Hadith 5211

To draw lots among one's wives when one intends to go on a journey (in order to take one of them with).

English source

Darussalam · Volume 7

67 - THE BOOK OF AN-NIKĀH(The Wedlock)

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

Arabic source

Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 5211 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 33

DarussalamNot foundAl-AlbaniNot found

View bookmarks

Select a passage to highlight it. Click or tap a highlight to remove it.

English translation

5211. Narrated al-Qāsim: 'Aishah رضي الله عنها said that whenever the Prophet ﷺ intended to go on a journey, he drew lots among his wives (so as to take one of them along with him). During one of his journeys the lot fell on 'Aishah and Hafsa. When night fell the Prophet ﷺ would ride beside 'Aishah and talk with her. One night Hafsa said to 'Aishah, "Won't you ride my camel tonight and I ride yours, so that you may see (me) and I see (you) (in new situation)?" 'Aishah said, "Yes (I agree)." So 'Aishah rode, and then the Prophet ﷺ came towards 'Aishah's camel on which Hafsa was riding. He greeted Hafsa and then proceeded (beside her) till they dismounted (on the way). 'Aishah missed him, and so, when they dismounted, she put her legs in the Idhkhir and said, "O Lord (Allāh)! Send a scorpion or a snake to bite me for I am not to blame him (the Prophet ﷺ)."

Arabic text

5211 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الوَاحِدِ بْنُ أَيْمَنَ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنِ القَاسِمِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، " أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ إِذَا خَرَجَ أَقْرَعَ بَيْنَ نِسَائِهِ، فَطَارَتِ القُرْعَةُ لِعَائِشَةَ وَحَفْصَةَ، وَكَانَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا كَانَ بِاللَّيْلِ سَارَ مَعَ عَائِشَةَ يَتَحَدَّثُ، فَقَالَتْ حَفْصَةُ: أَلاَ تَرْكَبِينَ اللَّيْلَةَ بَعِيرِي وَأَرْكَبُ بَعِيرَكِ، تَنْظُرِينَ وَأَنْظُرُ؟ فَقَالَتْ: بَلَى، فَرَكِبَتْ، فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِلَى جَمَلِ عَائِشَةَ وَعَلَيْهِ حَفْصَةُ، فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيْهَا، ثُمَّ سَارَ حَتَّى نَزَلُوا، وَافْتَقَدَتْهُ عَائِشَةُ، فَلَمَّا نَزَلُوا جَعَلَتْ رِجْلَيْهَا بَيْنَ الإِذْخِرِ، وَتَقُولُ: يَا رَبِّ سَلِّطْ عَلَيَّ عَقْرَبًا أَوْ حَيَّةً تَلْدَغُنِي، وَلاَ أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَقُولَ لَهُ شَيْئًا "

My commentary

Personal notes

Your commentary saves automatically in this browser, separate from the published commentary. It stays private unless you include it in a shared study file.