُعْطِهَا شَيْئًا وَكَانَ مِمَّنْ شَهِدَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةَ وَكَانَ مَنْ شَهِدَ الْحُدَيْبِيَةَ لَهُ سَهْمٌ بِخَيْبَرَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم زَوَّجَنِي فُلاَنَةَ وَلَمْ أَفْرِضْ لَهَا صَدَاقًا وَلَمْ أُعْطِهَا شَيْئًا وَإِنِّي أُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنِّي أَعْطَيْتُهَا مِنْ صَدَاقِهَا سَهْمِي بِخَيْبَرَ فَأَخَذَتْ سَهْمًا فَبَاعَتْهُ بِمِائَةِ أَلْفٍ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَزَادَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ - وَحَدِيثُهُ أَتَمُّ - فِي أَوَّلِ الْحَدِيثِ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ خَيْرُ النِّكَاحِ أَيْسَرُهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِلرَّجُلِ ثُمَّ سَاقَ مَعْنَاهُ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ يُخَافُ أَنْ يَكُونَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مُلْزَقًا لأَنَّ الأَمْرَ عَلَى غَيْرِ هَذَا ‏.‏

English translation

Narrated Uqbah ibn Amir:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said to a man: Would you like me to marry you to so-and-so? He said: Yes. He also said to the woman: Would you like me to marry you to so-and-so? She said: Yes. He then married one to the other. The man had sexual intercourse with her, but he did not fix any dower for her, nor did he give anything to her. He was one of those who participated in the expedition to al-Hudaybiyyah. One part of the expedition to al-Hudaybiyyah had a share in Khaybar. When he was nearing his death, he said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) married me to so-and-so, and I did not fix a dower for her, nor did I give anything to her. I call upon you as witness that I have given my share in Khaybar as her dower. So she took the share and sold it for one lakh (of dirhams). Abu Dawud said: The version of 'Umar b. al-Khattab added in the beginning of this tradition, and his version is more perfect. He reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: The best marriage is the one that is most easy. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to the man. The narrator then transmitted the rest of the tradition to the same effect. Abu Dawud said: I am afraid this tradition has been added later on, for the matter is otherwise.

References2 variants

In-Book Reference: Book 12, Hadith 72
English Reference: Book 11, Hadith 2112

Sharh · explanationclick to expand

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was truly compassionate and merciful toward the believers. He would inquire about his Companions (may Allah be pleased with them), look after them, walk alongside them to fulfill their needs, and help them, being more merciful to them than they were to themselves.In this Hadith, `Uqbah ibn `Amir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to a man, whose name is not mentioned: “Would you be pleased if I marry you to so-and-so?” referring to a woman whose name is also not specified in the narration. The man replied, “Yes,” indicating his consent to the marriage. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) then asked the woman: “Would you be pleased if I marry you to so-and-so?” She replied, “Yes,” likewise expressing her agreement. Thus, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) married each of them to the other. The man then consummated the marriage with the woman, he withdrew with her, the curtain was drawn, and intimacy occurred, yet he had not stipulated a dowry (Mahr) nor given her anything in advance. This may have been something the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) had a unique right to do, or perhaps it was an agreement between the two parties to defer the dowry.The latter part of the narration clarifies that the man did in fact grant her a deferred dowry at the time of his death. The man had been among those who witnessed the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, a village near Makkah approximately 40 kilometers away. Those who had participated in Hudaybiyyah were awarded shares from the spoils of Khaybar, as they had later conquered Khaybar after returning from the treaty. When the man was on his deathbed, he said: “Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) married me to so-and-so, and I did not stipulate for her a dowry nor did I give her anything. So I now declare before you all that I have granted her, as her dowry, my share from the spoils of Khaybar.” The woman accepted the share and later sold it for one hundred thousand, whether in dirhams or dinars.The Hadith highlights the blessing found in one’s wealth and family as a result of taking arms (striving) in the cause of Allah..