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سنن ابن ماجه

Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1864

Read the original Arabic and English translation of this hadith from The Chapters on Marriage, with its chapter, grading, and reference kept together.

In-book entry
20

Chapter 9

Chapter context: Looking at a woman when wanting to marry her

باب النَّظَرِ إِلَى الْمَرْأَةِ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنْ حَجَّاجٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ، سَهْلِ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مَسْلَمَةَ، قَالَ خَطَبْتُ امْرَأَةً فَجَعَلْتُ أَتَخَبَّأُ لَهَا حَتَّى نَظَرْتُ إِلَيْهَا فِي نَخْلٍ لَهَا فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَتَفْعَلُ هَذَا وَأَنْتَ صَاحِبُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ يَقُولُ ‏

‏ إِذَا أَلْقَى اللَّهُ فِي قَلْبِ امْرِئٍ خِطْبَةَ امْرَأَةٍ فَلاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهَا ‏

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Translation

English translation

It was narrated that:

Muhammad bin Salamah said: “I proposed marriage to a woman, then I hid and waited to see her until I saw her among some date palm trees that belonged to her.” It was said to him: “Do you do such a thing when you are a companion of the Messenger of Allah?” He said: “I heard the Messenger of Allah saying: 'When Allah causes a man to propose to a woman, there is nothing wrong with him looking at her.' ”

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Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 1864 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 9, The Chapters on Marriage, as in-book entry 20 under the chapter “Looking at a woman when wanting to marry her.”

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Reference details

Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah
In-book entry
20

Source and grading notes

English : Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 1864 Arabic : Book 9, Hadith 1937

Al-Albani:
Sahih
Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
Sahih
Zubair Ali Zai:
Daif

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