Sahih al-Bukhari
Sahih al-Bukhari 6965
Book 90: Tricks
Narrated `Urwa:
That he asked `Aisha regarding the Verse: ‘If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the
orphan girls, marry (other) women of your choice.’ (4.3) `Aisha said, “It is about an orphan girl under
the custody of her guardian who being attracted by her wealth and beauty wants to marry her with
Mahr less than other women of her status. So such guardians were forbidden to marry them unless
they treat them justly by giving them their full Mahr. Then the people sought the verdict of Allah’s
Apostle for such cases, whereupon Allah revealed: ‘They ask your instruction concerning women..’
(4.127) (The sub-narrator then mentioned the Hadith.)
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ كَانَ عُرْوَةُ يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ عَائِشَةَ [quran sura=”4″ aya_start=”3″ aya_end=”3″]{وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَنْ لاَ تُقْسِطُوا فِي الْيَتَامَى فَانْكِحُوا مَا طَابَ لَكُمْ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ}. قَالَتْ هِيَ الْيَتِيمَةُ فِي حَجْرِ وَلِيِّهَا، فَيَرْغَبُ فِي مَالِهَا وَجَمَالِهَا، فَيُرِيدُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا بِأَدْنَى مِنْ سُنَّةِ نِسَائِهَا، فَنُهُوا عَنْ نِكَاحِهِنَّ، إِلاَّ أَنْ يُقْسِطُوا لَهُنَّ فِي إِكْمَالِ الصَّدَاقِ، ثُمَّ اسْتَفْتَى النَّاسُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بَعْدُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ [quran sura=”4″ aya_start=”127″ aya_end=”127″]{وَيَسْتَفْتُونَكَ فِي النِّسَاءِ} فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ.
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