151 hadith
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Forbid in marriage through breastfeeding what you forbid through birth."
أحمد 24431SahihShe was mentioning what makes marriage prohibited through breastfeeding. Amra said that Ayesha said, "There was revealed in the Quran ten clearly known feedings, then five clearly known ones were revealed afterward."
مسلم 3599SahihHe was asked about the nursing of an adult, and he replied, Urwa bin Zubayr told me that Abu Huzaifa bin Utba bin Rabia, who was one of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and had been present at Badr, adopted Salim, the one who is…
مالك 1331SahihIbrahim bin Uqba asked Saeed bin Musayab about nursing, and Saeed replied, "Whatever occurs within the first two years, even if it is a single drop, establishes the bond that forbids marriage. Whatever comes after the two years is merely…
مالك 1328SahihMy uncle through nursing came asking permission to visit me, and I refused to admit him until I could ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about it. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came, I asked him about it, and he said, "He is indeed your uncle, so…
مالك 1320SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Nothing establishes the prohibition of marriage through breastfeeding except what opens the intestines from the breast and occurs before weaning."
الترمذي 1152SahihAflah, the brother of Abu Quays, sought permission to enter upon me after the verse of hijab had been revealed. I said, "By Allah, I will not grant him permission until I seek the permission of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, for it was not Abu…
البخاري 6156SahihAflah, the brother of Abu Quays, asked permission to visit me after the verse of the veil had been revealed. I said, "I will not grant him permission until I seek the Prophet's ﷺ permission, for it was not his brother Abu Quays who nursed…
البخاري 4796SahihA man was traveling when his wife gave birth, and her milk became congested. He began sucking it out and spitting it away, but some of it went down his throat. He went to Abu Musa, who told him, "She has become forbidden to you." So he went…
أحمد 4114SahihUrwa bin Zubayr reported that Abu Huzaifa bin Utba bin Rabia, one of the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ who had been present at Badr, adopted Salim, the one known as Salim the freedman of Abu Huzaifa, just as the Messenger of Allah…
الأعظمي 6698SahihI said to al-Qasim bin Muhammad, "My father's wife nursed a girl from among the common people with the milk of my two brothers. Do you think I may marry her?" He replied, "No. Your father is her father." Then he related the hadith of Abu…
أحمد 25823SahihAmong what Allah [[r4]] revealed in the Quran was that ten known sucklings establish the prohibition of marriage. This was then abrogated by five known sucklings. The Prophet ﷺ passed away while these were still being recited as part of the…
أبو داود 2062SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Nursing makes forbidden what birth makes forbidden."
مالك 1334SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah has forbidden through breastfeeding what He has forbidden through birth."
الترمذي 1147SahihAyesha said, "Aflah, the brother of Abu Quays, asked permission to enter upon me after the verse of the veil had been revealed. I said, 'I will not grant him permission until I ask the Prophet ﷺ about it, for it was not his brother Abu…
الأعظمي 13102SahihSalim, the freed slave of Abu Huzaifa, used to live with Abu Huzaifa and his family in their home. The daughter of Suhayl came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Salim has reached the age of manhood and understands what Some men understand, and he…
مسلم 3601SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was urged to marry the daughter of Hamza, but he replied, "She is the daughter of my brother through nursing, and what is forbidden through blood relation is forbidden through nursing." Affan added, "And she is not lawful for…
أحمد 2633SahihSalim, the freed slave of Abu Huzaifa, was living with Abu Huzaifa and his family in their home. The daughter of Suhayl came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Salim has reached the age of manhood and understands what men understand, and he comes…
النسائي 3325SahihThe rest of the wives of the Prophet ﷺ refused to allow anyone to enter upon them through such a nursing arrangement, in which an adult would be suckled. They said to Ayesha, "By Allah, we consider that what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
النسائي 3326SahihAyesha said, "Aflah, the brother of Abu Quays, sought permission to enter upon me after the verse of hijab had been revealed. I said, 'By Allah, I will not grant him permission until I ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, for it was not the…
الأعظمي 14637SahihAflah, the brother of Abu al-Quays, came seeking permission to enter upon her after the verse of the veil had been revealed. Abu al-Quays was Ayesha's foster father. Ayesha said, "By Allah, I will not grant Aflah permission until I ask the…
مسلم 3573SahihThe Prophet ﷺ was asked, "Will you not marry the daughter of Hamza?" He replied, "She is the daughter of my brother through breastfeeding." Another narration adds, "What is forbidden through lineage is also forbidden through breastfeeding."
الأعظمي 6682SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was in my house when an Arabi came and said, "Messenger of Allah, I had a wife, and then I married another woman alongside her. My first wife claims she nursed my new wife with one or two sucklings." Mura, on one…
أحمد 26873SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "What is forbidden through breastfeeding is the same as what is forbidden through birth."
أحمد 24371SahihThe Prophet of Allah ﷺ used to say, "One or two suckles do not establish the prohibition of marriage through fosterage."
النسائي 3313SahihAyesha reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was with her when she heard the voice of a man asking permission to enter Hafsah's house. Ayesha said, "Messenger of Allah, there is a man asking permission to enter your house." The Messenger…
البخاري 2646SahihA man came to Abu Musa Ashari and said, "I sucked some milk from my wife's breast, and it went down into my stomach." Abu Musa replied, "I can only think that she has become forbidden to you." Abdullah bin Masud said, "Consider carefully…
مالك 1333SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Allah has forbidden through breastfeeding what He has forbidden through lineage."
الترمذي 1146SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "What is forbidden through breastfeeding is the same as what is forbidden through birth."
