(1) “Was” is omitted from A, B, S, H, and R. (2) B alone reads: “is not established.” (3) A, B, R, H, and S read: “gave as a dowry.” (4) In *Sunan Abī Dāwūd*, 2/316 (Book of Marriage, chapter on dowry), Abū al-Ajfā al-Sulamī reported: “Umar—may Allah have mercy on him—addressed us, saying: ‘Take heed: do not be excessive in women’s dowries. If this were an honor in this world or a mark of piety before Allah, the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—would have been more deserving of it than any of you. The Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—did not give any of his wives a dowry, nor was any of his daughters given a dowry, exceeding twelve *ūqiyyas*.’” Also, in the same book and chapter, 2/315–316, Abū Salama reported: “I asked Āisha—may Allah be pleased with her—about the Prophet’s dowry—peace and blessings be upon him. She replied: ‘Twelve *ūqiyyas* and one *nashsh*.’ I asked, ‘What is a *nashsh*?’ She replied, ‘Half an *ūqiyya*.’” See both reports in *Sunan Ibn Mājah*, 1/607 (Book of Marriage, chapter on women’s dowries), and *Sunan al-Dārimī*, 2/141 (Book of Marriage, chapter on the dowries of the Prophet’s wives and daughters—peace and blessings be upon him). See also Umar’s hadith in the *Musnad* (Maārif ed.), 1/227. Shaykh Ahmad Shākir—may Allah have mercy on him—said that its chain of transmission is sound and noted that it is narrated in the collections of Abū Dāwūd, al-Tirmidhī, al-Nasāī, Ibn Mājah, and al-Bayhaqī. Al-Tirmidhī said: “This is a *hasan sahīh* (fair and sound) hadith.” (5) In *Sunan Abī Dāwūd*, 2/316, it is reported from Umm Habība—may Allah be pleased with her—that she had been married to Ubayd Allah ibn Jahsh, who died in Abyssinia. The Negus then arranged her marriage to the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—gave her four thousand on his behalf, and sent her to the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—with Shurahbīl ibn Hasana. The hadith is also found in *Sunan al-Nasāī*, 6/97 (Book of Marriage, chapter on fairness in dowries), with the addition: “The Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—did not send her anything, while the dowry of his other wives was four hundred dirhams.” The hadith is also found in the *Musnad* (al-Halabī ed.), 6/427. (6) A and B read: “Whether this is established or not.” (7) A reads: “Thus, reducing [the dowry] suffices”; B reads: “Thus, reducing [the dowry].”