The Book of Suckling

Book 17 of 57 · Sahih Muslim

84 hadith Hadith 3445–3528 Sunni
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Book 17 of 57

The Book of Suckling

Sahih Muslim

84 hadith Hadith 3445–3528 Sunni

About This Book

Compiled during the 837–875 CE period by ibn al-Hajjaj.

The Book of Suckling is book 17 of 57 in Sahih Muslim, containing 84 hadith.

Geography

This collection was compiled primarily in Nishapur (Naysabur), Khorasan.

Narrators in This Book

This book features 18 narrators in its chains of transmission. The most frequently cited are 'Aisha and 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas, Abu Hurairah, Jabir, Umm Fadl Lubaba bint al-Harith, Umm Salamah.

Hadith in This Book 84 hadith

1 3445 Sahih
Allah's Messenger, he is the person who seeks permission to enter your house, whereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: I think he is so and so (uncle of Hafsa by reason of…
2 3446 Sahih
"What becomes unlawful through breastfeeding is that which becomes unlawful through birth."
3 3447 Sahih
The above hadith is narrated through another chain.
4 3448 Sahih
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that Aflah, the brother of Abu'l-Qu'ais, who was her uncle by reason of fosterage, came, and asked her permission (to enter the house)…
5 3449 Sahih
There came to me Aflah b. Abu Qulais, my uncle by reason of fosterage; the rest of the hadith is the same (but with this) addition:" I ('A'isha) said (to the Holy Prophet): It was…
6 3450 Sahih
By Allah, I would not permit Aflah unless I have solicited the opinion of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) for Abu Qulais has not suckled me, but his wife has given me suck. 'A'isha' (Allah…
7 3451 Sahih
There came Aflah, the brother of Abu'l Qulais (Allah be pleased with him), and sought permission from her, the rest of the hadith is the same (except for the words that the Holy…
8 3452 Sahih
My foster uncle came to me and sought permission (to enter the house), but I refused him permission until I had solicited the opinion of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). When Allah's…
9 3453 Sahih
" The brother of Abu'l-Qu'ais sought permission from her ('A'isha) (to enter the house). The rest is the same.
10 3454 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters but with a slight variation of words.
11 3455 Sahih
My foster-uncle Abu'l Ja'd (kunya of Aflah) sought permission from me, which I refused. (Hisham said to me that Abu'l-Ja'd was in fact Abu'l-Qu'ais). When Allah's Apostle (ﷺ)…
12 3456 Sahih
Don't observe veil from him for he is Mahram (one with whom marriage cannot be contracted) on account of fosterage as one is Mahram on account of consanguinity.
13 3457 Sahih
Aflah b. Qu'ais sought permission from me (to enter the house), but I refused to grant him the permission, and he sent me (the message saying): I am your uncle (in the sense) that…
14 3458 Sahih
Messenger of Allah, why is it that you select (your wife) from among the Quraish, but you ignore us (the nearest of the kin)? Thereupon he said: Have you anything for me (a…
15 3459 Sahih
A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of A'mash with the same chain of transmitters.
16 3460 Sahih
It was proposed that he (the Holy Prophet) be married to the daughter of Hamza, whereupon he said: She is not lawful for me for she is the daughter of my foster-brother, and that…
17 3461 Sahih
A hadith like this is narrated on the authority of Hammam, Sa'id, Bishr b 'Umar, but with a small variation of words.
18 3462 Sahih
It was said to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): Is not the daughter of Hamza a suitable match for you? Or it was said: Why don't you propose to marry the daughter of Hamza, the son of…
19 3463 Sahih
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came to me and I said to him: Have you any inclination towards my the daughter of Abu Sufyan? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Then what should I do? I said:…
20 3464 Sahih
This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Hisham with the same chain of transmitters.
21 3465 Sahih
Messenger of Allah, marry my sister 'Azza, whereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Do you like it? She said: Yes, Messenger of Allah, I am not the exclusive wife of yours, and I…
22 3466 Sahih
The above hadith is narratted through other chains except they did not mention 'Azza like the chain of Yazid Bin Abi Habib.
23 3467 Sahih
One suckling or two do not make (marriage) unlawful.
24 3468 Sahih
A bedouin came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) when he was in my house and said: Allah's Apostle, I have had a wife and I married another besides her, and my first wife claimed that she…
25 3469 Sahih
Allah's Apostle, does one suckling make the (marriage) unlawful? He said: No.
26 3470 Sahih
Being suckled once or twice, or one suckling or two, do not make marriage unlawful.
27 3471 Sahih
