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المطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah
كتاب الوليمة
Book of the Wedding Feast
بَابُ جَوَازِ إمساك الْمَرْأَةِ الجميلة لِمَنْ يحبها وإن كان فِيهَا ريبة
Chapter: The permissibility of keeping a beautiful wife whom one loves even if there is suspicion about her
Al-Matalib al-'Aliyah 1677 — The permissibility of keeping a beautiful
اُردوEn
قَالَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مَنِيعٍ : حَدَّثَنَا كَثِيرُ بْنُ هِشَامٍ ، ثَنَا فُرَاتُ بْنُ سَلْمَانَ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ أَوْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ : جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ : إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي لَا تَدْفَعُ يَدَ لَامِسٍ ؟ فَقَالَ : " طَلِّقْهَا " . قَالَ : إِنَّهَا امْرَأَةٌ جَمِيلَةٌ ، وَإِنِّي أُحِبُّهَا ، قَالَ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " اسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا ".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn al-Zubayr (or Abu al-Zubayr) (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came into the noble presence of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: My wife does not push away the hand of one who touches her (that is, she is careless in her dealings with strange men). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Divorce her." The man said: She is a very beautiful woman and I love her dearly. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then keep her with you and enjoy her."
According to the commentators of hadith, one meaning given for this sentence is that the woman was extremely generous and would not turn any beggar away empty-handed; however, according to the majority of hadith scholars it refers to her softness and lack of caution with regard to strange men. He (peace and blessings be upon him) first advised him to divorce her out of the protective jealousy of faith, but when the man expressed his intense attachment to her and his inability to bear being without her, he (peace and blessings be upon him) granted him the concession of keeping the marriage, so that the man would not fall into a greater sin or trial.
According to the commentators of hadith, one meaning given for this sentence is that the woman was extremely generous and would not turn any beggar away empty-handed; however, according to the majority of hadith scholars it refers to her softness and lack of caution with regard to strange men. He (peace and blessings be upon him) first advised him to divorce her out of the protective jealousy of faith, but when the man expressed his intense attachment to her and his inability to bear being without her, he (peace and blessings be upon him) granted him the concession of keeping the marriage, so that the man would not fall into a greater sin or trial.
