Dalil

Mishkat al-Masabih 3120

Looking at a Woman who is asked in Marriage, and an Explanation of what may not be seen - Section 2

وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَى فَاطِمَةَ بِعَبْدٍ قَدْ وَهَبَهُ لَهَا وَعَلَى فَاطِمَةَ ثَوْبٌ إِذَا قَنَّعَتْ بِهِ رَأْسَهَا لَمْ يَبْلُغْ رِجْلَيْهَا وَإِذَا غَطَّتْ بِهِ رِجْلَيْهَا لَمْ يَبْلُغْ رَأْسَهَا فَلَمَّا رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مَا تَلْقَى قَالَ: «إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكِ بَأْسٌ إِنَّمَا هُوَ أَبُوكِ وغلامك». رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُد

Translation

Anas said that when the Prophet brought Fatima a slave whom he presented to her she was wearing a garment which did not reach her feet when she put it over her head, and did not reach her head when she covered her feet with it. Noticing her predicament, God’s Messenger said, “There is nothing to worry about. It is only your father and your slave.” Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Grades by grader

Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-HamidSahihgraded on abudawud:4106fawazahmed0
Shuayb al-ArnautHasangraded on abudawud:4106fawazahmed0
Zubair Ali ZaiIsnaad Hasangraded on abudawud:4106fawazahmed0
al-AlbaniSoundgraded on abudawud:4106fawazahmed0, hadithunlocked, sunnah.com

Same hadith, other wordings

  • Sunan Abu Dawud 4106أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ أَتَى فَاطِمَةَ بِعَبْدٍ قَدْ وَهَبَهُ لَهَا قَالَ وَعَلَى فَاطِمَةَ ؓ ثَوْبٌ إِذَا قَنَّعَتْ بِهِ رَأْسَهَا لَمْ يَبْلُغْ رِجْلَيْهَا وَإِذَا غَطَّتْ بِهِ رِجْلَيْهَا لَمْ يَبْلُغْ رَأْسَهَا فَلَمَّا رَأَى النَّبِيُّ ﷺ م