Sunan Abi Dawud · Book 12

كِتَاب النِّكَاحِ

Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)

129 hadith · 50 chapters

The chapter divisions

Chapters in this book

1باب التَّحْرِيضِ عَلَى النِّكَاحِChapter: The Encouragement To Marry.2باب مَا يُؤْمَرُ بِهِ مِنْ تَزْوِيجِ ذَاتِ الدِّينِChapter: What Has Been Ordered Regarding Marrying A Religious Woman.3باب فِي تَزْوِيجِ الأَبْكَارِChapter: Marrying Virgins.4باب النَّهْىِ عَنْ تَزْوِيجِ، مِنْ لَمْ يَلِدْ مِنَ النِّسَاءِChapter: The Prohibition Of Marrying Women Who Do Not Give Birth.5باب فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى ‏{‏ الزَّانِي لاَ يَنْكِحُ إِلاَّ زَانِيَةً ‏}‏Chapter: Regarding Allah’s Statement: The Fornicatress Does Not Marry Except A Fornicator.6باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَعْتِقُ أَمَتَهُ ثُمَّ يَتَزَوَّجُهَاChapter: A Man Frees His Slave And Then Marries Her.7باب يَحْرُمُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ مَا يَحْرُمُ مِنَ النَّسَبِChapter: Foster-Feeding Prohibits What Lineage Prohibits.8باب فِي لَبَنِ الْفَحْلِChapter: Regarding The Husband Of The Foster-Mother.9باب فِي رَضَاعَةِ الْكَبِيرِChapter: Regarding Breastfeeding An Adult.10باب فِيمَنْ حَرَّمَ بِهِChapter: (About) Who Was Made Prohibited Through Adult Fosterage.11باب هَلْ يُحَرِّمُ مَا دُونَ خَمْسِ رَضَعَاتٍChapter: Does Breastfeeding Less Than Five Times Establish Fosterage?12باب فِي الرَّضْخِ عِنْدَ الْفِصَالِChapter: Giving At The Time Of Weaning.13باب مَا يُكْرَهُ أَنْ يُجْمَعَ بَيْنَهُنَّ مِنَ النِّسَاءِChapter: Women Whom It Is Disliked To Combine Between (In Marriage).14باب فِي نِكَاحِ الْمُتْعَةِChapter: Regarding Mut’ah Marriages.15باب فِي الشِّغَارِChapter: Regarding Shighar Marriages.16باب فِي التَّحْلِيلِChapter: Regarding Tahlil (Intentionally Marrying A Divorcee To Make Her Permissible For Her First Husband).17باب فِي نِكَاحِ الْعَبْدِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ مَوَالِيهِChapter: A Slave Getting Married Without The Permission Of His Owner.18باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ أَنْ يَخْطُبَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِChapter: Regarding it being disliked for a person to propose after his brother’s proposal.19باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْمَرْأَةِ وَهُوَ يُرِيدُ تَزْوِيجَهَاChapter: A Person Looks At A Woman Whom He Desires To Marry.20باب فِي الْوَلِيِّChapter: Regarding The Guardian.21باب فِي الْعَضْلِChapter: Regarding The Guardian Preventing The Woman From Marriage.22باب إِذَا أَنْكَحَ الْوَلِيَّانِChapter: If Two Guardians Marry Her Off.23باب قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى ‏{‏ لاَ يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَرِثُوا النِّسَاءَ كَرْهًا وَلاَ تَعْضُلُوهُنَّ ‏}‏Chapter: Regarding Allah’s Statement: It Is Not Permitted For You To