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Sunan Abi Dawud 2998 (Book 20, Hadith 71) #23288
Marriage of Safiyyah

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ freed and married Safiyyah, a captive from Khaibar, after Dihyah asked for her as a slave girl.

Anas said "Captives were gathered at Khaibar. Dihyah came out and said "Apostle of Allaah give me a slave girl from the captives". He said "Go and take a slave girl. He took Safiyyah daughter of Huyayy. A man then came to the Prophet and said "You gave Safiyyah daughter of Huyayy, chief lady of Qurayza and Al Nadir to Dihyah? This is according to the version of Ya’qub. Then the agreed version goes "she is worthy of you". He said "call him along with her. When the Prophet looked at her, he said to him "take another slave girl from the captives. The Prophet then set her free and married her.
حَدَّثَنَا دَاوُدُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَارِثِ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، - الْمَعْنَى - قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ صُهَيْبٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ جُمِعَ السَّبْىُ - يَعْنِي بِخَيْبَرَ - فَجَاءَ دِحْيَةُ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَعْطِنِي جَارِيَةً مِنَ السَّبْىِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ اذْهَبْ فَخُذْ جَارِيَةً ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَأَخَذَ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتَ حُيَىٍّ فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أَعْطَيْتَ دِحْيَةَ - قَالَ يَعْقُوبُ - صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتَ حُيَىٍّ سَيِّدَةَ قُرَيْظَةَ وَالنَّضِيرِ - ثُمَّ اتَّفَقَا - مَا تَصْلُحُ إِلاَّ لَكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ ادْعُوهُ بِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَلَمَّا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا النَّبِيُّ قَالَ لَهُ ‏"‏ خُذْ جَارِيَةً مِنَ السَّبْىِ غَيْرَهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَإِنَّ النَّبِيَّ أَعْتَقَهَا وَتَزَوَّجَهَا

TOPICS
marriage  *  captives  *  zawaj  *  asir  *  khaibar  *  dihyaa  *  rasulullah  *  dihyah  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Treat people with respect regardless of their social status or background; Look at people with kindness and compassion; Free captives; Marry those who are worthy; Do not judge based on appearance or wealth.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the marriage of Safiyyah, who was a captive from the battle of Khaibar. When Dihyaa asked for her as a slave girl, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ gave him permission to take her. However, when he saw her beauty and worthiness he told him to take another slave girl instead and set Safiyyah free. He then married her himself. This hadith teaches us that it is important to treat people with respect regardless of their social status or background. It also shows us that we should not judge people based on their appearance or wealth but rather look at them with kindness and compassion like the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ did in this situation.

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