Nisa' Hawl al-Rasul: Tarajim wa Qisas

نساء حول الرسول: تراجم وقصص

A single-volume collection of biographies and stories covering the Prophet ﷺ's mothers (Amina, Halima, Umm Ayman, Fatima bint Asad (may God be pleased with her)), his thirteen wives and Maria al-Qibtiyya (may God be pleased with her), twenty-five female Companions, his four daughters and three granddaughters, in a simple narrative style; compiled by Muhammad Ali al-Qutb, Muhammad Umar al-Da'uq and Ahmad Abd al-Jawad al-Dumi.

Overview

A one-volume book of biographies and stories, which tells in a simplified narrative style the lives of the women around the Prophet. It was prepared by Muhammad Ali al-Qutb, Muhammad Umar al-Da'uq and Ahmad Abd al-Jawad al-Dumi. ¹

Its sections

The book has five sections, in this order:

The mothers of the Messenger (pp. 11–34): Amina, Halima, Umm Ayman and Fatima bint Asad.
The wives of the Messenger (pp. 35–178): his thirteen wives and Maria the Copt.
Women who lived in the time of the Messenger (pp. 179–388): twenty-five Companions.
The daughters of the Messenger (pp. 389–438): his four daughters.
The granddaughters of the Messenger (pp. 439–461): three of his granddaughters.

Then comes the table of contents (pp. 462–464). ¹

Obstructing a marriage (adl): the guardian and the husband

In the lexicon, adl means to prevent, and the jurists use it of a guardian who prevents his ward's marriage, and in the case of divorce for ransom of a husband who harms his wife so that she will pay him back. In principle it is forbidden for a guardian to prevent a ward's marriage to a suitable husband, and for a husband to harm his wife to force her to ransom herself; a guardian may be permitted to refuse for the woman's own benefit. A guardian is an obstructer when a woman asks for a suitable husband, or a suitable man proposes, and he refuses without a valid reason, whether or not she asks for her proper dower; the Hanafis do not count refusing a dower below the usual amount as obstruction, and the Malikis do not count a compelling father's rejection of suitors as obstruction unless harm is intended. Once obstruction is proven before the judge, he orders the marriage; if the guardian still refuses, guardianship passes to the ruler according to the Hanafis, Shafi'is, most Malikis and one Hanbali narration, or to the next guardian according to the main Hanbali view; if all guardians obstruct, the judge contracts the marriage.

Nisa' Hawl al-Rasul: Tarajim wa Qisas

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Obstructing a marriage (adl): the guardian and the husband