Inherity Women Against Their Will... And Do Not Prevent Them From Re-Marrying.24باب فِي الاِسْتِئْمَارِChapter: Seeking The Girl’s Permission.25باب فِي الْبِكْرِ يُزَوِّجُهَا أَبُوهَا وَلاَ يَسْتَأْمِرُهَاChapter: Regarding A Virgin Who Was Married Off By Her Father Without He Consent.26باب فِي الثَّيِّبِChapter: Regarding Widowed And Divorced Women.27باب فِي الأَكْفَاءِChapter: Regarding Suitability.28باب فِي تَزْوِيجِ مَنْ لَمْ يُولَدْChapter: Marrying Someone That Is Not Yet Born.29باب الصَّدَاقِChapter: Regarding The Dowry.30باب قِلَّةِ الْمَهْرِChapter: Regarding A Small Dowry.31باب فِي التَّزْوِيجِ عَلَى الْعَمَلِ يُعْمَلُChapter: On The Dowry Being Some Actions That He Must Perform.32باب فِيمَنْ تَزَوَّجَ وَلَمْ يُسَمِّ صَدَاقًا حَتَّى مَاتَChapter: Regarding One Who Married Without Specifying The Dowry And Then Died.33باب فِي خُطْبَةِ النِّكَاحِChapter: Regarding A Sermon For The Marriage.34باب فِي تَزْوِيجِ الصِّغَارِChapter: Regarding The Marriage Of The Young.35باب فِي الْمَقَامِ عِنْدَ الْبِكْرِChapter: Residing With A Virgin (After Marriage).36باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَدْخُلُ بِامْرَأَتِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُنْقِدَهَا شَيْئًاChapter: Regarding A Man Who Consummates His Marriage Before Giving Any Monetary Amount To His Wife.37باب مَا يُقَالُ لِلْمُتَزَوِّجِChapter: What Is Said To The One Who Marries.38باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَتَزَوَّجُ الْمَرْأَةَ فَيَجِدُهَا حُبْلَىChapter: A Man That Marries A Woman And Finds Her Pregnant.39باب فِي الْقَسْمِ بَيْنَ النِّسَاءِChapter: Dividing (Fairly) Between One’s Wives.40باب فِي الرَّجُلِ يَشْتَرِطُ لَهَا دَارَهَاChapter: Regarding A Man Who Has Agreed To The Condition Of Living In Her Place Of Residence.41باب فِي حَقِّ الزَّوْجِ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِChapter: The Rights That The Husband Has Over The Wife.42باب فِي حَقِّ الْمَرْأَةِ عَلَى زَوْجِهَاChapter: The Rights Of A Woman Upon Her Husband.43باب فِي ضَرْبِ النِّسَاءِChapter: Regarding Hitting Women.44باب مَا يُؤْمَرُ بِهِ مِنْ غَضِّ الْبَصَرِChapter: Regarding The Command To Lower The Gaze.45باب فِي وَطْءِ السَّبَايَاChapter: Regarding Intercourse With Captives.46باب فِي جَامِعِ النِّكَاحِChapter: Regarding Intercourse.47باب فِي إِتْيَانِ الْحَائِضِ وَمُبَاشَرَتِهَاChapter: Regarding Menstruating Women And Embracing Them.48باب فِي كَفَّارَةِ مَنْ أَتَى حَائِضًاChapter: Regarding The Penalty For The One Who Approaches His Wife While She Is Menstruating.49باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الْعَزْلِChapter: Regarding ’Azl (Withdrawing Before Ejaculation).50باب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنْ ذِكْرِ الرَّجُلِ مَا يَكُونُ مِنْ إِصَابَةِ أَهْلِهِChapter: What Is Disliked Of A Man Mentioning What He Experienced With His Wife.

