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Hadith 3239a

Chapter on the Guardian in Marriage and the Exception of the Woman

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Chapter on the Guardian in Marriage and the Exception of the Woman

Zujajat al-Masabih 3239aVolume 2

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Umar ibn al-Khattab and Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with them) narrated from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ): "It is written in the Torah: Whoever has a daughter who reaches twelve years and does not marry her, and she commits a sin, its sin is upon him"

[Narrated by Al-Bayhaqi in "Shu‘ab al-Iman"]

Commentary and footnotes (2)

Note 1

Its sin is upon him

(1) The statement: "Its sin is upon him" for his negligence, interpreted as a warning and threat for emphasis. It includes recommended guardianship to reconcile the Hadiths. Guardianship in marriage is of two types: recommended and desirable guardianship, which is over a rational, mature woman, virgin or previously married, and compelling guardianship, which is over a minor female, virgin or previously married, and also a mature insane or enslaved woman, taken from "Al-Marqah" and "Ad-Durr al-Mukhtar"

Note 1

قوله

(۱)قوله : فإثم ذلك عليه لتقصيره وهو محمول على الزجر والتهديد للمبالغة، وفيه ولاية ندب جمعا بين الأحاديث والولاية في النكاح نوعان ولاية ندب واستحباب، وهو الولاية على العاقلة البالغة بكرًا كانت أو ثيبا، وولاية إجبار، وهو الولاية على الصغيرة، بكرا كانت أو ثيبا، وكذا الكبيرة المعتوهة والمرقوقة، أخذته من «المرقاة» و«الدر المختار».