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1908. It was narrated that Anas bin Mālik said: "I never saw the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ give a wedding feast for any of his wives like the feast he gave for Zainab, for which he slaughtered a sheep." (Sahih)
Hadith 1908
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Darussalam · Volume 3
9. The Chapters On MarriageSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 1908 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 615
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Source no. 1908 · Volume 4 · Page 408
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (١٩٤٥) ، الآداب (٦٩)
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1908 - حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ الْبُنَانِيِّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: «مَا رَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَوْلَمَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مِنْ نِسَائِهِ مَا أَوْلَمَ عَلَى زَيْنَبَ، فَإِنَّهُ ذَبَحَ شَاةً»
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a. Zainab the daughter of Jahsh, the Mother of the Believers, was the daughter of the paternal aunt of Allāh's Messenger ﷺ; her mother was Umaymah the daughter of Abdul-Muttalib. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ married her to his freed slave Zaid bin Hārithah ﷺ. But they could not get on, and the divorce took place. Allāh ﷺ Himself married her to the Messenger ﷺ through the revelation after the waiting period had passed. b. Taking a loan for the Walimah (wedding feast) and to bear the burden of debt for no reason is not right; one should make affordable arrangement for the Walimah. c. No Hadith shows the mention of a gathering for the feast to take place at the bride's residence, or for any arrangement of food by the family of the bride; it is merely a custom, which has no relation with the Shari'ah and religious teachings.