Sunan Abi Dawud 4166
Dye For Women
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الصُّورِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ حَدَّثَنَا مُطِيعُ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ عِصْمَةَ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ؓ قَالَتْ
أَوْمَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ وَرَاءِ سِتْرٍ بِيَدِهَا كِتَابٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَبَضَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَدَهُ فَقَالَ مَا أَدْرِي أَيَدُ رَجُلٍ أَمْ يَدُ امْرَأَةٍ قَالَتْ بَلِ امْرَأَةٌ قَالَ لَوْ كُنْتِ امْرَأَةً لَغَيَّرْتِ أَظْفَارَكِ يَعْنِي بِالْحِنَّاءِ
Translation
Chain of narrators
- Muḥammad b. Muḥammad al-Ṣūrī
- Khālid b. ʿAbd al-Raḥman
- Muṭīʿ b. Maymūn
- Ṣafiyyah Bint ʿIṣmah
- ʿĀʾishah
A woman made a sign from behind a curtain to indicate that she had a letter for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ closed his hand, saying: I do not know this is a man's or a woman's hand. She said: No, a woman. He said: If you were a woman, you would make a difference to your nails, meaning with henna.
Grades by grader
| al-Albani | Good | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamid | Hasan | fawazahmed0 |
| Shuayb al-Arnaut | Daif | fawazahmed0 |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Daif | fawazahmed0 |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Misykatul Mashabih 4467وَعَنْهَا قَالَتْ: أَوَمَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنْ وَرَاءِ سِتْرٍ بِيَدِهَا كِتَابٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَبَضَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَدَهُ فَقَالَ: «مَا أَدْرِي أَيَدُ رَجُلٍ أَمْ يَدُ ا