Guidance on the Hadith of Fatimah: “Would you be pleased if people said…”
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Question:
In her second question, she says: I read a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (that he once saw a chain of gold on the hand of his daughter Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) and he became angry and said to her:Sunan an-Nasa'i 5140Sahih (Darussalam) Then he left and did not sit down. So Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) did nothing but sell the chain and buy a slave boy with its price, and she freed him. When the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) learned of this, he said: Sunan an-Nasa'i 5140Sahih (Darussalam) The question is, O honorable Shaykh: How can we reconcile this hadith with the hadith that states, in its meaning, that gold and silk are lawful for the women of this Ummah and not for its men?
Answer:
This hadith of Fatimah is not authentic according to a group of scholars; its chain of narration contradicts the authentic hadiths. Some of them said: It is abrogated. It was not permitted at first, then it was permitted. The correct view is that it is abrogated, and no action is based on it, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):Bulugh al-Maram 2:460 and due to many authentic hadiths that clarify the permissibility of gold for the females of the Ummah. So this hadith of Fatimah: some scholars consider it abrogated, and some say: It is not authentic, and it is anomalous, contradicting the authentic hadiths.
The scholars have agreed upon the permissibility of gold and silk for the females of the Ummah. More than one scholar has reported this. The people of the Sunnah have agreed upon the permissibility of gold and silk for the females of the Ummah, and their prohibition for the males.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
In her second question, she says: I read a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (that he once saw a chain of gold on the hand of his daughter Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) and he became angry and said to her:
would you like the people to say that the daughter of the Messenger of Allah [SAW] has a chain of fire in her hand?
أيسرك أن يقول الناس: ابنة رسول الله ﷺ وفي يدها سلسلة من نارPraise be to Allah, Who has saved Fatimah from the Fire.
الحمد لله الذي أنجى فاطمة من النارAnswer:
This hadith of Fatimah is not authentic according to a group of scholars; its chain of narration contradicts the authentic hadiths. Some of them said: It is abrogated. It was not permitted at first, then it was permitted. The correct view is that it is abrogated, and no action is based on it, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Gold and silk are lawful for the females among my followers, but prohibited to the males
أحل الذهب والحرير لإناث أمتي، وحرم على ذكورهمThe scholars have agreed upon the permissibility of gold and silk for the females of the Ummah. More than one scholar has reported this. The people of the Sunnah have agreed upon the permissibility of gold and silk for the females of the Ummah, and their prohibition for the males.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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