Hadith 49

Sahih Bukhari

Book 52: Witnesses

Chapter 30

Drawing lots to solve problems

بَابُ الْقُرْعَةِ فِي الْمُشْكِلاَتِ

And the Statement of Allah جل جلاله: "...When they cast lots with their pens as to which of them should be charged with the care of Maryam (Mary)..." (V.3:44) Ibn 'Abbas (explaining the Verse) said, "They drew lots (by throwing their pens in the river); the pens went along the stream except Zakariyya's pen which stood stationary against the flow of the stream, and so Zakariyya was charged with the care of Maryam." Allah also said, "Fasahama! He (Prophet Jonah عليه السلام) (agreed to) cast lots, and he was among the losers," means, "the lot fell on him." (V.37:141) Narrated Abu Hurairah رضي الله عنه, "The Prophet ﷺ ordered some people to take an oath, and all of them hurried to take it, but he ordered that lots be cast as to which of them should take the oath (first)."
وَقَوْلِهِ: {إِذْ يُلْقُونَ أَقْلاَمَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ يَكْفُلُ مَرْيَمَ}. وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ اقْتَرَعُوا فَجَرَتِ الأَقْلاَمُ مَعَ الْجِرْيَةِ، وَعَالَى قَلَمُ زَكَرِيَّاءَ الْجِرْيَةَ، فَكَفَلَهَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ. وَقَوْلِهِ: {فَسَاهَمَ} أَقْرَعَ {فَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُدْحَضِينَ} مِنَ الْمَسْهُومِينَ. وَقَالَ أَبُو هُرَيْرَةَ عَرَضَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ عَلَى قَوْمٍ الْيَمِينَ، فَأَسْرَعُوا، فَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُسْهِمَ بَيْنَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ يَحْلِفُ.
Surah 3:44Surah 37:141
Sahih al-Bukhari 2688
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا يُونُسُ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عُرْوَةُ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا أَرَادَ سَفَرًا أَقْرَعَ بَيْنَ نِسَائِهِ، فَأَيَّتُهُنَّ خَرَجَ سَهْمُهَا خَرَجَ بِهَا مَعَهُ، وَكَانَ يَقْسِمُ لِكُلِّ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ يَوْمَهَا وَلَيْلَتَهَا، غَيْرَ أَنَّ سَوْدَةَ بِنْتَ زَمْعَةَ وَهَبَتْ يَوْمَهَا وَلَيْلَتَهَا لِعَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، تَبْتَغِي بِذَلِكَ رِضَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏
Aisha:

Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) intended to go on a journey, he used to draw lots among his wives and would take with him the one on whom the lot fell. He also used to fix for everyone of his wives a day and a night, but Sauda bint Zam`a gave her day and night to `Aisha, the wife of the Prophet (ﷺ) intending thereby to please Allah's Messenger (ﷺ).

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