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Sahih al-Bukhari 5255 (Book 68, Hadith 5) #5034
Refusal of Marriage Proposal

SUMMARY: The Prophet (ﷺ) asked a princess to marry him, but she refused and he let her go back to her family.

Narrated Abu Usaid: We went out with the Prophet ﷺ to a garden called Ash-Shaut till we reached two walls between which we sat down. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Sit here," and went in (the garden). The Jauniyya (a lady from Bani Jaun) had been brought and lodged in a house in a date-palm garden in the home of Umaima bint An- Nu'man bin Sharahil, and her wet nurse was with her. When the Prophet ﷺ entered upon her, he said to her, "Give me yourself (in marriage) as a gift". She said, "Can a princess give herself in marriage to an ordinary man?" The Prophet ﷺ raised his hand to pat her so that she might become tranquil. She said, "I seek refuge with Allah from you". He said, "You have sought refuge with One Who gives refuge. Then the Prophet ﷺ came out to us and said, "O Abu Usaid! Give her two white linen dresses to wear and let her go back to her family".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ غَسِيلٍ، عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ أَبِي أُسَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي أُسَيْدٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ خَرَجْنَا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ حَتَّى انْطَلَقْنَا إِلَى حَائِطٍ يُقَالُ لَهُ الشَّوْطُ، حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى حَائِطَيْنِ فَجَلَسْنَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ ‏"‏ اجْلِسُوا هَا هُنَا ‏"‏‏.‏ وَدَخَلَ وَقَدْ أُتِيَ بِالْجَوْنِيَّةِ، فَأُنْزِلَتْ فِي بَيْتٍ فِي نَخْلٍ فِي بَيْتٍ أُمَيْمَةُ بِنْتُ النُّعْمَانِ بْنِ شَرَاحِيلَ وَمَعَهَا دَايَتُهَا حَاضِنَةٌ لَهَا، فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ قَالَ ‏"‏ هَبِي نَفْسَكِ لِي ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَتْ وَهَلْ تَهَبُ الْمَلِكَةُ نَفْسَهَا لِلسُّوقَةِ‏.‏ قَالَ فَأَهْوَى بِيَدِهِ يَضَعُ يَدَهُ عَلَيْهَا لِتَسْكُنَ فَقَالَتْ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْكَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ قَدْ عُذْتِ بِمَعَاذٍ ‏"‏‏.‏ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا، فَقَالَ ‏"‏ يَا أَبَا أُسَيْدٍ اكْسُهَا رَازِقِيَّتَيْنِ وَأَلْحِقْهَا بِأَهْلِهَا‏"‏‏.‏
TOPICS
prophetmuhammad  *  marriage  *  proposal  *  refusal  *  zawaj  *  istikhaarah  *  radd  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect others' decisions , Seek refuge with Allah .
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the time when the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ asked a princess to marry him, but she refused. He then raised his hand as if he was going to pat her so that she might become tranquil, however she sought refuge with Allah from him. After this, the Prophet ﷺ came out and told Abu Usaid to give her two white linen dresses and let her go back home. This hadith teaches us that even though marriage proposals are important in Islam, it is also important for both parties involved in the proposal to agree on it before proceeding further. It also teaches us that we should always seek refuge with Allah from any kind of harm or danger we may face in life.

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