Question

Could you mention the source of this incident?

On one occasion a lady made a claim of five hundred gold coins against her husband in the court of Judge Musa ibn Ishaq, which the husband denied. The wife’s lawyer proved the claim by producing witnesses. However one of the witnesses insisted that he has to see her face (which was veiled) in order to give witness in her favour. Therefore he stood up to see her face and she stood up as well.

Witnessing this, the husband’s self honour and dignity drove him to exclaim: ‘Why should a strange man’s eyes be allowed to gaze at my wife? I personally confess in the presence of the judge that I do owe my wife five hundred gold coins as her dowry, but I will never allow my wife to reveal her face to a strange man.’ Hearing this self honour and dignity of her husband, the wife replied that I make those present as witness that I have gifted the entire amount to my husband.

The judge Musa ibn Ishaq exclaimed that this should be included among the incidents of exemplary character.

 

Answer

Imam Bayhaqi (rahimahullah) has recorded this incident with a reliable chain of narrators.

(Shu’abul Iman, Hadith: 10313)

 

And Allah Ta’ala Knows best.

Answered by: Mawlana Suhail Motala

Approved by: Mawlana Muhammad Abasoomar

Checked by: Mawlana Haroon Abasoomar

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التخريج من المصادر العربية

شعب الإيمان:
(١٠٣١٣) – أخبرنا أبو عبد الله الحافظ قال: سمعت أبا عبد الله محمد بن أحمد بن موسى الرازي يقول: «حضرت مجلس موسى بن إسحاق القاضي وقدمت امرأة زوجها إليه فادعت عليه مهرها خمسمائة دينار، فأنكر الرجل، فقال وكيل المرأة: قد أحضرت شهودي، فقال واحد من الشهود: أنظر إلى المرأة. فقام وقامت، فقال الزوج: بفعل ماذا ينظر إلى امرأتي، قالوا: نعم. قال: فإني أشهد القاضي أن لها علي مهرها خمسمائة دينار كلها ذهبا عينا مثاقيل ولا تسفر عن وجهها، قالت المرأة: فإني أشهد القاضي أني قد وهبتها له». قال القاضي: يكتب هذا في مكارم الأخلاق.
قال الإمام أحمد رحمه الله: قال الحليمي: ويدخل في الغيرة الغيرة على الدين حتى إذا سمع مخالفا في الدين يطعن في دين الإسلام لم يسكن ولم يغص، ومن هذا الباب المحافظة على الجهاد في سبيل الله عز وجل دفعا للمشركين عن عورة المسلمين، وإشفاقا من أن يظهروا على شيء من الدار فيسبوا النساء والذراري، وأول ما يدخل في هذه الجملة الغيرة من كل مسلم على دينه حتى لا يسلم بركوب المعاصي، وبسط الكلام في كل فصل من هذه الفصول، والله يوفقنا لطاعته


Moulana Suhail Motala


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