English translation
2985. 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib bin Rabī'ah bin Al-Ḥārith bin 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib narrated that his father, Rabī'ah bin Al-Ḥārith, and 'Abbās bin 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib said to 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib bin Rabī'ah and Al-Faḍl bin 'Abbās: "Go to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ and say to him: 'O Messenger of Allāh, we have reached the age, as you can see, and we want to get married. O Messenger of Allāh, you are the kindest of people and you are the best in upholding the ties of kinship. Our fathers do not have anything with which to pay the Mahr for us, so appoint us, O Messenger of Allāh, to collect the Ṣadaqāt, and we will give you what the other employees give you and we will benefit from it as well.'" 'Alī bin Abī Ṭālib came while we were there, and he said to us: "No, by Allāh, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ will not appoint either of you in charge of the Ṣadaqah." Rabī'ah said to him: "This is what you want; you have attained a relationship with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ through marriage, and we do not begrudge you for it." 'Alī spread out his Ridā' and lay down upon it, and said: "I am Abū Ḥasan and I know what is going to happen, by Allāh, and I shall not leave until your sons come back to you with the answer to the question that you were sent to the Prophet ﷺ." 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib said: "Al-Faḍl and I went, and arrived at the time when Zuhr prayer was about to begin, so we prayed with the
people, then Al-Faḍl and I hastened to the door of the Prophet's apartment; that day he was staying in the house of Zainab bint Jahsh. We stood at the door, until the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ came and took hold of my ear, and the ear of Al-Faḍl, then he said: 'Tell me what is on your mind.' Then he went in and gave permission to Al-Faḍl and I to enter, so we entered, and urged each other to speak for a while, then I spoke to him, or Al-Faḍl spoke — 'Abdullāh (one of the narrators) was uncertain about that — and he spoke of what our fathers had told us to speak about. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ remained silent for a while, then he looked up towards the ceiling of the house for so long, that we thought he would not answer us, and we saw Zainab gesturing from behind the curtain with her hand, telling us not to be hasty, and that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ was thinking about our request. Then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ lowered his head and said to us: 'This Sadaqah is no more than the dirt of the people, and it is not permissible for Muḥammad or the family of Muḥammad. Call Nawfal bin Al-Ḥārith for me.' So Nawfal bin Al-Ḥārith was called for him, and he said: 'O Nawfal, give your daughter in marriage to 'Abdul-Muṭṭalib.' So Nawfal gave his daughter in marriage to me. Then the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Call Maḥmiyah bin Jaz' for me.'" He
was a man of Banū Zubaid, whom the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ had appointed in charge of the Khumus. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said to Maḥmiyah: 'Give your daughter in marriage to Al-Faḍl.' So he gave his daughter in marriage to him. Then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: 'Go and pay their Mahr from the Khumus, such and such'" 'Abdullāh bin Al-Ḥārith did not mention the amount of the dowry. (Ṣaḥīḥ)
Arabic text
