Mishkat al-Masabih 3102
Looking at a Woman who is asked in Marriage, and an Explanation of what may not be seen - Section 1
وَعَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَامِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: " إِيَّاكُمْ وَالدُّخُولَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ الْحَمْوَ؟ قَالَ: «الْحَمْوُ الْمَوْتُ»
Translation
‘Uqba b. ‘Amir reported God’s Messenger as saying, “Avoid going in where women are.” A man said, “Messenger of God, tell me about the relatives of a woman’s husband,” to which he replied, “The relatives of a woman’s husband are death.”* *The word "death” is used to indicate a strong prohibition, the idea being that they are a cause of temptation to a man’s wife. (Bukhari and Muslim.)
Grades by grader
| Ahmad Muhammad Shakir | Sahihgraded on tirmidhi:1171 | fawazahmed0 |
|---|---|---|
| Bashar Awad Maarouf | Hasan Sahihgraded on tirmidhi:1171 | fawazahmed0 |
| Muhammad Fuad Abd al-Baqi | Agreed Upongraded on bukhari:5232 | hadithunlocked |
| Muslim | Soundgraded on muslim:2172a | hadithunlocked |
| Zubair Ali Zai | Soundgraded on tirmidhi:1171 | fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com |
| al-Albani | Sahihgraded on tirmidhi:1171 | fawazahmed0 |
Same hadith, other wordings
- Shahih al-Bukhari 5232إِيَّاكُمْ وَالدُّخُولَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَرَأَيْتَ الْحَمْوَ قَالَ الْحَمْوُ الْمَوْتُ