Hadith 3230

أَخْبَرَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ التَّيْمِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى هُوَ ابْنُ سَعِيدٍ ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْأَخْنَسِ ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ ، أَنَّ مَرْثَدَ بْنَ أَبِي مَرْثَدٍ الْغَنَوِيَّ ، وَكَانَ رَجُلًا شَدِيدًا ، وَكَانَ يَحْمِلُ الْأُسَارَى مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ ، قَالَ : فَدَعَوْتُ رَجُلًا لِأَحْمِلَهُ وَكَانَ بِمَكَّةَ بَغِيٌّ ، يُقَالُ لَهَا عَنَاقُ وَكَانَتْ صَدِيقَتَهُ ، خَرَجَتْ ، فَرَأَتْ سَوَادِي فِي ظِلِّ الْحَائِطِ ، فَقَالَتْ : مَنْ هَذَا مَرْثَدٌ مَرْحَبًا وَأَهْلًا يَا مَرْثَدُ انْطَلِقْ اللَّيْلَةَ ، فَبِتْ عِنْدَنَا فِي الرَّحْلِ ، قُلْتُ : يَا عَنَاقُ , إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَرَّمَ الزِّنَا " , قَالَتْ : يَا أَهْلَ الْخِيَامِ هَذَا الدُّلْدُلُ هَذَا الَّذِي يَحْمِلُ أُسَرَاءَكُمْ مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ ، فَسَلَكْتُ الْخَنْدَمَةَ ، فَطَلَبَنِي ثَمَانِيَةٌ ، فَجَاءُوا حَتَّى قَامُوا عَلَى رَأْسِي ، فَبَالُوا ، فَطَارَ بَوْلُهُمْ عَلَيَّ وَأَعْمَاهُمُ اللَّهُ عَنِّي ، فَجِئْتُ إِلَى صَاحِبِي ، فَحَمَلْتُهُ ، فَلَمَّا انْتَهَيْتُ بِهِ إِلَى الْأَرَاكِ فَكَكْتُ عَنْهُ كَبْلَهُ فَجِئْتُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ : أَنْكِحُ عَنَاقَ فَسَكَتَ عَنِّي ، فَنَزَلَتْ : وَالزَّانِيَةُ لا يَنْكِحُهَا إِلا زَانٍ أَوْ مُشْرِكٌ سورة النور آية 3 ، فَدَعَانِي فَقَرَأَهَا عَلَيَّ وَقَالَ : " لَا تَنْكِحْهَا " .
´Narrated 'Amr bin Shu'aib:` It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, from his grandfather, that Marthad bin Abi Marthad Al-Ghanawi --a strong man who used to take the prisoners from Makkah to Al-Madinah-- said: "I arranged with a man to bring him (from Makkah to Al-Madinah). There was a prostitute in Makkah who was called 'Anaq, and she was his friend. She came out and saw my shadow on the wall, and said: 'Who is this? Marthad? Welcome, O Marthad, come tonight and stay at our place.' I said: 'O 'Anaq, the Messenger of Allah has forbidden adultery.' She said: 'O people of the tents, this porcupine is the one who is taking your prisoners from Makkah to Al-Madinah!' I headed toward (the mountain of) Al-Khandamah, and eight men came after me. They came and stood over my head, and they urinated, and their urine reached me, but Allah caused them not to see me. Then I went to my companion (the prisoner) and brought him to Al-Arak, where I undid his fetters. Then I came to the Messenger of Allah and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, shall I marry 'Anaq?' He remained silent and did not answer me, then the following was revealed: 'And the adulteress-fornicator, none marries her except an adulterer-fornicator or an idolater.' He called me and recited them to me and said: 'Do not marry her.'"
Hadith Reference سنن نسائي / كتاب النكاح / 3230
Hadith Grading الألبانی: حسن الإسناد  |  زبیر علی زئی: إسناده حسن
Hadith Takhrij «سنن ابی داود/النکاح5 (2051) مختصراً، سنن الترمذی/تفسیرسورة النور (3177)، (تحفة الأشراف: 8753) (حسن الإسناد)»
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Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
(1) "Strong and brave": In their pre-Islamic days, they were thieves and bandits. The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), considering their habits, appointed them to bring in Muslim prisoners. Radi Allahu anhu wa ardaahu. They performed this service solely for the sake of Allah.

(2) "Hedgehog": In Urdu, it is called "siyah," which defends itself with the spines on its body. The comparison is in coming at night.

(3) "Let me marry": So that there is also veiling (purdah) and the prisoner is also freed. She will also not make noise.

(4) It is understood that a believing person cannot marry an idolatrous (mushrik) adulteress; however, if she becomes Muslim and repents from adultery, then marriage with her is permissible. If a Muslim immoral woman persists in adultery, then it is also not permissible for a righteous believer to marry her. In the case of repentance, there is no harm. She will be called a "zaniyah" (adulteress) only as long as she persists in adultery. If she leaves it and repents, then she is not a zaniyah.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3230
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
A fornicator (male) should marry only a fornicatress or an idolatress, and a fornicatress should be married only by a fornicator or an idolater.
Such a marriage is forbidden for Muslims.
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Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 3177
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
The complete noble verse is as follows:
(“The adulterer does not marry except an adulteress or a polytheist woman, and the adulteress—none marries her except an adulterer or a polytheist. And that is forbidden to the believers.”) (An-Nur: 3)
An immoral man marries only an immoral woman,
or a polytheist woman.
And an immoral woman is married only by an immoral man,
or a polytheist.
And this has been made forbidden to the believers.
The preferred interpretation in the exegesis of this noble verse is:
It is forbidden for a chaste man to marry an immoral woman, and for a chaste woman to marry an immoral man.
As is also stated in this same Surah An-Nur:
(“Good women are for good men, and good men are for good women.”) (An-Nur: 26)
Pure women are for pure men,
and pure men are for pure women.
And this hadith also affirms the same meaning.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2051