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Sahih al-Bukhari 2235 (Book 34, Hadith 181) #2144
The Marriage of the Prophet (ﷺ) and Safiya bint Huyai bin Akhtab

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) married Safiya bint Huyai bin Akhtab after conquering Khaibar and they had a wedding banquet.

Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet ﷺ came to Khaibar and when Allah made him victorious and he conquered the town by breaking the enemy's defense, the beauty of Safiya bint Huyai bin Akhtab was mentioned to him and her husband had been killed while she was a bride. Allah's Messenger ﷺ selected her for himself and he set out in her company till he reached Sadd-ar-Rawha' where her menses were over and he married her. Then Hais (a kind of meal) was prepared and served on a small leather sheet (used for serving meals). Allah's Messenger ﷺ then said to me, "Inform those who are around you (about the wedding banquet)". So that was the marriage banquet given by Allah's Messenger ﷺ for (his marriage with) Safiya. After that we proceeded to Medina and I saw that Allah's Messenger ﷺ was covering her with a cloak while she was behind him. Then he would sit beside his camel and let Safiya put her feet on his knees to ride (the camel).
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْغَفَّارِ بْنُ دَاوُدَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَبِي عَمْرٍو، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَدِمَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ خَيْبَرَ، فَلَمَّا فَتَحَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الْحِصْنَ ذُكِرَ لَهُ جَمَالُ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ حُيَىِّ بْنِ أَخْطَبَ، وَقَدْ قُتِلَ زَوْجُهَا، وَكَانَتْ عَرُوسًا، فَاصْطَفَاهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ لِنَفْسِهِ فَخَرَجَ بِهَا، حَتَّى بَلَغْنَا سَدَّ الرَّوْحَاءِ حَلَّتْ، فَبَنَى بِهَا، ثُمَّ صَنَعَ حَيْسًا فِي نِطَعٍ صَغِيرٍ، ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ‏ "‏ آذِنْ مَنْ حَوْلَكَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَكَانَتْ تِلْكَ وَلِيمَةَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى صَفِيَّةَ، ثُمَّ خَرَجْنَا إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ، قَالَ فَرَأَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يُحَوِّي لَهَا وَرَاءَهُ بِعَبَاءَةٍ، ثُمَّ يَجْلِسُ عِنْدَ بَعِيرِهِ فَيَضَعُ رُكْبَتَهُ، فَتَضَعُ صَفِيَّةُ رِجْلَهَا عَلَى رُكْبَتِهِ، حَتَّى تَرْكَبَ‏.‏
TOPICS
marriage  *  banquet  *  khaibar

QUICK LESSONS:
Kindness towards women , Respect for marriage vows & Honoring one’s spouse even in public places like Medina which is considered holy by Muslims all over the world .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the marriage of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to his wife, Safiya bint Huyai bin Akhtab. It was narrated by Anas ibn Malik that when Allah made the Prophet victorious in battle at Khaibar and he conquered it, he heard about the beauty of Safiya and chose her for himself. He then took her with him until they reached Sadd-ar-Rawha' where her menses were over and he married her. After that a wedding banquet was prepared on a small leather sheet which was served to those around them. Then they proceeded to Medina where Allah's Messenger ﷺ covered her with a cloak while she rode behind him on his camel. This hadith teaches us many values such as kindness towards women, respect for marriage vows and honoring one’s spouse even in public places like Medina which is considered holy by Muslims all over the world.

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