2985 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَنْبَسَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ ابْنِ نَوْفَلٍ الْهَاشِمِيُّ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنَ رَبِيعَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ رَبِيعَةَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ، وَعَبَّاسَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ، قَالَا لِعَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ بْنِ رَبِيعَةَ، وَلِلْفَضْلِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: ائْتِيَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقُولَا لَهُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، قَدْ بَلَغْنَا مِنَ السِّنِّ مَا تَرَى، وَأَحْبَبْنَا أَنْ نَتَزَوَّجَ وَأَنْتَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَبَرُّ النَّاسِ، وَأَوْصَلُهُمْ، وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَ أَبَوَيْنَا مَا يُصْدِقَانِ عَنَّا، فَاسْتَعْمِلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلَى الصَّدَقَاتِ، فَلْنُؤَدِّ إِلَيْكَ مَا يُؤَدِّي الْعُمَّالُ، وَلْنُصِبْ مَا كَانَ فِيهَا مِنْ مَرْفَقٍ، قَالَ: فَأَتَى عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ، وَنَحْنُ عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ، فَقَالَ لَنَا: رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «لَا، وَاللَّهِ لَا نَسْتَعْمِلُ مِنْكُمْ أَحَدًا عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ» ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَبِيعَةُ، هَذَا مِنْ أَمْرِكَ قَدْ نِلْتَ صِهْرَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَلَمْ نَحْسُدْكَ عَلَيْهِ، فَأَلْقَى عَلِيٌّ رِدَاءَهُ، ثُمَّ اضْطَجَعَ عَلَيْهِ، فَقَالَ: أَنَا أَبُو حَسَنٍ الْقَرْمُ، وَاللَّهِ لَا أَرِيمُ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَيْكُمَا ابْنَايَ بِجَوَابِ مَا بَعَثْتُمَا بِهِ، إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبِ: فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَنَا، وَالْفَضْلُ إِلَى بَابِ حُجْرَةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، حَتَّى نُوَافِقَ صَلَاةَ الظُّهْرِ قَدْ قَامَتْ فَصَلَّيْنَا مَعَ النَّاسِ، ثُمَّ أَسْرَعْتُ أَنَا، وَالْفَضْلُ إِلَى بَابِ حُجْرَةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَهُوَ يَوْمَئِذٍ عِنْدَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ فَقُمْنَا بِالْبَابِ حَتَّى أَتَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَخَذَ بِأُذُنِي وَأُذُنِ الْفَضْلِ، ثُمَّ قَالَ: «أَخْرِجَا مَا تُصَرِّرَانِ»، ثُمَّ دَخَلَ فَأَذِنَ لِي وَلِلْفَضْلِ، فَدَخَلْنَا فَتَوَاكَلْنَا الْكَلَامَ قَلِيلًا، ثُمَّ كَلَّمْتُهُ - أَوْ كَلَّمَهُ الْفَضْلُ، قَدْ شَكَّ فِي ذَلِكَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ - قَالَ: كَلَّمَهُ بِالْأَمْرِ الَّذِي أَمَرَنَا بِهِ أَبَوَانَا، فَسَكَتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ سَاعَةً، وَرَفَعَ بَصَرَهُ قِبَلَ سَقْفِ الْبَيْتِ، حَتَّى طَالَ عَلَيْنَا أَنَّهُ لَا يَرْجِعُ إِلَيْنَا شَيْئًا، حَتَّى رَأَيْنَا زَيْنَبَ تَلْمَعُ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْحِجَابِ بِيَدِهَا، تُرِيدُ أَنْ لَا تَعْجَلَا، وَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي أَمْرِنَا، ثُمَّ خَفَضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأْسَهُ، فَقَالَ لَنَا: «إِنَّ هَذِهِ الصَّدَقَةَ، إِنَّمَا هِيَ أَوْسَاخُ النَّاسِ، وَإِنَّهَا لَا تَحِلُّ لِمُحَمَّدٍ، وَلَا لِآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، ادْعُوا لِي نَوْفَلَ بْنَ الْحَارِثِ»، فَدُعِيَ لَهُ نَوْفَلُ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ، فَقَالَ: «يَا نَوْفَلُ، أَنْكِحْ عَبْدَ الْمُطَّلِبِ»، فَأَنْكَحَنِي نَوْفَلٌ، ثُمَّ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «ادْعُوا لِي مَحْمِئَةَ بْنَ جَزْءٍ» وَهُوَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي زُبَيْدٍ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ اسْتَعْمَلَهُ عَلَى الْأَخْمَاسِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِمَحْمِئَةَ: «أَنْكِحْ الْفَضْلَ» فَأَنْكَحَهُ، ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «قُمْ فَأَصْدِقْ عَنْهُمَا مِنَ الخُمُسِ كَذَا وَكَذَا» لَمْ يُسَمِّهِ لِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَارِثِ
