Is the report regarding our master 'Ali that he had four wives and sixteen slave women correct?
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The questioner : Is the report regarding our master 'Ali that he had four wives and sixteen slave women correct?
The Shaykh : Sixteen slave women with him?
The questioner : And four wives, or four wives?
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not know if it is correct or not; the legal ruling does not change.
The questioner : Who is he?
Another questioner : 'Ali, by Allah, my Shaykh, it is well known that he married on top of Fatimah?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : He did not marry on top of Fatimah?
The Shaykh : He did not marry, but he did take a concubine.
The questioner : He took a concubine, yes, but we do not say he married.
The Shaykh : Even in the hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) sent 'Ali to take the khums (a fifth of war spoils) from some of the war spoils from Yemen.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And in the army were Khalid ibn al-Walid and Buraydah ibn al-Husayb.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you want something from here?
The questioner: No, no.
The Shaykh : So he distributed the spoils and took a captive woman from the spoils.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So Buraydah held a grudge against him.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And Khalid ibn al-Walid stirred him up.
The questioner : Stirred up Buraydah?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That he should see what he did and tell the Messenger.
The questioner : May Allah send blessings upon Muhammad and his family and his Companions.
The Shaykh : When they returned to the Messenger, they complained about 'Ali that he distributed the spoils and took a captive woman from them, and the problem for them was: that he spent that night with her!
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So they denied that, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped Buraydah and said to him:, drawing his attention that this distribution is: the people of the household have a share.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So he has the right, meaning, to act in this manner, unlike if he had acted like Khalid.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So Buraydah said: "Who is that? Today I love 'Ali."
The questioner: Glory be to Allah!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Glory be to Allah! Today, my Shaykh, by the way.
The Shaykh : The point is, we do not stray from the topic.
The questioner : Ah, my Shaykh, please, excuse me.
The Shaykh : That he took a concubine, meaning.
The questioner : He took a concubine, yes.
The Shaykh : But he did not marry.
The questioner : Yes, yes, Glory be to Allah!
The Shaykh : Sixteen slave women with him?
The questioner : And four wives, or four wives?
The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not know if it is correct or not; the legal ruling does not change.
The questioner : Who is he?
Another questioner : 'Ali, by Allah, my Shaykh, it is well known that he married on top of Fatimah?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : He did not marry on top of Fatimah?
The Shaykh : He did not marry, but he did take a concubine.
The questioner : He took a concubine, yes, but we do not say he married.
The Shaykh : Even in the hadith.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) sent 'Ali to take the khums (a fifth of war spoils) from some of the war spoils from Yemen.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And in the army were Khalid ibn al-Walid and Buraydah ibn al-Husayb.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you want something from here?
The questioner: No, no.
The Shaykh : So he distributed the spoils and took a captive woman from the spoils.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So Buraydah held a grudge against him.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And Khalid ibn al-Walid stirred him up.
The questioner : Stirred up Buraydah?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : That he should see what he did and tell the Messenger.
The questioner : May Allah send blessings upon Muhammad and his family and his Companions.
The Shaykh : When they returned to the Messenger, they complained about 'Ali that he distributed the spoils and took a captive woman from them, and the problem for them was: that he spent that night with her!
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So they denied that, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped Buraydah and said to him:
Do not hate 'Ali, for he is from the people of the household
لا تبغض عليًّا فإنه من أهل البيتThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So he has the right, meaning, to act in this manner, unlike if he had acted like Khalid.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So Buraydah said: "Who is that? Today I love 'Ali."
The questioner: Glory be to Allah!
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Glory be to Allah! Today, my Shaykh, by the way.
The Shaykh : The point is, we do not stray from the topic.
The questioner : Ah, my Shaykh, please, excuse me.
The Shaykh : That he took a concubine, meaning.
The questioner : He took a concubine, yes.
The Shaykh : But he did not marry.
The questioner : Yes, yes, Glory be to Allah!
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