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سنن النسائي

Sunan an-Nasa'i Hadith 5089

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In-book entry
50

Chapter 18

Chapter context: Women Dyeing

باب الْخِضَابِ لِلنِّسَاءِ ‏‏

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

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 صلى الله عليه وسلم 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 ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

English translation

It was narrated from 'Aishah that:

A woman reached out her hand (to give) a letter to the Prophet (ﷺ) [ﷺ], and he withdrew his hand. She said: "O Messenger of Allah, 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)."

About this reference

Where is this hadith found?

This is Hadith 5089 in Sunan an-Nasa'i. It appears in Book 49, The Book of Adornment, as in-book entry 50 under the chapter “Women Dyeing.”

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Reference details

Collection
Sunan an-Nasa'i
In-book entry
50

Source and grading notes

Sunan an-Nasa'i 5089 In-book : Book 48, Hadith 50 English translation : Vol. 6, Book 48, Hadith 5092

Abu Ghuddah:
Hasan
Al-Albani:
Hasan
Zubair Ali Zai:
Daif

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