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There was an orphan (girl) under the care of a man. He married her and she owned a date palm
(garden). He married her just because of that and not because he loved her. So the Divine Verse came
regarding his case: "If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls..." (4.3)
The sub-narrator added: I think he (i.e. another sub-narrator) said, "That orphan girl was his partner in
that datepalm (garden) and in his property."
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 65, Hadith 95
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That once he stayed overnight in the house of his aunt, the wife of the Prophet. He added: I lay on the
cushion transversely while Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) lay along with his wife in the lengthwise direction of
cushion. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) slept till the middle of the night, either a bit before or a bit after it, and then
woke up rubbing the traces of sleep off his face with his hands, and then recited the last ten Verses of
Suratal-`Imran. Then he got up and went to a hanging water skin, performed ablution from it ---- and
performed it perfectly. Then he stood up to perform the prayer. I also did the same as he had done and
then went to stand beside him. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) put his right hand on my head and held and twisted my
right ear. He then offered two rak`at, then two rak`at then two rak`at, then two then two rak`at, then
two rak`at, and finally, one rak`a witr. Then lay down again till the Muadhdhin (i.e. the call-maker)
came to him, whereupon he got up and offered a light two rak`at prayer and went out (to the Mosque)
and offered the (compulsory congregational) Fajr prayer.
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That he asked `Aisha regarding the Statement of Allah:
"If you fear that you shall not be able to deal justly with the orphan girls..." (4.3) She said, "O son of
my sister! An Orphan girl used to be under the care of a guardian with whom she shared property. Her
guardian, being attracted by her wealth and beauty, would intend to marry her without giving her a
just Mahr, i.e. the same Mahr as any other person might give her (in case he married her). So such
guardians were forbidden to do that unless they did justice to their female wards and gave them the
highest Mahr their peers might get. They were ordered (by Allah, to marry women of their choice
other than those orphan girls." `Aisha added," The people asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) his instructions after
the revelation of this Divine Verse whereupon Allah revealed:
"They ask your instruction regarding women " (4.127) `Aisha further said, "And the Statement of
Allah: "And yet whom you desire to marry." (4.127) as anyone of you refrains from marrying an
orphan girl (under his guardianship) when she is lacking in property and beauty." `Aisha added, "So
they were forbidden to marry those orphan girls for whose wealth and beauty they had a desire unless
with justice, and that was because they would refrain from marrying them if they were lacking in
property and beauty."