Minhaj as-Sunnah - Ibn Taimiya - (8/121)

Minhaj as-SunnahIbn Taimiya

al-Mustaliq, in the share allotted to Thābit ibn Qays ibn Shammās, (* [or a cousin of his] (1). She entered into an agreement to purchase her freedom. She was a strikingly beautiful woman, pleasing to behold (2) [and she caught the eye. Ā'isha said] (3): She came to ask the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—for help with purchasing her freedom. When she stood at the door and I saw her, I disliked her presence, knowing that the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—would see in her what I had seen.

She said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I am Juwayriya bint al-Hārith. What has happened (4) to me is no secret to you. I was allotted to Thābit ibn Qays ibn Shammās *) (5), and I have entered into an agreement to purchase my freedom. I have come to you for help (6).’

The Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—said to her, ‘Would you like something better than that?’

She asked, ‘What is it, O Messenger of Allah?’

He said, ‘I will pay the sum required to purchase your freedom and marry you.’

She replied, ‘I accept.’ When word spread that the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—had married Juwayriya, the people released the captives they held and set them free, saying, ‘They are relatives of the Messenger of Allah—peace and blessings be upon him—by marriage.’

She said: We have never seen [a woman] (7) who brought greater blessings to her people than she did;

(1) The phrase “or a cousin of his” occurs only in (B); it also appears in Sunan Abī Dāwūd. (2) The phrase “she was pleasing to behold” is omitted from (S) and (B); it appears neither in Sunan Abī Dāwūd nor in al-Musnad. (3) The phrase “she caught the eye. Ā’isha said” occurs only in (B); it also appears in Sunan Abī Dāwūd. (4) (B): wa-anā kāna; Sunan Abī Dāwūd: wa-innamā kāna (“and it was only …”). (5) The passage between the two asterisks is omitted from (S). (6) (B): “I came so that you would help me”; Sunan Abī Dāwūd: “I came to ask you for help with my manumission contract.” (7) “A woman” is omitted from (N), (M), and (S); it appears in (B) and Sunan Abī Dāwūd.

الْمُصْطَلِقِ فِي سَهْمِ ثَابِتِ بْنِ قَيْسِ بْنِ شَمَّاسٍ، (* [أَوِ ابْنِ عَمٍّ لَهُ] (١) .، فَكَاتَبَتْ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا، وَكَانَتِ امْرَأَةً مَلَّاحَةً لَهَا فِي الْعَيْنِ حَظٌّ (٢) [تَأْخُذُهَا الْعَيْنُ. قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ] (٣) .: فَجَاءَتْ تَسْأَلُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فِي كِتَابَتِهَا، فَلَمَّا قَامَتْ عَلَى الْبَابِ فَرَأَيْتُهَا كَرِهْتُ مَكَانَهَا، وَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - سَيَرَى مِنْهَا مِثْلَ الَّذِي رَأَيْتُ، فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَنَا جُوَيْرِيَةُ بِنْتُ الْحَارِثِ، وَإِنَّهُ كَانَ (٤) مِنْ أَمْرِي مَا لَا يَخْفَى عَلَيْكَ، وَإِنِّي وَقَعْتُ فِي سَهْمِ ثَابِتِ بْنِ قَيْسِ بْنِ شَمَّاسٍ *) (٥) .، وَإِنِّي كَاتَبْتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي، وَجِئْتُكَ تُعِينُنِي (٦) . فَقَالَ لَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " فَهَلْ لَكِ فِيمَا هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكِ؟ " قَالَتْ: وَمَا هُوَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَ: " أُؤَدِّي عَنْكِ كِتَابَتَكِ وَأَتَزَوَّجُكِ " قَالَتْ: قَدْ فَعَلْتُ. فَلَمَّا تَسَامَعَ النَّاسُ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - قَدْ تَزَوَّجَ جُوَيْرِيَةَ أَرْسَلُوا مَا فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ مِنَ السَّبْيِ وَأَعْتَقُوهُمْ، وَقَالُوا: أَصْهَارُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ. قَالَتْ: فَمَا رَأَيْنَا [امْرَأَةً] (٧) . كَانَتْ أَعْظَمَ بَرَكَةً عَلَى قَوْمِهَا مِنْهَا ;

(١) عِبَارَةُ " أَوِ ابْنِ عَمٍّ لَهُ " فِي (ب) فَقَطْ، وَهِيَ فِي سُنَنِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ (٢) عِبَارَةُ " لَهَا فِي الْعَيْنِ حَظٌّ " سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (س) ، (ب) ، وَهِيَ لَيْسَتْ فِي سُنَنِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ وَلَا فِي الْمُسْنَدِ. (٣) عِبَارَةُ " تَأْخُذُهَا الْعَيْنُ. قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فِي (ب) فَقَطْ وَهِيَ فِي سُنَنِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ (٤) ب: وَأَنَا كَانَ، سُنَنِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ: وَإِنَّمَا كَانَ. . (٥) : مَا بَيْنَ النَّجْمَتَيْنِ سَاقِطٌ مِنْ (س) (٦) ب: وَجِئْتُ تُعِينُنِي، سُنَنِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ: فَجِئْتُكَ أَسْأَلُكَ فِي كِتَابَتِي. (٧) امْرَأَةً: سَاقِطَةٌ مِنْ (ن) ، (م) ، (س) وَهِيَ فِي (ب) ، سُنَنِ أَبِي دَاوُدَ