Darussalam · Volume 3
9. The Chapters On MarriageSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1883 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 606
Source no. 1883 · Volume 4 · Page 383
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (١٨٩٥)
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1883. It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ forbade Shighâr. Shighâr is when a man says to another man: 'Marry your daughter or sister to me, on condition that I will marry my daughter or sister to you,' and they do not give any dower (i.e., neither of them give the other the dower)." (Sahih)
1883 - حَدَّثَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: " نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَنِ الشِّغَارِ، وَالشِّغَارُ أَنْ يَقُولَ الرَّجُلُ لِلرَّجُلِ: زَوِّجْنِي ابْنَتَكَ أَوْ أُخْتَكَ، عَلَى أَنْ أُزَوِّجَكَ ابْنَتِي أَوْ أُخْتِي، وَلَيْسَ بَيْنَهُمَا صَدَاقٌ "
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a. Nikâh Shighâr or "Exchange Marriages" are the same thing, which are known in parts of Pakistan by the name of 'Watta Satta'; its explanation has been mentioned in the narration. b. In the pre-Islamic period, the dowry was not fixed in case of Nikâh Shighâr, neither was it paid equal to the dowry of other women. In fact a woman was exchanged for a woman. In these days, although the dowry is fixed, but the flaws and defects of the ancient system still remain; the revenge of mistreatment by a man is often incorrectly taken by mistreating his daughter or sister.