Darussalam · Volume 6
48. The Book Of Adornment, From As-Sunan[1]Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 5089 ¦ الجزء: 8 ¦ الصفحة: 142
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حسن حجاب المرأة المسلمة (٣٢)
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(حسن) -حجاب المرأة المسلمة ٣٢.
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5092. It was narrated from ‘Âishah’ that a woman reached out her hand (to give) a letter to the Prophet ﷺ, and he withdrew his hand. She said: “O Messenger of Allâh, I reached out my hand (to give you) a letter and you did not take it.” He said: “I did not know whether it was the hand of a woman or a man.” She said: “It is the hand of a woman.” He said: “If you were a woman, you would change your nails (by dyeing them) with Henna.” (Da’if). أَطْفَارَكَ بِالْحَنَاءِ.
5089 - أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا الْمُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُطِيعُ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ، حَدَّثَتْنَا صَفِيَّةُ بِنْتُ عِصْمَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةً، مَدَّتْ يَدَهَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِكِتَابٍ فَقَبَضَ يَدَهُ، فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، مَدَدْتُ يَدِي إِلَيْكَ بِكِتَابٍ فَلَمْ تَأْخُذْهُ، فَقَالَ: «إِنِّي لَمْ أَدْرِ أَيَدُ امْرَأَةٍ هِيَ أَوْ رَجُلٍ» قَالَتْ: بَلْ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ، قَالَ: «لَوْ كُنْتِ امْرَأَةً لَغَيَّرْتِ أَظْفَارَكِ بِالْحِنَّاءِ»
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[1] The author did not mention “hair”, nor is that in the narration; due to the sequence it appears that he intends: “dyeing the hair.”
1. 'Withdrew his hand from it, or he refrained from laying hand upon it': Lest it might be the hand of a woman, because Allâh's Messenger ﷺ never touched the hand of a marriageable woman. 2. 'You would change your nails with Henna': It is one issue that a woman should not keep her hands identical to those of men, but she should rather necessarily tint the entire hand or at least the tips of the fingers, so that distinction could be made. Otherwise, a mistake could be committed. It is a different thing that due to his having been extremely cautious, the Prophet ﷺ made no mistake. But his apprehension proved right. It, however, does not mean that if you had tainted your hands with Henna, I would not have withdrawn my hand.