English translation
3206. It was narrated that 'Aṭā' said: "Aishah said: 'The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ did not die until women had been made lawful to him.'" [1] (Saḥīḥ)
Hadith 3206
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Darussalam · Volume 4
26. The Book Of MarriageSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 3204 ¦ الجزء: 6 ¦ الصفحة: 56
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 3204 · Volume 7 · Page 276
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صحيح الإسناد
- صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 3003 · Volume 2 · Page 674
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Arabic text
3204 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ: حَفِظْنَاهُ مِنْ عَمْرٍو، عَنْ عَطَاءٍ، قَالَ: قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ: «مَا مَاتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ حَتَّى أُحِلَّ لَهُ النِّسَاءُ»
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[1] See Al-Aḥzāb 33:50.
Commentary
When the pure wives of the Prophet ﷺ were proved absolutely successful in the above-mentioned test of volition, Allāh's Messenger ﷺ was prohibited from divorcing any of his wives, or taking any other wife in addition of them; 'with a view to underscore their esteemed rank.' But since the objective was not to impose any restriction upon the Prophet ﷺ, the objective was rather to highlight the sublimity of the pure wives of the Prophet ﷺ, after a little while, it was made clear that there is no restriction upon the Prophet ﷺ concerning the matter of marriage and divorce. You may retain whomever you wish, divorce whomever you want, and take in marriage whomever you desire. But Allāh's Messenger ﷺ did not make use of this choice. He ﷺ rather retained all his current wives and held them in high esteem.