The Book of Marriage

كتاب النكاح

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SELECTED CHAPTER

A Woman Doing Istikharah If She Receives A Proposal Of Marriage

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Hadith 7

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ENGLISH

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Buraidah:

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Buraidah that his father said: "Abu Bakr and 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, proposed marriage to Fatimah but the Messenger of Allah said: 'She is young.' Then 'Ali proposed marriage to her and he married her to him."

ARABIC

‏ إِنَّهَا صَغِيرَةٌ ‏