Hadith 66

Sahih Muslim

Book 16: The Book of Marriage

Chapter 6

The prohibition of proposing marriage when one's brother has already proposed, unless he gives permission or gives up the idea

باب تَحْرِيمِ الْخِطْبَةِ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ حَتَّى يَأْذَنَ أَوْ يَتْرُكَ ‏‏

Sahih Muslim 1414
وَحَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ وَهْبٍ، عَنِ اللَّيْثِ، وَغَيْرِهِ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ، أَبِي حَبِيبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ شُمَاسَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُقْبَةَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ، عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ الْمُؤْمِنُ أَخُو الْمُؤْمِنِ فَلاَ يَحِلُّ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ أَنْ يَبْتَاعَ عَلَى بَيْعِ أَخِيهِ وَلاَ يَخْطُبَ عَلَى خِطْبَةِ أَخِيهِ حَتَّى يَذَرَ ‏"
'Uqba b. 'Amir said on the pulpit that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:

A believer is the brother of a believer, so it is not lawful for a believer to outbid his brother, and he should not propose an engagement when his brother has thus proposed until he gives it up.

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

'Uqba bin 'Amir al-Juhayni

عقبة بن عامر الجهني

143 narrations

follower
2

'Abdur Rahman bin Shmas'h

عبد الرحمن بن شماسة

10 narrations

follower
3

Yazid bin Abi Habib

يزيد بن أبي حبيب

213 narrations

successor
4

al-Laith bin Sa'd

الليث بن سعد

1,313 narrations

successor
5

'Abdullah bin Wahb

عبد الله بن وهب بن مسلم القرشي

1,175 narrations