Sahih al-Bukhari 4573

Book 65: Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)) · Hadith 95

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُوسَى، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّ رَجُلاً، كَانَتْ لَهُ يَتِيمَةٌ فَنَكَحَهَا، وَكَانَ لَهَا عَذْقٌ، وَكَانَ يُمْسِكُهَا عَلَيْهِ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهَا مِنْ نَفْسِهِ شَىْءٌ فَنَزَلَتْ فِيهِ ‏{‏وَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَنْ لاَ تُقْسِطُوا فِي الْيَتَامَى‏}‏ أَحْسِبُهُ قَالَ كَانَتْ شَرِيكَتَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ الْعَذْقِ وَفِي مَالِهِ‏.‏

Narrated Aisha:There was an orphan (girl) under the care of a man. He married her and she owned a date palm (garden). He married her just because of that and not because he loved her. So the Divine Verse came regarding his case: "If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls..." (4.3) The sub-narrator added: I think he (i.e. another sub-narrator) said, "That orphan girl was his partner in that datepalm (garden) and in his property

Aisha bataati hain: Ek yateem ladki ek shaks ki nigrani mein thi. Usne us ladki se nikaah kar liya, jiske paas khajoor ka ek baagh tha. Usne sirf isi (maal) ki wajah se nikaah kiya, us se mohabbat ki wajah se nahi. Isper Allah ki Aayat naazil hui: 'Agar tumhe dar ho ke tum yateem ladkiyon ke saath insaaf nahi kar sakoge...' (4:3) Ravi kehte hain, 'Mera khayaal hai ke wo yateem ladki us shaks ki us khajoor ke baagh aur uski milkiyat mein saajhedaar thi.'

Sahih al-Bukhari 4573 · Book 65, Hadith 95

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