صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب النكاحThe Book of (The Wedlock)
بَابُ النَّظَرِ إِلَى الْمَرْأَةِ قَبْلَ التَّزْوِيجِ:Chapter. (It is permissible) to look at a woman before marrying her.
Hadith 5125
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، قَالَتْ : قَالَ لِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " رَأَيْتُكِ فِي الْمَنَامِ يَجِيءُ بِكِ الْمَلَكُ فِي سَرَقَةٍ مِنْ حَرِيرٍ ، فَقَالَ لِي : هَذِهِ امْرَأَتُكَ ، فَكَشَفْتُ عَنْ وَجْهِكِ الثَّوْبَ ، فَإِذَا أَنْتِ هِيَ ، فَقُلْتُ : إِنْ يَكُ هَذَا مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ يُمْضِهِ " .
Narrated `Aisha: Allah's Apostle said (to me), "You were shown to me in a dream. An angel brought you to me, wrapped in a piece of silken cloth, and said to me, 'This is your wife.' I removed the piece of cloth from your face, and there you were. I said to myself. 'If it is from Allah, then it will surely be.' "
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah’s reasoning from this hadith is based on two points:
➊ The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam saw Aisha radi Allahu anha in a dream, and the dreams of the Prophets alayhimus salam are true and genuine.
His seeing her in a dream is as if he saw her in a state of wakefulness.
➋ The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam saw Aisha radi Allahu anha in reality; her image was not shown to him, as is clearly indicated by the words of the hadith.
Although at that time it was the period of childhood, the ruling of looking at one’s betrothed before marriage is established from this.
(Fath al-Bari: 9/227)
(2)
The benefit in looking at a woman once before marriage is that it brings peace of mind and increases inclination.
And Allah knows best.
(1)
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah’s reasoning from this hadith is based on two points:
➊ The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam saw Aisha radi Allahu anha in a dream, and the dreams of the Prophets alayhimus salam are true and genuine.
His seeing her in a dream is as if he saw her in a state of wakefulness.
➋ The Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam saw Aisha radi Allahu anha in reality; her image was not shown to him, as is clearly indicated by the words of the hadith.
Although at that time it was the period of childhood, the ruling of looking at one’s betrothed before marriage is established from this.
(Fath al-Bari: 9/227)
(2)
The benefit in looking at a woman once before marriage is that it brings peace of mind and increases inclination.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5125
