Sahih al-Bukhari

Hadith 5107

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"(It is prohibited to have) two sisters in wedlock (as wives) at the same time, except for what has already passed." (V.4:23)

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Darussalam · Volume 7

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

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الحديث: 5107 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 11

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5107. Narrated Umm Ḥabība: I said, "O Allāh's Messenger! Marry my sister, the daughter of Abū Sufyān." He said, "Do you like that?" I said, "Yes, for even now I am not your only wife; and the most beloved person to share the good with me is my sister." The Prophet ﷺ said, "But that is not lawful for me (i.e., to be married to two sisters at a time.)" I said, "O Allāh's Messenger! By Allāh, we have heard that you want to marry Durra, the daughter of Abū Salama." He said, "You mean the daughter of Umm Salama?" I said, "Yes." He said, "By Allāh! Even if she were not my step-daughter, she would not be lawful for me to marry, for she is my foster niece, for Thuwaiba has suckled me and Abū Salama; so you should neither present your daughters nor your sisters to me."

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5107 - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يُوسُفَ، حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ: أَنَّ عُرْوَةَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ أُمَّ حَبِيبَةَ، قَالَتْ: قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، انْكِحْ أُخْتِي بِنْتَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ: «وَتُحِبِّينَ؟» قُلْتُ: نَعَمْ، لَسْتُ لَكَ بِمُخْلِيَةٍ، وَأَحَبُّ مَنْ شَارَكَنِي فِي خَيْرٍ أُخْتِي، فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : «إِنَّ ذَلِكِ لاَ يَحِلُّ لِي»، قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، فَوَاللَّهِ إِنَّا لَنَتَحَدَّثُ أَنَّكَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَنْكِحَ دُرَّةَ بِنْتَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ: «بِنْتَ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ»، فَقُلْتُ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ: «فَوَاللَّهِ لَوْ لَمْ تَكُنْ فِي حَجْرِي مَا حَلَّتْ لِي، إِنَّهَا لاَبْنَةُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ، أَرْضَعَتْنِي وَأَبَا سَلَمَةَ ثُوَيْبَةُ، فَلاَ تَعْرِضْنَ عَلَيَّ بَنَاتِكُنَّ وَلاَ أَخَوَاتِكُنَّ»

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    (1) (H. 5106) This means that the daughter of Umm Salama was the foster suckling niece of the Prophet ﷺ.