English
Ruwayfi’ ibn Thabit Al-Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said on the day of Hunayn: "It is not permissible for a man who believes in Allah and the Last Day to water the crop of another—meaning approaching a pregnant woman. Nor is it permissible for a man who believes in Allah and the Last Day to approach a captive woman until she undergoes istibra’. Nor is it permissible for a man who believes in Allah and the Last Day to sell spoils until they are divided."
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sunan Abi Dawud 2158 (unverified) 97% confidence
- Candidate: Jami al-Tirmidhi 1131 (unverified) 95% confidence
Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.
Commentary and footnotes (1)
Note 1
(1) The statement: To water the crop of another, etc.: It is stated in Tansiq An-Nizam: Istibra’ in our view applies to a purchased pregnant woman, a pregnant woman from zina, and captive women whose marriages to their non-Muslim husbands were annulled due to Islam or migration, becoming those whom our right hands possess, not to a married pregnant woman, as it is permissible to approach her. Similarly, it is permissible to approach a pregnant woman from zina if the husband is the one who committed zina with her before marriage. Nor does it apply to a Muslim migrant non-Muslim woman who is pregnant, as her marriage is not permissible until she delivers, let alone approaching her, as their marriages among themselves are valid in our view, and her waiting period is delivery. The basis for the prohibition of approaching is the statement that one’s water should not water another’s crop.