Hadith 37630

Chapter 18

باب 18

(18) باب فِي كَرَاهِيَةِ أَنْ يَخْطُبَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ

(684) Chapter: Regarding it being disliked for a person to propose after his brother's proposal (JA)
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حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ السَّرْحِ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ يَخْطُبُ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ " .


Abu Hurairah reported the Apostle of Allaah(ﷺ) as saying " A man should not seek the hand of a woman in marriage when his brother has already sought her hand." (JA)

Reference (JA): Sunan Abi Dawud 2080 (JA)

In-book reference (JA): Book 12, Hadith 35 (JA)

English translation (JA): Book 11, Hadith 2075 (JA)