Sahih al-Bukhari
Book 67: Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)
كتاب النكاح
183 hadith in this book
1Awakening the desire for marriageباب التَّرْغِيبُ فِي النِّكَاحِ2"Whoever is able to marry, should marry..."بَابُ قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمُ الْبَاءَةَ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ، لأَنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ»، وَهَلْ يَتَزَوَّجُ مَنْ لاَ أَرَبَ لَهُ فِي النِّكَاحِ3Whoever is not able to marry, is recommended to fastباب مَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعِ الْبَاءَةَ فَلْيَصُمْ4About (marrying) several womenباب كَثْرَةِ النِّسَاءِ5Whoever emigrated with the intention of marrying a womanباب مَنْ هَاجَرَ أَوْ عَمِلَ خَيْرًا لِتَزْوِيجِ امْرَأَةٍ فَلَهُ مَا نَوَى6The marrying of a poor manباب تَزْوِيجِ الْمُعْسِرِ الَّذِي مَعَهُ الْقُرْآنُ وَالإِسْلاَمُ7The saying of a man to his brother (in Islam)باب قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ لأَخِيهِ انْظُرْ أَىَّ زَوْجَتَىَّ شِئْتَ حَتَّى أَنْزِلَ لَكَ عَنْهَا8What is disliked of not marrying and of getting castratedباب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنَ التَّبَتُّلِ وَالْخِصَاءِ9To marry virginsباب نِكَاحِ الأَبْكَارِ10The marrying of matronsباب الثَّيِّبَاتِ11The marrying of young lady to an elderly manباب تَزْوِيجِ الصِّغَارِ مِنَ الْكِبَارِ12What type of women should one seek in marriage?باب إِلَى مَنْ يَنْكِحُ13Having female captives and manumitting one's own slave-girlباب اتِّخَاذِ السَّرَارِيِّ13.1The manumission of a slave-girl as her Mahrباب مَنْ جَعَلَ عِتْقَ الأَمَةِ صَدَاقَهَا14"If they be poor, Allah will enrich them out of His Bounty."بَابُ تَزْوِيجِ الْمُعْسِرِ لِقَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: {إِنْ يَكُونُوا فُقَرَاءَ يُغْنِهِمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ}15Husband and wife should have the same religionباب الأَكْفَاءِ فِي الدِّينِ16The marriage of a poor man with a well-to-do ladyباب الأَكْفَاءِ فِي الْمَالِ، وَتَزْوِيجِ الْمُقِلِّ الْمُثْرِيَةَ17What evil omen of a lady is to be warded offباب مَا يُتَّقَى مِنْ شُؤْمِ الْمَرْأَةِ18(About) a free lady as the wife of a slaveباب الْحُرَّةِ تَحْتَ الْعَبْدِ19Not to marry more than four (at a time)باب لاَ يَتَزَوَّجُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ أَرْبَعٍ20"..your foster-mothers who gave you suck."بَابُ: {وَأُمَّهَاتُكُمُ اللاَّتِي أَرْضَعْنَكُمْ}21"No suckling is to be carried on after the baby is two years old."بَابُ مَنْ قَالَ لاَ رَضَاعَ بَعْدَ حَوْلَيْنِ22The milk belongs to the husbandباب لَبَنِ الْفَحْلِ23The witness of a wet nurseباب شَهَادَةِ الْمُرْضِعَةِ24"Forbidden to you (for marriage) are: your mothers, your daughters..."باب مَا يَحِلُّ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَمَا يَحْرُمُ25"....your step-daughters under your guardianship, born of your wives..."بَابُ: {وَرَبَائِبُكُمُ اللاَّتِي فِي حُجُورِكُمْ مِنْ نِسَائِكُمُ اللاَّتِي دَخَلْتُمْ بِهِنَّ}26"(It is prohibited to have) two sisters in wedlock at the same time..."