سنن دارمي
Sunan ad-Darimi
من كتاب النكاحFrom the Book of Marriage
باب كَمْ كَانَتْ مُهُورُ أَزْوَاجِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَبَنَاتِهِ:
Chapter: The Dowries of the Prophet’s Wives and Daughters
Hadith 2236
أَخْبَرَنَا نُعَيْمُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ هُوَ: ابْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ عَائِشَةَ كَمْ كَانَ صَدَاقُ أَزْوَاجِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَتْ: "كَانَ صَدَاقُهُ لِأَزْوَاجِهِ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ أُوقِيَّةً، وَنَشًّا"، وَقَالَتْ: أَتَدْرِي مَا النَّشُّ ؟ . قَالَ: قُلْتُ: لَا، قَالَتْ: "نِصْفُ أُوقِيَّةٍ، فَهَذَا صَدَاقُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِأَزْوَاجِهِ".
It is narrated from Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him) that I asked Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), "What was the dowry of the wives of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?" She replied: "The dowry of the pure wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was twelve uqiyah and one nash." Then Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: "Do you know what a nash is?" I said: "No." She said: "Half an uqiyah. This was the dowry of the wives of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)."
Hadith 2237
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَوْنٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ زَاذَانَ، عَنْ ابْنِ سِيرِينَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْعَجْفَاءِ السُّلَمِيِّ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ خَطَبَ، فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ، ثُمّ قَالَ: "أَلَا لَا تُغَالُوا فِي صُدُقِ النِّسَاءِ، فَإِنَّهَا لَوْ كَانَتْ مَكْرُمَةً فِي الدُّنْيَا، أَوْ تَقْوَى عِنْدَ اللَّهِ، كَانَ أَوْلَاكُمْ بِهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا أَصْدَقَ امْرَأَةً مِنْ نِسَائِهِ، وَلَا أُصْدِقَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ بَنَاتِهِ فَوْقَ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ أُوقِيَّةً، أَلَا وَإِنَّ أَحَدَكُمْ لَيُغَالِي بِصَدَاقِ امْرَأَتِهِ حَتَّى يَبْقَى لَهَا فِي نَفْسِهِ عَدَاوَةٌ حَتَّى يَقُولَ: كَلِفْتُ علَيْكِ عَلَقَ الْقِرْبَةِ أَوْ عَرَقَ الْقِرْبَةِ".
Abu Ajfa Salmi said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) delivered a sermon, praised Allah Almighty, and said: Beware, do not be excessive or extreme in the dowries of women, because if (excess in dowry) were a cause of honor and dignity in this world and piety in the sight of Allah Almighty, then the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) would have been the most deserving of this (i.e., he would have set high dowries for his wives and daughters). However, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did not set the dowry of any of his wives or daughters above twelve uqiyah. Beware, listen! If any of you is excessive and extreme in the dowry of his wife to the extent that it creates enmity in his heart towards her, and he starts saying: I have endured hardship for you like carrying a rope of musk, or I have sweated like the water of musk.
