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Sahih Muslim 1866a (Book 33, Hadith 130) #11940
Oath of Fealty to Believing Women

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the oath of fealty taken from believing women by the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) without any physical contact.

It has been narrated on the authority of 'A'isha, the wife of the Prophet . She said: When the believing women migrated (to Medina) and came to the Messenger of Allah , they would be tested in accordance with the following words of Allah. the Almighty and Exalted:" O Prophet, when believing women come to thee to take the oath of fealty to thee that they will not associate in worship anything with God, that they will not steal. that, they will not commit adultery".. to the end of the verse (LX. 62). Whoso from the believing women accepted these conditions and agreed to abide by them were considered to have offered themselves for swearing fealty. When they had (formally) declared their resolve to do so, the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) would say to them: You may go. I have confirmed your fealty. By God, the hand of the Messenger of Allah never touched the hand of a woman. He would take the oath of fealty from them by oral declaration. By God, the Messenger of Allah never took any vow from women except that which God had ordered him to take, and his palm never touched the palm of a woman. When he had taken their vow, he would tell them that he had taken the oath from them orally.
حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَرْحٍ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، بْنُ يَزِيدَ قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ شِهَابٍ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ بْنُ الزُّبَيْرِ، أَنَّ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجَ النَّبِيِّ قَالَتْ كَانَتِ الْمُؤْمِنَاتُ إِذَا هَاجَرْنَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ يُمْتَحَنَّ بِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏{‏ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِذَا جَاءَكَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتُ يُبَايِعْنَكَ عَلَى أَنْ لاَ يُشْرِكْنَ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا وَلاَ يَسْرِقْنَ وَلاَ يَزْنِينَ‏}‏ إِلَى آخِرِ الآيَةِ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ فَمَنْ أَقَرَّ بِهَذَا مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ فَقَدْ أَقَرَّ بِالْمِحْنَةِ وَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِذَا أَقْرَرْنَ بِذَلِكَ مِنْ قَوْلِهِنَّ قَالَ لَهُنَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ انْطَلِقْنَ فَقَدْ بَايَعْتُكُنَّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَلاَ وَاللَّهِ مَا مَسَّتْ يَدُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ يَدَ امْرَأَةٍ قَطُّ ‏.‏ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ يُبَايِعُهُنَّ بِالْكَلاَمِ - قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ - وَاللَّهِ مَا أَخَذَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ قَطُّ إِلاَّ بِمَا أَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى وَمَا مَسَّتْ كَفُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ كَفَّ امْرَأَةٍ قَطُّ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ لَهُنَّ إِذَا أَخَذَ عَلَيْهِنَّ ‏"‏ قَدْ بَايَعْتُكُنَّ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ كَلاَمًا

TOPICS
oath  *  fealty  *  women  *  yamin  *  wafa  *  almuminat  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow Allah’s commands completely , Respect others , Strive towards pleasing Allah alone .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about how the Prophet Muhammad PBUH took an oath of fealty from believing women without any physical contact. This was done in accordance with a verse in the Quran which states that when believing women come to take an oath of fealty they must not associate anything with God, steal or commit adultery. When these conditions were accepted and agreed upon by them, he would confirm their fealty and tell them they may go. He never touched their hands nor did he take any vow from them other than what God had ordered him to do so. This shows us that even though it was permissible for him to touch a woman's hand if she consented to it, he chose not to do so out of respect for her and her modesty as well as his own piety and commitment towards following Allah's commands completely. It also teaches us that we should always strive to follow Allah's commands even if it means going beyond what is required or expected from us in order for us to be true believers who are devoted solely towards pleasing Him alone.

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