الأعظمي 6680SahihAyesha reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was with her when she heard a man asking permission to enter Hafsa's house. Ayesha said, "Messenger of Allah, there is a man asking permission to enter your house." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
النسائي 3315SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "What is forbidden through nursing is forbidden through lineage."
النسائي 3304SahihSahla bint Suhayl bin Amr came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, Salim, the freed slave of Abu Huzaifa, lives with us in our house. He has reached the age of manhood and understands what men understand." He said, "Nurse him,…
مسلم 3602SahihThe rest of the wives of the Prophet ﷺ refused to allow anyone to enter upon them through that form of nursing. They said to Ayesha, "By Allah, we see this as nothing but a concession granted by the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to Salim alone. No…
مسلم 3605SahihAyesha informed her that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was with her when she heard a man asking permission to enter Hafsah's house. She said, "Messenger of Allah, there is a man asking permission to enter your house." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "I…
البخاري 5099SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "Whatever is prohibited through birth is prohibited through breastfeeding."
النسائي 3302SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "What is forbidden through breastfeeding is the same as what is forbidden through birth."
النسائي 3305SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was with her, and she heard the voice of a man asking permission to enter the house of Hafsa. Ayesha said, "I said, 'Messenger of Allah, this is a man asking permission to enter your house.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
مالك 1319SahihAyesha reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was with her when she heard the voice of a man asking permission to enter Hafsa's house. Ayesha said, "Messenger of Allah, there is a man asking permission to enter your house." The Messenger of…
الأعظمي 6685SahihShe used to say that the rest of the Prophet's ﷺ wives refused to allow anyone to enter upon them through that form of nursing, and they said to Ayesha, "By Allah, we see this only as a concession that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ granted…
الأعظمي 6702SahihThe other wives of the Prophet ﷺ refused to allow anyone to enter upon them on the basis of that nursing. They said to Ayesha, "By Allah, we do not see this as anything but a special concession the Messenger of Allah ﷺ granted to Salim…
أحمد 26660SahihA man came to Abdullah bin Umar, and I was with him near the courthouse, asking him about the suckling of an adult. Abdullah bin Umar said, "A man came to Umar bin Khattab and said, 'I had a slave girl whom I used to have relations with. My…
مالك 1332SahihThe other wives of the Prophet ﷺ refused to allow anyone to enter upon them on the basis of that nursing. They said to Ayesha, "By Allah, we see this as nothing but a special concession that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ granted exclusively for…
النسائي 3327SahihThe Prophet ﷺ said, "What is forbidden through breastfeeding is forbidden through birth."
أبو داود 2055SahihAyesha said, "My uncle through breastfeeding came seeking permission to enter, and I refused to admit him until I could ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about it. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ arrived, I asked him about the matter." He said,…
الأعظمي 6686SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ instructed the wife of Abu Huzaifa to nurse Salim five times, and through that nursing he was permitted to enter upon her.
أحمد 26179SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ was at Ayesha's house when she heard the voice of a man asking permission to enter Hafsa's house. Ayesha said, "Messenger of Allah, there is a man asking permission to enter your house." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
أحمد 25453SahihAbu Huzaifa bin Utba bin Rabia bin Abd Shams had adopted Salim and married him to his niece Hind bint Walid bin Utba bin Rabia. Salim was the freed slave of a woman from the Ansar, just as the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had adopted Zayd. In the…
أبو داود 2061SahihSahla bint Suhayl came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, I notice displeasure on Abu Huzaifa's face whenever Salim, his ally, comes in to see me." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then nurse him." She replied, "How can I nurse him when he…
الأعظمي 6699SahihAyesha said, "My uncle through breastfeeding came and asked permission to enter. I refused to grant him permission until I had asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came, I asked him about it. He said, 'He is your…
البخاري 5239SahihSahla bint Suhayl bin Amr, who was the wife of Abu Huzaifa bin Utba, came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Salim, the freed slave of Abu Huzaifa, enters upon us, and I am uncovered at home. We used to consider him a son. Abu Huzaifa…
أحمد 26330SahihAmong what was revealed in the Quran was that ten known sucklings establish the bar to marriage, and this was later abrogated by five known ones. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away, and this was still among what was recited of the…
مالك 1336SahihAyesha reported that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was with her when she heard a man's voice asking permission to enter Hafsa's house. Ayesha said, "Messenger of Allah, there is a man asking permission to enter your house." The Messenger of…
مسلم 3568SahihSahla came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, Salim enters upon us, and he has reached the understanding that men have and knows what men know." He said, "Suckle him, and you will become forbidden to him by that." I…
النسائي 3324SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whatever is forbidden through blood relations is also forbidden through breastfeeding."
ابن ماجه 1937SahihWhatever is prohibited through blood relations is also prohibited through breastfeeding.
البخاري 5111SahihThe Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to me, "What is forbidden through birth is also forbidden through breastfeeding."
مسلم 3569SahihAisha said that among what was revealed of the Quran was the ruling that ten known sucklings make marriage unlawful. This was then abrogated by five known sucklings. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ passed away while these five were still being…
الأعظمي 6689SahihShe informed him that her paternal uncle through breastfeeding, named Aflah, sought permission to enter upon her, but she screened herself from him. She told the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about this, and he said to her, "Do not screen yourself…
مسلم 3579SahihShe informed her that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was with her when she heard the voice of a man asking permission to enter Hafsah's house. She said, "Messenger of Allah, this is a man asking permission to enter your house." The Messenger of…
البخاري 3105SahihUmm Salama said to Ayesha, "A young boy approaching puberty enters upon you, and I would not like such a one to enter upon me." Ayesha replied, "Do you not have an excellent example in the Messenger of Allah? The wife of Abu Huzaifa said,…
أحمد 25415Sahih