بَابُ: {وَأَنْ تَجْمَعُوا بَيْنَ الأُخْتَيْنِ إِلاَّ مَا قَدْ سَلَفَ}27A woman should not marry a man already married to her paternal auntباب لاَ تُنْكَحُ الْمَرْأَةُ عَلَى عَمَّتِهَا28Ash-Shighar. (Exchange of daughters or sisters in marriage without paying Mahr)باب الشِّغَارِ29Is it permissible for a woman to present herself for marriage to somebody?باب هَلْ لِلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تَهَبَ نَفْسَهَا لأَحَدٍ30The marriage of Muhrimباب نِكَاحِ الْمُحْرِمِ31Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) prohibited Nikah-al-Mut'a lately.باب نَهْىِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ نِكَاحِ الْمُتْعَةِ آخِرًا32A woman can present herself to a righteous man (for marriage)باب عَرْضِ الْمَرْأَةِ نَفْسَهَا عَلَى الرَّجُلِ الصَّالِحِ33The presentation of one's own daughter or sister (for marriage) to a religious man.باب عَرْضِ الإِنْسَانِ ابْنَتَهُ أَوْ أُخْتَهُ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْخَيْرِ34"And there is no sin on you if you make a hint of betrothal or conceal it in yourself..."باب قَوْلِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَزَّ : {وَلاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِيمَا عَرَّضْتُمْ بِهِ مِنْ خِطْبَةِ النِّسَاءِ أَوْ أَكْنَنْتُمْ فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ عَلِمَ اللَّهُ} الآيَةَ إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {غَفُورٌ حَلِيمٌ}35(It is permissible) to look at a woman before marrying.باب النَّظَرِ إِلَى الْمَرْأَةِ قَبْلَ التَّزْوِيجِ36Whoever said, "A marriage is not valid except through the Wali."بَابُ مَنْ قَالَ لاَ نِكَاحَ إِلاَّ بِوَلِيٍّ37If the guardian himself is the suitorباب إِذَا كَانَ الْوَلِيُّ هُوَ الْخَاطِبَ38Giving one's young children in marriageباب إِنْكَاحِ الرَّجُلِ وَلَدَهُ الصِّغَارَ39The marrying of a daughter by her father to a rulerباب تَزْوِيجِ الأَبِ ابْنَتَهُ مِنَ الإِمَامِ40The ruler is regarded as a guardianبَابُ السُّلْطَانُ وَلِيٌّ بِقَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «زَوَّجْنَاكَهَا بِمَا مَعَكَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ»41The father or the guardian cannot give a virgin or matron in marriage without her consentباب لاَ يُنْكِحُ الأَبُ وَغَيْرُهُ الْبِكْرَ وَالثَّيِّبَ إِلاَّ بِرِضَاهَا42If a man gives his daughter in marriage while she is averse to it, then such marriage is invalidباب إِذَا زَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهُ وَهْىَ كَارِهَةٌ فَنِكَاحُهُ مَرْدُودٌ43The giving of an orphan girl in marriageباب تَزْوِيجِ الْيَتِيمَةِ44If the suitor says, "Marry me to so-and-so," and the guardian says, "I have married her to you for such Mahr"بَابُ إِذَا قَالَ الْخَاطِبُ لِلْوَلِيِّ زَوِّجْنِي فُلاَنَةَ. فَقَالَ قَدْ زَوَّجْتُكَ بِكَذَا وَكَذَا. جَازَ النِّكَاحُ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يَقُلْ لِلزَّوْجِ أَرَضِيتَ أَوْ قَبِلْتَ45None should ask for the hand of a lady who is already engaged to his brother (Muslim)باب لاَ يَخْطُبُ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ، حَتَّى يَنْكِحَ أَوْ يَدَعَ46The meaning of the cancelling of the engagement.