Hadith 37238

Chapter 17

باب 17

(17) باب إِبَاحَةِ النَّظَرِ قَبْلَ التَّزْوِيجِ .

(17) Chapter: It Is Permissible To Look Before Marriage
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أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ كَيْسَانَ - عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ خَطَبَ رَجُلٌ امْرَأَةً مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " هَلْ نَظَرْتَ إِلَيْهَا " . قَالَ لاَ . فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَيْهَا .

Narrated Abu Hurairah:
It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "A man proposed to a woman from among the Ansar and the Messenger of Allah said to him: 'Have you seen her?' He said: 'No.' So he told him to look at her."

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 3234

In-book reference: Book 26, Hadith 39

English translation: Vol. 4, Book 26, Hadith 3236