سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب النكاحThe Chapters on Marriage
بَابُ : تَزْوِيجِ الْحَرَائِرِ وَالْوَلُودِChapter: Marrying free women who are fertile
Hadith 1863
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ كَاسِبٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ الْمَخْزُومِيُّ ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ ، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " انْكِحُوا فَإِنِّي مُكَاثِرٌ بِكُمْ " .
´It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:` the Messenger of Allah said: “Marry, for I will boast of your great numbers.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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Marriage is among the important injunctions of Islam; therefore, remaining unmarried without a valid reason is not permissible.
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Having many children is legislatively desirable, because it is a cause of joy for the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). A hadith with this meaning is also narrated from Hazrat Ma’qil bin Yasar (radi Allahu anhu), whose wording is as follows: “Marry the loving and fertile woman, for I will boast of your numbers before the other nations.” (Sunan Abi Dawud, Book of Marriage, Chapter: Prohibition of Marrying Women Who Do Not Bear Children, Hadith: 205)
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One can estimate and hope that a woman will have many children by considering the circumstances of her mother, sisters, etc.
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Marriage is among the important injunctions of Islam; therefore, remaining unmarried without a valid reason is not permissible.
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Having many children is legislatively desirable, because it is a cause of joy for the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). A hadith with this meaning is also narrated from Hazrat Ma’qil bin Yasar (radi Allahu anhu), whose wording is as follows: “Marry the loving and fertile woman, for I will boast of your numbers before the other nations.” (Sunan Abi Dawud, Book of Marriage, Chapter: Prohibition of Marrying Women Who Do Not Bear Children, Hadith: 205)
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One can estimate and hope that a woman will have many children by considering the circumstances of her mother, sisters, etc.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1863