In the narration transmitted on the authority of Ibn Bishr there is a mention of two sucklings and Ibn Abu Shaiba has narrated it with a small variation of wording.
28 3472 Sahih
One or two sucklings do not make (the marriage) unlawful.
29 3473 Sahih
Does one suckling make (the marriage) unlawful? He said: No.
30 3474 Sahih
'A'isha (Allah be pleased with, her) reported that it had been revealed in the Holy Qur'an that ten clear sucklings make the marriage unlawful, then it was abrogated (and…
31 3475 Sahih
There was revealed in the Holy Qur'an ten clear sucklings, and then five clear (sucklings).
32 3476 Sahih
Ahadith like this is transmitted by 'A'isha through another chain of narrators.
33 3477 Sahih
Messengerof Allah, I see on the face of Abu Hudhaifa (signs of disgust) on entering of Salim (who is an ally) into (our house), whereupon Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: Suckle him. She…
34 3478 Sahih
Salim has attained (purbety) as men attain, and he understands what they understand, and he enters our house freely, I, however, perceive that something (rankles) in the heart of…
35 3479 Sahih
Messenger of Allah, Salim (the freed slave of Abu Hudhaifa) is living with us in our house, and he has attained (puberty) as men attain it and has acquired knowledge (of the sex…
36 3480 Sahih
A young boy who is at the threshold of puberty comes to you. I, however, do not like that he should come to me, whereupon 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) said: Don't you see…
37 3481 Sahih
I heard Umm Salama, the wife of Allah's Apostle (may peace be upon himy, saying to 'A'isha: By Allah, I do not like to be seen by a young boy who has passed the period of…
38 3482 Sahih
By Allah, we do not find this but a sort of concession given by Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) only for Salim, and no one was ging to be allowed to enter (our houses) with this type of…
39 3483 Sahih
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) visited me when a man was sitting near me, and he seemed to disapprove of that. And I saw signs of anger on his face and I said: Messenger of Allah, he is my…
40 3484 Sahih
This hadith is narrated on the authority of Abu al-Ahwas with another chain of transmitters and a slight variation of words.
41 3485 Sahih
" And women already married, except those whom your right hands possess (iv. 24)" (i. e. they were lawful for them when their 'Idda period came to an end).
42 3486 Sahih
Except what your right hands possess out of them are lawful for you; and he did not mention" when their 'idda period comes to an end".
43 3487 Sahih
They took captives (women) on the day of Autas who had their husbands. They were afraid (to have sexual intercourse with them) when this verse was revealed:" And women already…
44 3488 Sahih
Likewise, the above hadith has been narrated through another chain.
45 3489 Sahih
Qatada reported a hadith like this with the same chain of transmitters.
46 3490 Sahih
Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas and Abd b. Zam'a (Allah be pleased with them) disputed with each other over a young boy. Sa'd said: Messenger of Allah, he is the son of my brother 'Utba b. Abu…
47 3491 Sahih
The child is attributed to him on whose bed he is born; but they did not mention this:" For a fornicator there is stoning."
48 3492 Sahih
The child is to be attributed to one on whose bed he is born, and for a fornicator there is stoning.
49 3493 Sahih
A hadith like this is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira.
50 3494 Sahih
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) visited me looking pleased as if his face was glistening and said: Did you see that Mujazziz cast a glance at Zaid b. Haritha and Usama b. Zaid, and (then)…
51 3495 Sahih
One day Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) visited me looking pleased and he said: 'A'isha, don't you see Mujazziz al-Mudliji? (He) entered (my house) and saw Usama and Zaid with a rug over them…
52 3496 Sahih
A physiognomist visited (our house) and Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was present, and Usama b. Zaid and Zaid b. Haritha were both lying asleep, and he (the physiognomist), said: These…
53 3497 Sahih
Mujazziz was a physiognomist.
54 3498 Sahih
There is no lack of estimation on the part of your husband for you. If you wish I can stay with you for a week, but in case I stay with you for a week, then I shall have to stay…
55 3499 Sahih
There is no lack of estimation for you on the part of your husband. So if you desire I can spend a week with you, and if you like I may spend three (nights). and then I will visit…
56 3500 Sahih
If you so desire, I can extend the time (of my stay) with you, but then I shall have to calculate the time (that I stay with you and shall have to spend the same time with other…
57 3501 Sahih
A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of Ibn Humaid.
58 3502 Sahih
If you desire that I spend a week with you, I shall have to spend a week with my (other) wives, and if spend a week with you, I shall have to spend a week with my (other) wives.
