Hadith 3287

The Prohibition Of Being Married To Both A Mother And Daughter

English source

Darussalam · Volume 4

26. The Book Of Marriage

Sunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation

Arabic source

Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 3285 ¦ الجزء: 6 ¦ الصفحة: 94

DarussalamSahîhAl-AlbaniSahih

Al-Albani source references (2)

صحيح وضعيف سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 3285 · Volume 7 · Page 357
Sahih
صحيح، انظر ما قبله (٣٢٨٤)
صحيح سنن النسائي (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 3078 · Volume 2 · Page 692
Sahih
(صحيح) - ق، انظر ما قبله.

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English translation

3287. It was narrated from Zainab bint Abî Salamah that Umm Ḥabībah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ said: "O Messenger of Allāh, marry the daughter of my father" – meaning her sister. The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Would you like that?" She said: "Yes; I do not have you all to myself, and I would like to share this goodness with my sister." The Prophet ﷺ said: "That is not permissible for me." Umm Ḥabībah said: "O Messenger of Allâh ﷻ, by Allâh, we have been saying that you want to marry Durrah bint Abî Salamah." He said: "The daughter of Umm Salamah?" I said: "Yes." He said: "By Allâh, even if she were not my stepdaughter who is in my care, she would not be permissible for me (to marry), because she is the daughter of my brother through breast-feeding. Thuwaibah breast-fed Abû Salamah and I. So do not offer your daughters or sisters to me in marriage." (Sahîh)

Arabic text

3285 - أَخْبَرَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَيَانٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، قَالَ: أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّ عُرْوَةَ بْنَ الزُّبَيْرِ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ أُمَّ حَبِيبَةَ، زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، أَنْكِحْ بِنْتَ أَبِي - تَعْنِي أُخْتَهَا - فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «وَتُحِبِّينَ ذَلِكِ؟» قَالَتْ: نَعَمْ، لَسْتُ لَكَ بِمُخْلِيَةٍ، وَأَحَبُّ مَنْ شَرِكَتْنِي فِي خَيْرٍ أُخْتِي؟ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَا يَحِلُّ» قَالَتْ أُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، وَاللَّهِ لَقَدْ تَحَدَّثْنَا أَنَّكَ تَنْكِحُ دُرَّةَ بِنْتَ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، فَقَالَ: «بِنْتُ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ؟» قَالَتْ أُمُّ حَبِيبَةَ: نَعَمْ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «فَوَاللَّهِ لَوْ أَنَّهَا لَمْ تَكُنْ رَبِيبَتِي فِي حَجْرِي مَا حَلَّتْ، إِنَّهَا لَابْنَةُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ، أَرْضَعَتْنِي وَأَبَا سَلَمَةَ ثُوَيْبَةُ، فَلَا تَعْرِضْنَ عَلَيَّ بَنَاتِكُنَّ وَلَا أَخَوَاتِكُنَّ»

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The purpose of the chapter is to demonstrate that it is forbidden to marry one's wife's daughter. It transpires from the outward phrasing of the chapter that it is forbidden to unite them both in marriage. Even if the wife dies, marriage with her daughter is forbidden. Likewise, contracting marriage with the wife's mother is not permissible in any circumstance, whether the wife is alive or dead.