باب تَفْسِيرِ تَرْكِ الْخِطْبَةِ47Al-Khutba (for Nikah)باب الْخُطْبَةِ48Beating the tambourine during marriage ceremony and the wedding banquet.باب ضَرْبِ الدُّفِّ فِي النِّكَاحِ وَالْوَلِيمَةِ49"And give to the women their Mahr with a good heart..."باب قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى {وَآتُوا النِّسَاءَ صَدُقَاتِهِنَّ نِحْلَةً}50To marry (a lady to) a man for what he knows of the Qur'anباب التَّزْوِيجِ عَلَى الْقُرْآنِ وَبِغَيْرِ صَدَاقٍ.51To give Mahr in the form of material thingsباب الْمَهْرِ بِالْعُرُوضِ وَخَاتَمٍ مِنْ حَدِيدٍ52The conditions stipulated in marriage (contract)باب الشُّرُوطِ فِي النِّكَاحِ53Conditions not lawful in the marriage contractباب الشُّرُوطِ الَّتِي لاَ تَحِلُّ فِي النِّكَاحِ54Yellow coloured perfume for a bridegroomباب الصُّفْرَةِ لِلْمُتَزَوِّجِ55CHAPTERبَابٌ56How to invoke good upon a person who has married recently?باب كَيْفَ يُدْعَى لِلْمُتَزَوِّجِ57The invocation of those women who prepare the brideباب الدُّعَاءِ لِلنِّسَاءِ اللاَّتِي يَهْدِينَ الْعَرُوسَ، وَلِلْعَرُوسِ58To consummate the marriage before going on a military campaignباب مَنْ أَحَبَّ الْبِنَاءَ قَبْلَ الْغَزْوِ59Whoever consummated his marriage with a lady of nine years of ageباب مَنْ بَنَى بِامْرَأَةٍ وَهْىَ بِنْتُ تِسْعِ سِنِينَ60Consummation of marriage during a journeyباب الْبِنَاءِ فِي السَّفَرِ61Consummation of marriage during the daytime without a marriage procession or lighting of firesباب الْبِنَاءِ بِالنَّهَارِ بِغَيْرِ مَرْكَبٍ وَلاَ نِيرَانٍ62The curtains, beddings and similar thins designed for the womenباب الأَنْمَاطِ وَنَحْوِهَا لِلنِّسَاءِ63The women who present the lady to her husbandباب النِّسْوَةِ اللاَّتِي يَهْدِينَ الْمَرْأَةَ إِلَى زَوْجِهَا وَدُعَائِهِنَّ بِالْبَرَكَةِ64The giving of a present to the bridegroomباب الْهَدِيَّةِ لِلْعَرُوسِ65To borrow the clothes, etc. for the brideباب اسْتِعَارَةِ الثِّيَابِ لِلْعَرُوسِ وَغَيْرِهَا66What a man should say on having a sexual intercourse with his wifeباب مَا يَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا أَتَى أَهْلَهُ67The Walima (wedding banquet) is obligatoryباب الْوَلِيمَةُ حَقٌّ68Al-Walima is to be given even with one sheepباب الْوَلِيمَةِ وَلَوْ بِشَاةٍ69A bigger Walima on marrying some wives than the other wivesباب مَنْ أَوْلَمَ عَلَى بَعْضِ نِسَائِهِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ بَعْضٍ70Walima of less than one sheepباب مَنْ أَوْلَمَ بِأَقَلَّ مِنْ شَاةٍ71To accept the invitation to a Walimaباب حَقِّ إِجَابَةِ الْوَلِيمَةِ وَالدَّعْوَةِ72If somebody refuses an invitationباب مَنْ تَرَكَ الدَّعْوَةَ فَقَدْ عَصَى اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ73Whoever accepted the invitation to a meal of trottersباب مَنْ أَجَابَ إِلَى كُرَاعٍ74To accept the invitation to a partyباب إِجَابَةِ الدَّاعِي فِي الْعُرْسِ وَغَيْرِه75The attendance of women and children at a wedding partyباب ذَهَابِ النِّسَاءِ وَالصِّبْيَانِ إِلَى الْعُرْسِ76Should a person return if he sees something objectionable in the party?