Collection: Sunan al-Nasa'i

Sunan al-Nasa’i 18071

“I said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, how can I pay back the dues of the one who breast-fed me?’ He said: ‘By giving a male or female slave.’”

Sunan al-Nasa’i 18072

I married a woman, then a black woman came to us and said: I breast-fed you both. I went to the Prophet and said: I married so and so and a black woman came to me and said: I breast-fed you both. He turned away from me so I came to him from the other […]

Sunan al-Nasa’i 18073

“I met my maternal uncle who was carrying a flag (for an expedition) and I said: ‘Where are you going?’ He said: ‘The Messenger of Allah is sending me to a man who has married his father’s wife after he died, to strike his neck or kill him.’”

Sunan al-Nasa’i 18068

“I was thinking of forbidding Ghilah until I remembered that it is done by the Persians and Romans” -(one of the narrators) Ishaq said: “(They) do that -and it does not harm their children.”

Sunan al-Nasa’i 18069

“Why do you do that?” We said: “A man may have a wife, and he has intercourse with her, but he does not want her to get pregnant, or he may have a concubine, and he has intercourse with her, but he does not want her to get pregnant.” He said: “It does not make […]

Sunan al-Nasa’i 18070

“My wife is breast-feeding and I do not want her to get pregnant.” The Prophet said: “What has been decreed in the womb will come to be.”

Sunan al-Nasa’i 18065

“Salim has reached the age of manhood, and understands what men understand. He enters upon us, and I think that Abu Hudhaifah is not happy about that.” The Prophet said: “Breast-feed him, and you will become unlawful to him.” So she breast-fed him, and the displeasure of Abu Hudhaifah disappeared. She came back to him […]

Sunan al-Nasa’i 18066

“The rest of the wives of the Prophet refused for anyone to enter upon them on the basis of that type of breast-feeding, meaning breast-feeding of an adult. They said to ‘Aishah: ‘By Allah, we think that what the Messenger of Allah told Sahlah bint Suhail to do was a concession which was granted by […]

Sunan al-Nasa’i 18067

“The rest of the wives of the Prophet refused for anyone to enter upon them on the basis of that type of breast-feeding, meaning breast-feeding of an adult. They said to ‘Aishah: ‘By Allah, we think that this is a concession which the Messenger of Allah granted only to Salim. No one will enter upon […]