The Hadith of the Khath'amian Woman. Is it not in one of the narrations of the hadith that she presented herself to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in hope that her father would have the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) marry her?

The questioner : We return to the hadith of the Khath'amian woman, when she asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), when she saw the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and al-Fadl (may Allah be pleased with him) turned his face away. Is there not another authentic narration stating that she presented herself to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and her father hoped that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would marry her, meaning that she would be presented to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), in *Fath al-Bari*, I believe.

The Shaykh : This is a narration from the illusions of the author of *Fath al-Bari*, for it is attributed to many defects. It is sufficient for you to know that it contains Abu Ishaq al-Sabi'i, in whom there are two defects: *tadlis* (concealment of a defect in a chain) and *ikhtilat* (confusion in narration). He narrated the hadith with *'an* (indirect narration), and his son, who heard from him in a state of *ikhtilat*, narrated it from him, then others narrated it from him without this detail. And even if it were authentic, this is a story different from that one. It is not necessary to assume that the story of the Khath'amian woman narrated in *Sahih al-Bukhari* is the same as this story, due to the complete difference in context and preceding text. The Khath'amian woman asked the Messenger of Allah: "My father is an old man who cannot stay on a mount, so should I perform Hajj on his behalf?" He said: . As for your weak hadith, it is the father presenting his daughter to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Where is that? Her father was incapacitated, whereas here her father is with her.

The questioner : Refuting this doubt or refuting this argument.

The Shaykh : The refutation is refuted in advance; because what is built upon a defective foundation is itself defective.

The questioner : So is this hadith weak?

The Shaykh : Weak, without a doubt.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Now, here is a question with three branches. I will start with one branch at a time, so that, if Allah wills, the Lord of the Worlds, we finish quickly. This is my last question, I mean.