باب هَلْ يَرْجِعُ إِذَا رَأَى مُنْكَرًا فِي الدَّعْوَةِ77The serving of the bride herself for the men at (her) marriage partyباب قِيَامِ الْمَرْأَةِ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ فِي الْعُرْسِ وَخِدْمَتِهِمْ بِالنَّفْسِ78An-Naqi and other non-toxicant drinks at a wedding partyباب النَّقِيعِ وَالشَّرَابِ الَّذِي لاَ يُسْكِرُ فِي الْعُرْسِ79To be polite and kind to the womenباب الْمُدَارَاةِ مَعَ النِّسَاءِ80The exhortation of taking care of the womenباب الْوَصَاةِ بِالنِّسَاءِ81"Ward off from yourself and your families a Fire whose fuel is men and stones..."باب {قُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَأَهْلِيكُمْ نَارًا}82To treat the family in a polite and kind mannerباب حُسْنِ الْمُعَاشَرَةِ مَعَ الأَهْلِ83Advice to a daughter regarding her husbandباب مَوْعِظَةِ الرَّجُلِ ابْنَتَهُ لِحَالِ زَوْجِهَا84A woman should not observe Saum except husband's consent (is 'with her' missing here?)باب صَوْمِ الْمَرْأَةِ بِإِذْنِ زَوْجِهَا تَطَوُّعًا85If a woman deserts her husband's bedباب إِذَا بَاتَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ مُهَاجِرَةً فِرَاشَ زَوْجِهَا86A woman should not allow anyone to enter the house except husband's consent (here too)باب لاَ تَأْذَنُ الْمَرْأَةُ فِي بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا لأَحَدٍ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ87CHAPTERباب88To be unthankful to the husbandباب كُفْرَانِ الْعَشِيرِ89Your wife has a right over youباب لِزَوْجِكَ عَلَيْكَ حَقٌّ90The woman is a guardian in her husband's houseباب الْمَرْأَةُ رَاعِيَةٌ فِي بَيْتِ زَوْجِهَا91"Men are protectors and maintainers of women."بَابُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {الرِّجَالُ قَوَّامُونَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ بِمَا فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ عَلِيًّا كَبِيرًا}92The decision of the Prophet (ﷺ) not to share the beds with his wives and to stay awayباب هِجْرَةِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نِسَاءَهُ فِي غَيْرِ بُيُوتِهِنَّ93The beating of women is disapprovedباب مَا يُكْرَهُ مِنْ ضَرْبِ النِّسَاءِ وَقَوْلِهِ {وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ} ضَرْبًا غَيْرَ مُبَرِّحٍ.94Not to obey the husband if he orders to do something sinfulباب لاَ تُطِيعُ الْمَرْأَةُ زَوْجَهَا فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ95"If a woman fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part..."باب {وَإِنِ امْرَأَةٌ خَافَتْ مِنْ بَعْلِهَا نُشُوزًا أَوْ إِعْرَاضًا}96The coitus interruptusباب الْعَزْلِ97To draw lots among the wives for a journeyباب الْقُرْعَةِ بَيْنَ النِّسَاءِ إِذَا أَرَادَ سَفَرًا98To give up the turn with the husband to one of his other wivesباب الْمَرْأَةِ تَهَبُ يَوْمَهَا مِنْ زَوْجِهَا لِضَرَّتِهَا وَكَيْفَ يُقْسِمُ ذَلِكَ100Marrying a virgin while already having a matron wifeباب إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الْبِكْرَ عَلَى الثَّيِّبِ101Marrying a matron while already having a virgin wifeباب إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الثَّيِّبَ عَلَى الْبِكْرِ102Whoever had sexual intercourse with all his wives and then took one bath onlyباب مَنْ طَافَ عَلَى نِسَائِهِ فِي غُسْلٍ وَاحِدٍ103If a man goes to