Hadith 78

Sahih Bukhari

Book 67: Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)

Chapter 46

None should ask for the hand of a lady who is already engaged to his brother (Muslim)

باب لاَ يَخْطُبُ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ، حَتَّى يَنْكِحَ أَوْ يَدَعَ

Sahih al-Bukhari 5142
حَدَّثَنَا مَكِّيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ نَافِعًا، يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ كَانَ يَقُولُ نَهَى النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَنْ يَبِيعَ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَيْعِ بَعْضٍ، وَلاَ يَخْطُبَ الرَّجُلُ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ، حَتَّى يَتْرُكَ الْخَاطِبُ قَبْلَهُ، أَوْ يَأْذَنَ لَهُ الْخَاطِبُ‏.‏
Ibn `Umar:

The Prophet (ﷺ) decreed that one should not try to cancel a bargain already agreed upon between some other persons (by offering a bigger price). And a man should not ask for the hand of a girl who is already engaged to his Muslim brother, unless the first suitor gives her up, or allows him to ask for her hand.

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

ibn Umar

عبد الله بن عمر بن الخطاب

2,679 narrations

follower
2

Nafie'

نافع مولى ابن عمر

1,506 narrations

follower
3

Ibn Jurayj

ابن جريج

862 narrations

successor
4

Makki bin Ibrahim bin Bashayr

مكي بن إبراهيم بن بشير

39 narrations