Azami 6424

Abu Dawud (2125) and Nasai (3376) both narrated it through the hadith of Abda, from Saeed, from Ayub, from Ikrima, from Ibn Abbas, who mentioned it. Its chain of transmission is sahih. Saeed is Ibn Abu Aruba, whose mind became confused toward the end of his life, but Abda's hearing from him, and Abda is Ibn Sulayman, came before his confusion set in. Ibn Main said, "He was the most reliable of people in hearing from him."As for what has been reported from Ghaylan bin Anas, who said, "Muhammad bin Abdul-Rahman bin Thawban narrated to me, from a man among the companions of the Prophet ﷺ, that when Ali married Fatimah, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, he wanted to consummate the marriage with her, but the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prevented him until he gave her something. He said, 'O Messenger of Allah, I have nothing.' The Prophet ﷺ said to him, "Give her your armor." So he gave her his armor, and then consummated the marriage with her." This does not hold up.Abu Dawud (2126) narrated it from Kathir bin Ubayd Himsi, who said, "Abu Haywa narrated to us, from Shuayb, meaning Ibn Abu Hamza, who said, 'Ghaylan narrated to us,'" and he mentioned it. Ghaylan bin Anas was mentioned by Ibn Abu Hatim in Jarh wa Tadil, and likewise by Bukhari in Tarikh al-Kabir, but neither of them said anything about him. That is why Hafiz said in Taqrib, "Acceptable," but he is not acceptable, because no one corroborated him on his statement that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ prevented him until he gave her something.Moreover, he was inconsistent in the chain of transmission. At one point he said, "Muhammad bin Abdul-Rahman bin Thawban narrated to me," and at another point he said, "From Ikrima, from Ibn Abbas." Abu Dawud (2127) narrated it from Kathir, meaning Ibn Ubayd, who said, "Abu Haywa narrated to us, from Shuayb, from Ghaylan, from Ikrima, from Ibn Abbas," and he mentioned it similarly. So the hadith goes back to Ibn Abbas, and his narration does not include the prohibition of consummating the marriage before giving her something.Likewise, what has been reported from Khaythama bin Abdul-Rahman, that a man married during the time of the Prophet ﷺ and she was sent to him before he paid anything, does not hold up. Bayhaqi (7/253) narrated it through the hadith of Abu Abbas Muhammad bin Yaqub, who said, "Harun bin Sulayman Asbahani narrated to us, who said, 'Abdul-Rahman bin Mahdi narrated to us, from Sufyan, from Mansur, from Talha, from Khaythama,'" and he mentioned it.He also narrated it from Abu Abbas, who said, "Muhammad bin Ishaq Saghani narrated to us, who said, 'Abdullah bin Bakr informed us, who said, "Saeed narrated to us, from Talha bin Musarrif, from Khaythama, that a man married a woman, and he was in financial hardship, so the Prophet of Allah ﷺ ordered that he be dealt with leniently. So he consummated the marriage with her without paying her anything, and then later he became well off and paid the dowry."'"This is the sahih version, as a mursal narration. Sharik narrated it from Mansur, from Talha, from Khaythama, from Ayesha, as a connected narration. Abu Dawud (2128), Ibn Majah (1992), and Bayhaqi (7/253) narrated it. Abu Dawud said, "Khaythama did not hear from Ayesha." Ibn Qattan said, "The doubt lies with whoever heard it from Ayesha." Bayhaqi said, "Sharik connected it, while others narrated it as mursal."I say, Sharik is Ibn Abdullah Nakhai, who had poor memory, so he cannot be relied upon, especially when he contradicts others. That is why Ibn Adi counted this hadith among the objectionable narrations of Sharik.The jurisprudence of the hadith. Some of the early scholars disliked a man consummating the marriage with his wife before paying something of the dowry. Among them was Ibn Abbas. Ibn Umar used to say, "It is not permissible for a Muslim to consummate the marriage with his wife until he gives her something, whether little or much." Malik and Shafii also disliked consummating the marriage before giving her something of the dowry. Ahmad and Ishaq permitted it.