Sunan an-Nasa’i: Book 26, Hadith 92
It was narrated from Umm Habibah that she said: “O Messenger of Allah, what do you think of my sister?” He said: “What for?” She said: “For marriage.” He said: “Would you like that?” She said: “Yes; I do not have you all to myself, and I would like to share this goodness with my sister.” He said: “She is not permissible for me (to marry).” She said: “But I heard that you want to marry Durrah, the daughter of Umm Salamah.” He said: “The daughter of Umm Salamah?” She said: “Yes.” He said: “By Allah, even if she were not my stepdaughter she would not be permissible for me (to marry), because she is the daughter of my brother through breast-feeding. Do not offer your daughters and sisters to me in marriage.”
أَخْبَرَنَا هَنَّادُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ حَبِيبَةَ، أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلْ لَكَ فِي أُخْتِي قَالَ ” فَأَصْنَعُ مَاذَا ” . قَالَتْ تَزَوَّجُهَا . قَالَ ” فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكِ ” . قَالَتْ نَعَمْ لَسْتُ لَكَ بِمُخْلِيَةٍ وَأَحَبُّ مَنْ يَشْرَكُنِي فِي خَيْرٍ أُخْتِي . قَالَ ” إِنَّهَا لاَ تَحِلُّ لِي ” . قَالَتْ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّكَ تَخْطُبُ دُرَّةَ بِنْتَ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ . قَالَ ” بِنْتُ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ ” . قَالَتْ نَعَمْ . قَالَ ” وَاللَّهِ لَوْ لَمْ تَكُنْ رَبِيبَتِي مَا حَلَّتْ لِي إِنَّهَا لاَبْنَةُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ فَلاَ تَعْرِضْنَ عَلَىَّ بَنَاتِكُنَّ وَلاَ أَخَوَاتِكُنَّ ” .
Sunan an-Nasa’i: Book 26, Hadith 92
The above hadith is from the Sunan an-Nasa’i collection of hadiths. Ahmad ibn Shu’ayb al-Nasa’i, a master of hadith sciences, gifted the Muslim world with his seminal work, the Sunan an-Nasa’i, in the 9th century. This compilation is rightfully counted among the Kutub al-Sittah, the six books that are essential for any serious study of Sunni Islam. The text itself contains a vast repository of more than 5,700 hadiths, all focused on the documented words and deeds of the Prophet. The compiler’s renowned rigorous methodology ensured that only the most authentic reports were included, with weak or spurious narrations being systematically excluded. This scrupulous approach has earned the collection widespread acclaim as a model of authenticity.
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For more Hadith in Book 26: The Book of Marriage