Opening leaves

First narrations

Abu Dawud · 2046مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمُ الْبَاءَةَ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ ، فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ مِنْكُمْ فَعَلَيْهِ بِالصَّوْمِ فَإِنَّهُ لَهُ وِجَاءٌAlqamah said “I was going with Abd Allaah bin Masud at Mina where Uthman met him and desired to have a talk with him in privacy”. When Abd Allaah (bin Masud) thought there was no need of privacy, he said to me “Come, Alq6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2047تُنْكَحُ النِّسَاءُ لِأَرْبَعٍ : لِمَالِهَا وَلِحَسَبِهَا وَلِجَمَالِهَا وَلِدِينِهَا ، فَاظْفَرْ بِذَاتِ الدِّينِ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكَAbu Hurairah reported the Prophet ﷺ as saying “Women may be married for four reasons: for her property, her ranks, her beauty and her religiosity. So get the one who is religious and prosper (lit. may your hands cleave t6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2048أَفَلَا بِكْرٌ تُلَاعِبُهَا وَتُلَاعِبُكَ ؟Jabir bin Abdullah said “The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me “Did you marry?” I said “Yes”. He again said “Virgin or Non Virgin (woman previously married)?” I said “Non Virgin”. He said “Why (did you) not (marry) a virgi5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2049قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ حُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ الْمَرْوَزِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى ، عَنْ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ وَاقِدٍ ، عَنْ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ أَبِي حَفْصَةَ ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ ، عَنْ ابْنِ Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: A man came to the Prophet ﷺ, and said: My wife does not prevent the hand of a man who touches her. He said: Divorce her. He then said: I am afraid my inner self may covet her. He said: Then e6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2050تَزَوَّجُوا الْوَدُودَ الْوَلُودَ ، فَإِنِّي مُكَاثِرٌ بِكُمُ الْأُمَمَNarrated Maqil ibn Yasar: A man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said: I have found a woman of rank and beauty, but she does not give birth to children. Should I marry her? He said: No. He came again to him, but he prohibited h6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2051حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ التَّيْمِيُّ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْأَخْنَسِ ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ ، أَنَّ مَرْثَدَ بْنَ أَبِي مَرْثَدNarrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-As: Marthad ibn Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi used to take prisoners (of war) from Makkah (to Madina). At Makkah there was a prostitute called Inaq who had illicit relations with him. (Marthad s6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2052لَا يَنْكِحُ الزَّانِي الْمَجْلُودُ إِلَّا مِثْلَهُNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: The adulterer who has been flogged shall not marry save the one like him. Abu Mamar said: Habib al-Mu'allim narrated (this tradition) to us on the authority of Amr ibn Shuayb.7 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2053مَنْ أَعْتَقَ جَارِيَتَهُ وَتَزَوَّجَهَا كَانَ لَهُ أَجْرَانِAbu Dawud reported the Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying “Anyone who sets his slave girl free and then marries her, will have a double reward. ”6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2054أَعْتَقَ صَفِيَّةَ وَجَعَلَ عِتْقَهَا صَدَاقَهَاAnas bin Malik said “The Prophet ﷺ manumitted Safiyyah and made her manumission her dower. ”5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2055يَحْرُمُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ مَا يَحْرُمُ مِنَ الْوِلَادَةِNarrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The Prophet ﷺ said: What is unlawful by reason of consanguinity is unlawful by reason of fosterage.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2056أَمَا وَاللَّهِ لَوْ لَمْ تَكُنْ رَبِيبَتِي فِي حِجْرِي مَا حَلَّتْ لِي ، إِنَّهَا ابْنَةُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ ، أَرْضَعَتْنِي وَأَبَاهَا ثُوَيْبَةُ ، فَلَا تَعْرِضْنَ عَلَيَّ بَنَاتِكُنَّ وَلَا أَخَوَاتِكُنَّUmm Salamah reported Umm Habibah said “Are you interested in my sister, Messenger of Allah ﷺ?” He said “What should I do?” She said “You marry her” He said “Your sister?” She said “Yes”. He said “Do you like that?” she s6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2057حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهَا ، قَالَتْ : دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ أَفْلَحُ بْنُ أَبِي الْقُعَNarrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: Aflah ibn AbulQu'ays entered upon me. I hid myself from him. He said: You are hiding yourself from me while I am your paternal uncle. She said: I said: From where? He said: The wife of my 5 narrators