Sunan Ibn Majah

Hadith 1902

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Effeminate Men

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Darussalam · Volume 3

9. The Chapters On Marriage

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الحديث: 1902 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 613

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1902. It was narrated from Umm Salamah that the Prophet ﷺ entered upon her, and he heard an effeminate man say to 'Abdullāh bin Abu Umayyah: "If Allāh enables you to conquer Tā'if tomorrow, I will show you a woman who comes in on four (rolls of fat) and goes out on eight." The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Throw them out of your houses." (Sahih)

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1902 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ زيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا، فَسَمِعَ مُخَنَّثًا وَهُوَ يَقُولُ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ: إِنْ يَفْتَحِ اللَّهُ الطَّائِفَ غَدًا، دَلَلْتُكَ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ تُقْبِلُ بِأَرْبَعٍ، وَتُدْبِرُ بِثَمَانٍ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ «أَخْرِجُوهُ مِنْ بُيُوتِكُمْ»

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The person who is born male, but wears the dress of women and adopts feminine behavior and imitation, should not be allowed to enter the home. Being a man who is imitating women is a type of curse. A stranger (who is not an immediate blood relative) or a hermaphrodite should not go to women freely, if it does happen the women should veil themselves.