59 3503 Sahih
When anyone who has already a wife marries virgin, he should stay with her for seven nights (and then turn to his other wife), but when anyone having a virgin with him (as his…
60 3504 Sahih
It is the Sunnah to stay with a virgin (after having married her) for a week. Khalid (one of the narrators) said: If wish I can say that it can be traced up to the Prophet (ﷺ).
61 3505 Sahih
It is Zainab. Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) withdrew his hand. There was an altercation between the two until their voices became loud (and it was at that time) when Iqama was pronounced…
62 3506 Sahih
Never did I find any woman more loving to me than Sauda bint Zam'a. I wished I could be exactly like her who was passionate. As she became old, she had made over her day (which…
63 3507 Sahih
When Sauda became old (the rest of the hadith is the same) and in the narration of Sharik there is an addition (of these words:" She was the first woman whom he (Allah's Apostle)…
64 3508 Sahih
I felt jealous of the women who offered themselves to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said: Then when Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, revealed this:" You may defer any one of them you…
65 3509 Sahih
Does the woman not feel shy of offering herself to a man? Then Allah the Exalted and Glorious revealed this verse:" You may defer any of them you wish and take to yourself any you…
66 3510 Sahih
This is the wife of Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) ; so when you lift her bier, do not shake her or disturb her, but be gentle, for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had nine wives, with eight of whom…
67 3511 Sahih
Ibn Juraij narrated a hadith with the same chain of transmitters, and she (Hadrat Maimuna) was the last of them to die at Medina.
68 3512 Sahih
A woman may be married for four reasons: for her property, her status. her beauty and her religion, so try to get one who is religious, may your hand be besmeared with dust.
69 3513 Sahih
I married a woman during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (may peace be. upon him). I met the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), whereupon he said: Jabir, have you married? I said: Yes. He…
70 3514 Sahih
I married a woman, whereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to me: Have you married? I said: Yes. He said: Is it a virgin or a previously married one (widow or divorced)? I said: With…
71 3515 Sahih
'Abdullah died and he left (behind him) nine or seven daughters. I married a woman who had been previously married. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said to me: Jabir, have you married? I…
72 3516 Sahih
Jabir, have you married? The rest of the hadith is the same up to (the words):" The woman would look after them and comb them." He (Allah's Messenger), said: You did well. But no…
73 3517 Sahih
We were with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in an expedition. When we returned I urged my camel to move quickly as it was slow. There met me a rider from behind me and he goaded it with an…
74 3518 Sahih
I went out with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) on an expedition, but my camel delayed me. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came to me and said to me: Jabir, I said: Yes. Allah's Messenger, (here I am…
75 3519 Sahih
We were with Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in a journey, and I was riding a camel meant for carrying water and it lagged behind all persons. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) hit it or goaded it (I…
76 3520 Sahih
The whole world is a provision, and the best object of benefit of the world is the pious woman.
77 3521 Sahih
Woman is like a rib. When you attempt to straighten it, you would break it. And if you leave her alone you would benefit by her, and crookedness will remain in her.
78 3522 Sahih
A hadith like this is reported by another chain of narrators.
79 3523 Sahih
Woman has been created from a rib and will in no way be straightened for you; so if you wish to benefit by her, benefit by her while crookedness remains in her. And if you attempt…
80 3524 Sahih
He who believes in Allah and the Hereafter, if he witnesses any matter he should talk in good terms about it or keep quiet. Act kindly towards woman, for woman is created from a…
81 3525 Sahih
A believing man should not hate a believing woman; if he dislikes one of her characteristics, he will be pleased with another.
82 3526 Sahih
A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him).
83 3527 Sahih
Had it not been for Eve, woman would have never acted unfaithfully towards her husband.
84 3528 Sahih
These are some of the ahadith which Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) narrated to us from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and one of these (this one): Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Had…