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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب النكاحMarriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)
باب فِي التَّزْوِيجِ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ يُعْمَلُChapter: On The Dowry Being Some Actions That He Must Perform.
Hadith 2111
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا الْقَعْنَبِيُّ ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ ، أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ جَاءَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ ، فَقَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنِّي قَدْ وَهَبْتُ نَفْسِي لَكَ ، فَقَامَتْ قِيَامًا طَوِيلًا ، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ ، فَقَالَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، زَوِّجْنِيهَا إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَكَ بِهَا حَاجَةٌ ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " هَلْ عِنْدَكَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ تُصْدِقُهَا إِيَّاهُ ؟ " فَقَالَ : مَا عِنْدِي إِلَّا إِزَارِي هَذَا ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " إِنَّكَ إِنْ أَعْطَيْتَهَا إِزَارَكَ جَلَسْتَ وَلَا إِزَارَ لَكَ فَالْتَمِسْ شَيْئًا " ، قَالَ : لَا أَجِدُ شَيْئًا ، قَالَ : " فَالْتَمِسْ وَلَوْ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ " ، فَالْتَمَسَ فَلَمْ يَجِدْ شَيْئًا ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " فَهَلْ مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ شَيْءٌ ؟ " قَالَ : نَعَمْ ، سُورَةُ كَذَا وَسُورَةُ كَذَا ، لِسُوَرٍ سَمَّاهَا ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " قَدْ زَوَّجْتُكَهَا بِمَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ " .
Narrated Sahl bin Saad al-Saeedi: A woman came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: Messenger of Allah, I have offered myself to you. When she stood for a long time, a man got up and said: Messenger of Allah, marry her to me if you have no need for her. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked: Have you anything to give her as dower ? He replied: I have nothing by this lower garment of mine. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: If you give your lower garment, you will sit while you have no lower garment. So look for something else. He said: I do not find anything. He said: Look for something, even though it should be an iron ring. The man sought it but found nothing. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Do you know anything from the Quran ? He said: Yes, I know surah so and so, which he named. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: I have given you her in marriage for the part of the Quran which you know.
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Brief Explanation
1؎ : From this hadith it is understood that there is no fixed limit for the amount of mahr; whether it is little or much, thus marriage is valid even on the basis of labor, service, or teaching of the Qur'an. This is the opinion of the majority of scholars. Some, however, have set a limit of ten dirhams, according to whom mahr is not valid if it is less than this. But their evidences are not sufficient to oppose these authentic ahadith.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
In this hadith, it is mentioned that a woman can present herself for marriage on her own when she has no guardian (wali). This hadith also proves that there is no minimum amount specified for the bridal gift (mahr).
In this hadith, it is mentioned that a woman can present herself for marriage on her own when she has no guardian (wali). This hadith also proves that there is no minimum amount specified for the bridal gift (mahr).
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 956
