سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب الأدبChapters on Etiquette
بَابُ : بِرِّ الْوَالِدِ وَالإِحْسَانِ إِلَى الْبَنَاتِChapter: Honoring one's father and being kind to daughters
Hadith 3667
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ , حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ الْحُبَابِ , عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ عُلَيٍّ , سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَذْكُرُ , عَنْ سُرَاقَةَ بْنِ مَالِكٍ , أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ , قَالَ : " أَلَا أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى أَفْضَلِ الصَّدَقَةِ ؟ ابْنَتُكَ مَرْدُودَةً إِلَيْكَ لَيْسَ لَهَا كَاسِبٌ غَيْرُكَ " .
´It was narrated from Suraqah bin Malik that the Prophet(ﷺ) said:` "Shall I not tell you of the best charity? A daughter who comes back to you and has no other breadwinner apart from you." (Daif)
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
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The mentioned narration is considered weak by almost all researchers; however, the issue stated in the hadith is supported by the generalities of other narrations.
For further details, see: (al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad: 29/125, 126)
Therefore, after marrying off the daughter, her expenses are no longer the responsibility of the father.
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Spending on the daughter and her young children is a cause of great reward.
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Spending on one’s sister, niece (sister’s daughter), and niece (brother’s daughter) is likewise a meritorious act.
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If a widow is not a relative, even then, taking care of her and her orphaned children in case of poverty is a great virtue.
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The mentioned narration is considered weak by almost all researchers; however, the issue stated in the hadith is supported by the generalities of other narrations.
For further details, see: (al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad: 29/125, 126)
Therefore, after marrying off the daughter, her expenses are no longer the responsibility of the father.
➋
Spending on the daughter and her young children is a cause of great reward.
➌
Spending on one’s sister, niece (sister’s daughter), and niece (brother’s daughter) is likewise a meritorious act.
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If a widow is not a relative, even then, taking care of her and her orphaned children in case of poverty is a great virtue.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 3667
