صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الجهاد والسيرThe Book of Jihad (Fighting For Allah’S Cause)
بَابُ غَزْوِ الْمَرْأَةِ فِي الْبَحْرِ:Chapter. The participation of a woman in a sea battle.
Hadith 2877
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمْرٍو ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ هُوَ الْفَزَارِيُّ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ ، قَالَ :سَمِعْتُ أَنَسًا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ، يَقُولُ : دَخَلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى ابْنَةِ مِلْحَانَ فَاتَّكَأَ عِنْدَهَا ، ثُمَّ ضَحِكَ ، فَقَالَتْ : لِمَ تَضْحَكُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَقَالَ : نَاسٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي يَرْكَبُونَ الْبَحْرَ الْأَخْضَرَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ مَثَلُهُمْ مَثَلُ الْمُلُوكِ عَلَى الْأَسِرَّةِ ، فَقَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مِنْهُمْ ، قَالَ : " اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهَا مِنْهُمْ ثُمَّ عَادَ فَضَحِكَ ، فَقَالَتْ لَهُ : مِثْلَ أَوْ مِمَّ ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَ لَهَا : مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ ، فَقَالَتْ : ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مِنْهُمْ ، قَالَ : أَنْتِ مِنَ الْأَوَّلِينَ ، وَلَسْتِ مِنَ الْآخِرِينَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ أَنَسٌ : فَتَزَوَّجَتْ عُبَادَةَ بْنَ الصَّامِتِ ، فَرَكِبَتِ الْبَحْرَ مَعَ بِنْتِ قَرَظَةَ فَلَمَّا ، قَفَلَتْ رَكِبَتْ دَابَّتَهَا فَوَقَصَتْ بِهَا ، فَسَقَطَتْ عَنْهَا فَمَاتَتْ .
Narrated Anas: Allah's Apostle went to the daughter of Milhan and reclined there (and slept) and then (woke up) smiling. She asked, "O Allah's Apostle! What makes you smile?" He replied, (I dreamt that) some people amongst my followers were sailing on the green sea in Allah's Cause, resembling kings on thrones." She said, "O Allah's Apostle! Invoke Allah to make me one of them." He said, "O Allah! Let her be one of them." Then he (slept again and woke up and) smiled. She asked him the same question and he gave the same reply. She said, "Invoke Allah to make me one of them." He replied, ''You will be amongst the first group of them; you will not be amongst the last." Later on she married 'Ubada bin As-Samit and then she sailed on the sea with bint Qaraza, Mu'awiya's wife (for Jihad). On her return, she mounted her riding animal, which threw her down breaking her neck, and she died on falling down.
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
This matter of marriage appears to be contrary to another narration, in which it is stated that at that very time she was in the marriage (nikah) of Ubadah ibn Samit (radi Allahu anhu).
Perhaps he had divorced her, and later remarried her.
This refers to that battle during the era of Uthman (radi Allahu anhu), in Rajab, 28 AH, when the very first naval fleet was prepared by Muawiyah (radi Allahu anhu) with the permission of the Commander of the Faithful, and an expedition was launched against Cyprus.
This was the very first naval battle of the Muslims, in which Umm Haram (radi Allahu anha), who was a close relative of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), participated and attained martyrdom.
The name of Muawiyah’s (radi Allahu anhu) wife was Fakhita, and she too participated with him in this expedition.
This matter of marriage appears to be contrary to another narration, in which it is stated that at that very time she was in the marriage (nikah) of Ubadah ibn Samit (radi Allahu anhu).
Perhaps he had divorced her, and later remarried her.
This refers to that battle during the era of Uthman (radi Allahu anhu), in Rajab, 28 AH, when the very first naval fleet was prepared by Muawiyah (radi Allahu anhu) with the permission of the Commander of the Faithful, and an expedition was launched against Cyprus.
This was the very first naval battle of the Muslims, in which Umm Haram (radi Allahu anha), who was a close relative of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), participated and attained martyrdom.
The name of Muawiyah’s (radi Allahu anhu) wife was Fakhita, and she too participated with him in this expedition.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 2877
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
1.
During the caliphate of Uthman (radi Allahu anhu), under the leadership of Amir Muawiyah (radi Allahu anhu), the Muslims undertook their first naval expedition and launched an attack on Cyprus. In accordance with the prophecy of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), Umm Haram (radi Allahu anha) also participated in this expedition and attained martyrdom. The honorable wife of Amir Muawiyah (radi Allahu anhu), bint Qarazah, was also with him.
2.
From this hadith, Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has established the permissibility of women participating in jihad, even if it requires them to travel by sea. It should be noted that Umm Haram bint Milhan (radi Allahu anha) was a foster maternal aunt of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), which is why he used to visit her home. And Allah knows best.
1.
During the caliphate of Uthman (radi Allahu anhu), under the leadership of Amir Muawiyah (radi Allahu anhu), the Muslims undertook their first naval expedition and launched an attack on Cyprus. In accordance with the prophecy of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), Umm Haram (radi Allahu anha) also participated in this expedition and attained martyrdom. The honorable wife of Amir Muawiyah (radi Allahu anhu), bint Qarazah, was also with him.
2.
From this hadith, Imam Bukhari (rahimahullah) has established the permissibility of women participating in jihad, even if it requires them to travel by sea. It should be noted that Umm Haram bint Milhan (radi Allahu anha) was a foster maternal aunt of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), which is why he used to visit her home. And Allah knows best.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 2877