all his wives in one dayباب دُخُولِ الرَّجُلِ عَلَى نِسَائِهِ فِي الْيَوْمِ104If a man takes the permission of his wives so as to stay in the house of one of themباب إِذَا اسْتَأْذَنَ الرَّجُلُ نِسَاءَهُ فِي أَنْ يُمَرَّضَ فِي بَيْتِ بَعْضِهِنَّ، فَأَذِنَّ لَهُ.105To love some of the wives more than the othersباب حُبِّ الرَّجُلِ بَعْضَ نِسَائِهِ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ بَعْضٍ106To claim having more things or better qualities than one really hasباب الْمُتَشَبِّعِ بِمَا لَمْ يَنَلْ، وَمَا يُنْهَى مِنِ افْتِخَارِ الضَّرَّةِ107Al-Ghaira (i.e. honour, prestige or self-respect)باب الْغَيْرَةِ108The jealousy of women and their angerباب غَيْرَةِ النِّسَاءِ وَوَجْدِهِنَّ109Attempt to prevent the daughter's jealousyباب ذَبِّ الرَّجُلِ عَنِ ابْنَتِهِ، فِي الْغَيْرَةِ وَالإِنْصَافِ110Men will decrease and women will increaseباب يَقِلُّ الرِّجَالُ وَيَكْثُرُ النِّسَاءُ111A man should not stay with a woman in seclusionباب لاَ يَخْلُوَنَّ رَجُلٌ بِامْرَأَةٍ إِلاَّ ذُو مَحْرَمٍ، وَالدُّخُولُ عَلَى الْمُغِيبَةِ112Private meeting between a man and a woman not secluded from the peopleباب مَا يَجُوزُ أَنْ يَخْلُوَ الرَّجُلُ بِالْمَرْأَةِ عِنْدَ النَّاسِ113Effeminate men should not enter upon womenباب مَا يُنْهَى مِنْ دُخُولِ الْمُتَشَبِّهِينَ بِالنِّسَاءِ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ114The looking of a woman at the Ethiopians and the likeباب نَظَرِ الْمَرْأَةِ إِلَى الْحَبَشِ وَنَحْوِهِمْ مِنْ غَيْرِ رِيبَةٍ115The going out of women for their needsباب خُرُوجِ النِّسَاءِ لِحَوَائِجِهِنَّ116The permission taken by a woman from her husband to go to the mosqueباب اسْتِئْذَانِ الْمَرْأَةِ زَوْجَهَا فِي الْخُرُوجِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ وَغَيْرِهِ117Visiting or looking at women having foster suckling reltionsباب مَا يَحِلُّ مِنَ الدُّخُولِ وَالنَّظَرِ إِلَى النِّسَاءِ فِي الرَّضَاعِ118A woman should not look at or touch the body of another woman to describe to her husbandباب لاَ تُبَاشِرُ الْمَرْأَةُ الْمَرْأَةَ فَتَنْعَتَهَا لِزَوْجِهَا119"I will go round all my wives tonight."باب قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ لأَطُوفَنَّ اللَّيْلَةَ عَلَى نِسَائِي120If a man is away for a long time, he should not enter his house at night.باب لاَ يَطْرُقْ أَهْلَهُ لَيْلاً إِذَا أَطَالَ الْغَيْبَةَ مَخَافَةَ، أَنْ يُخَوِّنَهُمْ أَوْ يَلْتَمِسَ عَثَرَاتِهِمْ121Seeking to beget childrenباب طَلَبِ الْوَلَدِ122The woman should shave her pubic hair, and should comb the hair.باب تَسْتَحِدُّ الْمُغِيبَةُ وَتَمْتَشِطُ {الشَّعِثَةُ}123"And not to reveal their adornments except to their husbands,..."بَابُ: {وَلاَ يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلاَّ لِبُعُولَتِهِنَّ} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {لَمْ يَظْهَرُوا عَلَى عَوْرَاتِ النِّسَاءِ}124'And those among you who have not come to the age of puberty."باب {وَالَّذِينَ لَمْ يَبْلُغُوا الْحُلُمَ مِنْكُمْ}125The man's poking his daughter in the flank while admonishing herباب قَوْلِ الرَّجُلِ لِصَاحِبِهِ هَلْ أَعْرَسْتُمُ اللَّيْلَةَ
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