Sahih al-Bukhari 4871 (Book 67, Hadith 13) Narrated ‘Abdullah: We used to participate in the holy battles led by Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and we had nothing (no wives) with us. So we said, “Shall we get ourselvescastrated?” He forbade us that and then allowed us to marry women witha temporary contract (2) and recited to […]
Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authentic and revered collections of hadith in Islam, compiled by Imam Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari. It contains thousands of narrations meticulously verified and arranged by topic, covering beliefs, worship, ethics, law, and the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Recognized for its rigorous criteria of authenticity, it holds a central place in Sunni scholarship and daily Islamic practice.
Book 67, Wedlock (Marriage, Nikah), discusses marriage contracts, rights, and obligations of spouses.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4872 (Book 67, Hadith 14) Narrated Abu Huraira: I said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! I am a young man and I am afraid that I may commit illegal sexual intercourse and I cannot afford to marry.” He kept silent, and then repeated my question once again, but he kept silent. I said the […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4873 (Book 67, Hadith 15) Narrated `Aisha: I said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Suppose you landed in a valley where there is a tree of which something has been eaten and then you found trees of which nothing has been eaten, of which tree would you let your camel graze?” He said, “(I […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4874 (Book 67, Hadith 16) Narrated `Aisha: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said (to me), “You have been shown to me twice in (my) dreams. A man was carrying you in a silken cloth and said to me, ‘This is your wife.’ I uncovered it; and behold, it was you. I said to myself, ‘If […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4875 (Book 67, Hadith 17) Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: While we were returning from a Ghazwa (Holy Battle) with the Prophet, I started driving my camel fast, as it was a lazy camel A rider came behind me and pricked my camel with a spear he had with him, and then my camel […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4876 (Book 67, Hadith 18) Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah: When I got married, Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said to me, “What type of lady have you married?” I replied, “I have married a matron’ He said, “Why, don’t you have a liking for the virgins and for fondling them?” Jabir also said: Allah’s Messenger […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4877 (Book 67, Hadith 19) Narrated ‘Urwa: The Prophet (ﷺ) asked Abu Bakr for `Aisha’s hand in marriage. Abu Bakr said “But I am your brother.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “You are my brother in Allah’s religion and His Book, but she (Aisha) is lawful for me to marry.” حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4878 (Book 67, Hadith 20) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The best women are the riders of the camels and the righteous among the women of Quraish. They are the kindest women to their children in their childhood and the more careful women of the property of their husbands.” حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4879 (Book 67, Hadith 21) Narrated Abu Burda’s father: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, any man who has a slave girl whom he educates properly, teaches good manners, manumits and marries her, will get a double reward And if any man of the people of the Scriptures believes in his own prophet and then […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4880 (Book 67, Hadith 22) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Abraham did not tell lies except three. (One of them was) when Abraham passed by a tyrant and (his wife) Sara was accompanying him (Abu Huraira then mentioned the whole narration and said:) (The tyrant) gave her Hajar. Sara said, “Allah […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4881 (Book 67, Hadith 23) Narrated Anas: The Prophet (ﷺ) stayed for three days between Khaibar and Medina, and there he consummated his marriage to Safiyya bint Huyai. I invited the Muslims to the wedding banquet in which neither meat nor bread was offered. He ordered for leather dining-sheets to be spread, and […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 4882 (Book 67, Hadith 24) Narrated Anas bin Malik: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) manumitted Safiyya and regarded her manumission as her Mahr. حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، وَشُعَيْبِ بْنِ الْحَبْحَابِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَعْتَقَ صَفِيَّةَ، وَجَعَلَ عِتْقَهَا صَدَاقَهَا. Sahih al-Bukhari 4882 (Book 67, […]