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السنن الكبرى للبيهقي
Sunan al-Kubra al-Bayhaqi
كتاب النكاح
Book of Marriage
باب: ما جاء في نكاح إماء المسلمين
Chapter: Reports on marrying the slave women of the Muslims
Bayhaqi 13991 — Reports on marrying the slave women of the Muslims
قَالَ اللهُ تَعَالَى: {وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ مِنْكُمْ طَوْلًا أَنْ يَنْكِحَ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ فَمِنْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ مِنْ فَتَيَاتِكُمُ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ بِإِيمَانِكُمْ} [النساء: 25]، إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِيَ الْعَنَتَ مِنْكُمْ} [النساء: 25].
Allah Almighty says: "And whoever among you does not have the financial means to marry free believing women, then (let him marry) from the believing slave girls in your possession; and Allah knows best your faith." [Surah an-Nisa: 25] Up to (Allah Almighty's) words: "That (permission) is for whoever among you fears falling into sin (if he does not marry)." [Surah an-Nisa: 25]
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، أنبأ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الطَّرَائِفِيُّ، ثنا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، ثنا عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ صَالِحٍ، عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ مِنْكُمْ طَوْلًا أَنْ يَنْكِحَ الْمُحْصَنَاتِ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ فَمِنْ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ مِنْ فَتَيَاتِكُمُ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ} [النساء: ٢٥]، يَقُولُ: " مَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ سَعَةٌ أَنْ يَنْكِحَ الْحَرَائِرَ، فَلْيَنْكِحْ مِنْ إِمَاءِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، وَذَلِكَ لِمَنْ خَشِيَ الْعَنَتَ، وَهُوَ الْفُجُورُ، فَلَيْسَ لِأَحَدٍ مِنَ الْأَحْرَارِ أَنْ يَنْكِحَ أَمَةً، إِلَّا أَنْ لَا يَقْدِرَ عَلَى حُرَّةٍ، وَهُوَ يَخْشَى الْعَنَتَ، {وَأَنْ تَصْبِرُوا} [النساء: ٢٥] عَنْ نِكَاحِ الْإِمَاءِ، فَهُوَ {خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ} [البقرة: ٥٤] ".
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said regarding the words of Allah Almighty, "And whoever among you does not have the means to marry free believing women, then (let him marry) from the believing slave girls in your possession" [Surah an-Nisa: 25]: Whoever does not have the means to marry free women should marry from among the Muslim slave women. "That is for whoever among you fears falling into hardship" [Surah an-Nisa: 25]: this is sin. It is not permissible for any free man to marry a slave woman unless he is unable to marry a free woman and he fears sin. "And that you be patient" [Surah an-Nisa: 25], that is, refraining from marrying slave women, "is better for you."
