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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
مسائل النكاحIssues of Marriage
بَابُ مَا جَاءَ فِي تَقْدِيم شَيْءٍ مِنَ الْمَهْرِ قَبْلَ الدخولِ وَالرُّحْصَةِ فِي تَرْكِهِ وَوَعِيدِ مَنْ سَمَّى صَدَاقًا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ أَدَانَه ،Chapter: What Has Been Reported Regarding Giving Part of the Dowry Before Consummation, the Concession in Leaving It, and the Threat to One Who Names a Dowry but Does Not Intend to Pay It
Hadith 6936
اُردوEn
عَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَخْطُبَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ ابْنَتَهُ فَقُلْتُ مَا لِي مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَكَيْفَ ثُمَّ ذَكَرْتُ صِلَتَهُ وَعَائِدَتَهُ فَخَطَبْتُهَا إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَأَيْنَ دِرْعُكَ الْحَطْمِيَّةُ الَّتِي أَعْطَيْتُكَ يَوْمَ كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ هِيَ عِنْدِي قَالَ فَأَعْطِهَا إِيَّاهُ
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I intended to send a proposal to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding his daughter, but then I thought that I have no wealth, so what should I do? Then I remembered that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) maintains ties of kinship and frequently visits our house, so I sent him this message. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Do you have anything? I said: No. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Where is that Hatami armor that I gave you on such and such day? I said: It is with me. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Give that to Fatimah.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: … Imam al-Nasa'i has established this chapter for this hadith: "Nihlat al-Khalwah" (Statement regarding giving a gift on the occasion of the wedding night). From Imam al-Nasa'i's chapter heading, it is understood that he considers the aforementioned coat of mail to be separate from the dowry (mahr), and regards it as a special gift for the time of departure (rukhsati) and seclusion (khalwah). Whereas, the opinion of many scholars is that this is in fact the dowry (mahr) itself, which was given at the time of departure (rukhsati) instead of at the time of the marriage contract (nikah). And Allah knows best.
There are two opinions regarding the reason for the naming of the Hatami coat of mail: (1) It is attributed to "Hatm," which means "to break," because this coat of mail would break swords—that is, any sword that struck it would break; or (2) it is attributed to the tribe of Hatmah ibn Muharib from the people of 'Abd al-Qays, because those people used to make such swords.
There are two opinions regarding the reason for the naming of the Hatami coat of mail: (1) It is attributed to "Hatm," which means "to break," because this coat of mail would break swords—that is, any sword that struck it would break; or (2) it is attributed to the tribe of Hatmah ibn Muharib from the people of 'Abd al-Qays, because those people used to make such swords.
