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A Woman Doing Istikhārah If She Receives A Proposal Of Marriage

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Darussalam · Volume 4

26. The Book Of Marriage

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الحديث: 3251 ¦ الجزء: 6 ¦ الصفحة: 79

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3253. It was narrated that Anas said: "When the Tiddah of Zainab was over, the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said to Zaid: 'Propose marriage to her on my behalf.' Zaid went and said: O Zainab, rejoice, for the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ has sent me to you to propose marriage on his behalf." She said: 'I will not do anything until I consult my Lord.' She went to her prayer place and Qur'ān was revealed, then the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ came and entered upon her without any formalities." (Sahih)

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3251 - أَخْبَرَنَا سُوَيْدُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، قَالَ: أَنْبَأَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ: لَمَّا انْقَضَتْ عِدَّةُ زَيْنَبَ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِزَيْدٍ: «اذْكُرْهَا عَلَيَّ»، قَالَ زَيْدٌ: فَانْطَلَقْتُ، فَقُلْتُ: يَا زَيْنَبُ أَبْشِرِي، أَرْسَلَنِي إِلَيْكِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَذْكُرُكِ، فَقَالَتْ: مَا أَنَا بِصَانِعَةٍ شَيْئًا حَتَّى أَسْتَأْمِرَ رَبِّي، فَقَامَتْ إِلَى مَسْجِدِهَا، وَنَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ، وَجَاءَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَدَخَلَ بِغَيْرِ أَمْرٍ

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Zainab had already been married to Zaid bin Harithah, but it turned out to be discordant or disharmonious. Ultimately, it reached the point of divorce. Zaid was the Prophet's ﷺ adopted son. Earlier, a Command had descended that an adopted son in reality is not a son. Allāh, Most High, Willed to promulgate this Command practically. Hence, Allāh, Most High, commanded the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ to take Zainab ﷺ in marriage if Zaid ﷺ divorces her, so that it might become practically evident that an adopted son is not one's son in actuality.