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مسند أبي يعلى الموصلي
Musnad Abi Ya'la al-Mawsili
حديث سهل بن سعد الساعدي عن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم
Hadith of Sahl bin Sa'd al-Sa'idi, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
حَدِيثُ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ السَّاعِدِيِّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
Hadith of Sahl bin Sa'd al-Sa'idi, from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
Musnad Abi Ya'la 7521 — a woman came to the Prophet ﷺ and gifted
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُهُ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ امْرَأَةً جَاءَتْ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَوَهَبَتْ نَفْسَهَا لَهُ ، فَصَمَتَ ، ثُمَّ عَرَضَتْ نَفْسَهَا عَلَيْهِ ، فَصَمَتَ ، فَلَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهَا قَائِمَةً مَلِيًّا - أَوْ قَالَ : هَوِيًّا - تَعْرِضُ نَفْسَهَا عَلَيْهِ وَهُوَ صَامِتٌ ، فَقَامَ رَجُلٌ - أَحْسَبُهُ قَالَ : مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ - قَالَ : إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَكَ بِهَا حَاجَةٌ فَزَوِّجْنِيهَا ، فَقَالَ : « أَلَكَ شَيْءٌ ؟ » قَالَ : لَا ، وَاللهِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ : « فَاذْهَبْ فَالْتَمِسْ شَيْئًا ، وَلَوْ خَاتَمًا مِنْ حَدِيدٍ » فَذَهَبَ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ ، فَقَالَ : وَاللهِ مَا وَجَدْتُ شَيْئًا غَيْرَ ثَوْبِي هَذَا ، أَشُقُّهُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهَا ، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ - صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : مَا فِي ثَوْبِكَ فَضْلٌ عَنْكَ .
Sayyiduna Sahl bin Sa'd (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a woman came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and gifted herself to him (peace and blessings be upon him) (that is, offered herself in marriage), but he (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. She offered herself again, and still he (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. Sayyiduna Sahl (may Allah be pleased with him) said: I saw that woman standing for a long time offering herself, while he (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. Then a man stood up, I think he was a Companion from the Ansar, and said: "O Messenger of Allah, if you have no need of her, then marry her to me." He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Do you have anything (to give as dowry)?" He said: "By Allah, O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I have nothing at all." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Go and look for something, even if it is only an iron ring." He went and then came back and said: "By Allah, I have found nothing except this one garment of mine; I will divide it between myself and her." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is not enough in this garment of yours beyond your own need (that could be of use to her after your own use)."
