سنن ابي داود
Sunan Abi Dawud
كتاب اللباس
Clothing (Kitab Al-Libas)
باب فِي قَوْلِهِ { غَيْرِ أُولِي الإِرْبَةِ }
Chapter: Regarding The Statement Of Allah: "Old Male Servants Who Lack Vigour".
Hadith 4107
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ ثَوْرٍ ، عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِي ، وَهِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، قَالَتْ : كَانَ يَدْخُلُ عَلَى أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مُخَنَّثٌ فَكَانُوا يَعُدُّونَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ أُولِي الْإِرْبَةِ ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْنَا النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَوْمًا وَهُوَ عِنْدَ بَعْضِ نِسَائِهِ وَهُوَ يَنْعَتُ امْرَأَةً ، فَقَالَ : " إِنَّهَا إِذَا أَقْبَلَتْ أَقْبَلَتْ بِأَرْبَعٍ ، وَإِذَا أَدْبَرَتْ أَدْبَرَتْ بِثَمَانٍ ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : أَلَا أَرَى هَذَا يَعْلَمُ مَا هَاهُنَا ، لَا يَدْخُلَنَّ عَلَيْكُنَّ هَذَا فَحَجَبُوهُ " .
Narrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: A mukhannath (eunuch) used to enter upon the wives of Prophet ﷺ. They (the people) counted him among those who were free of physical needs. One day the Prophet ﷺ entered upon us when he was with one of his wives, and was describing the qualities of a woman, saying: When she comes forward, she comes forward with four (folds in her stomach), and when she goes backward, she goes backward with eight (folds in her stomach). The Prophet ﷺ said: Do I not see that this (man) knows what here lies. Then they (the wives) observed veil from him.
Hadith 4108
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ بْنِ سُفْيَانَ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ بِمَعْنَاهُ .
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Aishah through a different chain of narrators to the same effect.
Hadith 4109
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ زَادَ وَأَخْرَجَهُ ، فَكَانَ بِالْبَيْدَاءِ يَدْخُلُ كُلَّ جُمْعَةٍ يَسْتَطْعِمُ .
The tradition mentioned about has also been transmitted by Aishah through a different chain of narrators. This version has: He (the Prophet) exiled him and he lived in a desert (outside Madina). He would come every Friday asking for food.
Hadith 4110
حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ ، عَنِ الْأَوْزَاعِيِّ فِي هَذِهِ الْقِصَّةِ ، فَقِيلَ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّهُ إِذَنْ يَمُوتُ مِنَ الْجُوعِ ، فَأَذِنَ لَهُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ فِي كُلِّ جُمْعَةٍ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَيَسْأَلُ ، ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ .
The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by al-Auzai through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: He was told: Messenger of Allah, in that case he will of starvation. So he allowed him to visit (the cit) twice a week so that he might ask for food and go back.
