Bulugh al-Maram

لَا رَضَاعَ إِلَّا مَا أَنْشَزَ اَلْعَظْمَ, وَأَنْبَتَ اَللَّحْمَ

Narrated Ibn Mas'ud (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: “The only suckling (to be considered) is that which gives life to the bones and causes flesh to grow.”

أَنَّهُ تَزَوَّجَ أُمَّ يَحْيَى بِنْتَ أَبِي إِهَابٍ, فَجَاءَتْ اِمْرَأَةٌ. فَقَالَتْ: قَدْ أَرْضَعْتُكُمَا, فَسَأَلَ…

Narrated 'Uqbah bin al-Harith:

He married Umm Yahya, daughter of Abu Ihab, and a woman came and said, “I have suckled both of you.” So he asked the…

نَهَى رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -أَنْ تُسْتَرْضَعَ اَلْحَمْقَى

Narrated Ziyad as-Sahmi:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) forbade that a stupid woman may be asked to suckle an infant.

دَخَلَتْ هِنْدُ بِنْتُ عُتْبَةَ -اِمْرَأَةُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ- عَلَى رَسُولِ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله…

Narrated 'Aishah (RA):

Hind daughter of 'Utbah - wife of Abu Sufyan - came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and said, “O Allah's Messenger, Abu Sufyan is a…

قَدِمْنَا اَلْمَدِينَةَ, فَإِذَا رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -قَائِمٌ يَخْطُبُ وَيَقُولُ:

Narrated Tariq al-Muharibi (RA):

We arrived at al-Madinah when Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was standing on the Minbar addressing the people and saying, “The hand of the giver is…

لِلْمَمْلُوكِ طَعَامُهُ وَكِسْوَتُهُ, وَلَا يُكَلَّفُ مِنْ اَلْعَمَلِ إِلَّا مَا يُطِيقُ

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: “A slave is entitled to his food and clothing, and he should be burdened except with the work that he…

قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ! مَا حَقُّ زَوْجَةِ أَحَدِنَا عَلَيْهِ? قَالَ:

Narrated Hakim bin Mu'awiyah al-Qushairi on his father's authority (RA):

I asked, “O Allah's Messenger, what is the right of the wife of one of us upon her husband?” He replied, “That you should…

وَلَهُنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ رِزْقُهُنَّ وَكِسْوَتُهُنَّ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ

Narrated Jabir (RA):

The Prophet (ﷺ) - in the Hadith of pilgrimage which is long - said in regard to women, “They (women) have rights over you…

كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ إِثْمًا أَنْ يُضَيِّعَ مَنْ يَقُوتُ

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: “It is enough for a person to be considered sinful, that he neglects those whom he is responsible to sustain.”

أَنْ يَحْبِسَ عَمَّنْ يَمْلِكُ قُوتَهُ

Muslim has this wording:

“...to withhold (food) from the one whose food he possesses.”

لَا نَفَقَةَ لَهَا

Narrated Jabir (RA) in a Hadith which he attributed to the Prophet (ﷺ) regarding a pregnant (woman) whose husband died:

“She has no maintenance rights.”

وَثَبَتَ نَفْيُ اَلنَّفَقَةِ فِي حَدِيثِ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ كَمَا تَقَدَّمَ. رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ

It was established that no maintenance is due (to a woman who was divorced with three pronouncements) in the Hadith of Fatimah (RA) daughter…

اَلْيَدِ اَلْعُلْيَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ اَلْيَدِ اَلسُّفْلَى, وَيَبْدَأُ أَحَدُكُمْ بِمَنْ يَعُولُ. تَقُولُ اَلْمَرْأَةُ: أَطْعِمْنِي,…

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: “The upper hand is better than the lower one, and one of you should spend first on those he is…

يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا

Narrated Sa'id bin al-Musaiyab regarding a man who finds nothing to spend on his wife:

“They are to be separated.” Reported by Sa'id bin Mansur, from Sufyan, from Abu az-Zinad, from Sa'id bin al-Musaiyab. He said, “I asked Sa'id…

أَنَّهُ كَتَبَ إِلَى أُمَرَاءِ اَلْأَجْنَادِ فِي رِجَالٍ غَابُوا عَنْ نِسَائِهِمْ: أَنْ يَأْخُذُوهُمْ بِأَنَّ…

Narrated 'Umar:

He wrote (letters) to the commanders of the armies regarding some men (soldiers) who have been absent from their wives, that they should impose…

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى اَلنَّبِيِّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -فَقَالَ: يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ!…

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):

A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, “I have a Dinar.” He said, “Spend it on yourself.” He said, “I have another.”…

قُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ! مَنْ أَبَرُّ? قَالَ:

Narrated Bahz bin Hakim on his father's authority from his grandfather (RA):

I asked, “O Allah's Messenger, to whom should I be kind and dutiful?” He replied, “Your mother.” I asked, “Who comes next?” He replied,…

يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ! إِنَّ اِبْنِي هَذَا كَانَ بَطْنِي لَهُ وِعَاءً, وَثَدْيِي لَهُ سِقَاءً,…

Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Amr (RA):

A woman said, “O Allah's Messenger, this son of mine: my womb was a receptacle for him, my breasts were a source of suckling…

يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ! إِنَّ زَوْجِي يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَذْهَبَ بِابْنِي, وَقَدْ نَفَعَنِي, وَسَقَانِي مِنْ…

Narrated Abu Hurairah (RA):

A woman said, “O Allah's Messenger, my husband wants to take away my son, while he has benefited me and provided me with drinking…

أَنَّهُ أَسْلَمَ, وَأَبَتِ اِمْرَأَتُهُ أَنْ تُسْلِمَ. فَأَقْعَدَ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم…

Narrated Rafi' bin Sinan (RA):

He accepted Islam but his wife refused to accept it. The Prophet (ﷺ) then made the mother sit down to a side and the…