81 - Chapter: A Man’s Preparation of His Daughter’s Trousseau

3384 - Nusayr ibn al-Faraj informed us, saying: Abu Usamah narrated to us, from Za'idah, who said: 'Ata' ibn al-Sa'ib narrated to us, from his father, from 'Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, prepared Fatimah's trousseau with a velvet cloak, a water-skin, and a cushion stuffed with idhkhir grass.

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[Editorial note:] Regarding the chain: al-Hafiz [Ibn Hajar], and Abu Ishaq — who is 'Amr ibn 'Abdullah al-Sabi'i — was a mudallis who narrated without specifying direct hearing, and 'Amir ibn Sa'd — who is al-Bajali — was narrated from by a group [of scholars], and Ibn Hibban mentioned him in "al-Thiqat" 5/189, and 'Ali ibn Hujr is trustworthy. The hadith is in "al-Sunan al-Kubra" under number (5539).

On this topic, from al-Rubayyi' bint Mu'awwidh, who said: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, came to me on the morning of my wedding night, and sat on my bedding as you are sitting near me, and there were young girls beating the duff drum... Recorded by al-Bukhari in "al-Sahih" (4001) and (5147), and he titled the second: Chapter on Beating the Duff at Weddings and Wedding Feasts.

And from 'A'ishah, that she escorted a woman to a man of the Ansar, and the Prophet of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "O 'A'ishah, was there no entertainment with you? For the Ansar are pleased by entertainment." Also recorded by al-Bukhari (5162).

His saying: "from the people of Badr" — perhaps it is by way of predominance, for Qarazah ibn Ka'b witnessed Uhud and what came after it, and it is not mentioned that he witnessed Badr. As for Abu Mas'ud al-Badri, there is disagreement over his witnessing of Badr; some mentioned him among the Badr veterans, and Ibn 'Abd al-Barr said in "al-Isti'ab" (1895): His witnessing of Badr is not authentic.

(1) Its chain is good: 'Ata' ibn al-Sa'ib is truthful with good hadith, and Za'idah's — who is Ibn Qudamah — hearing from him was before his confusion [in old age], as in "Tahdhib al-Tahdhib" (in the biography of 'Ata'). The rest of its narrators are trustworthy. Abu Usamah: he is Hammad ibn Usamah. The hadith is in "al-Sunan al-Kubra" by the author under number (5546).

It was also recorded by Ahmad (643), and Ibn Hibban (6947) via the path of Abu Usamah, with this chain. In Ahmad's version: "and a leather cushion stuffed with fibers of idhkhir," and in Ibn Hibban's version: "stuffed with fibers," without mention of the water-skin.

It was also recorded by Ahmad (715) and (853) from Mu'awiyah ibn 'Amr and Abu Sa'id 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Abdullah, from Za'idah ibn Qudamah, with it, and in it: "and a leather cushion stuffed with idhkhir." Abu Sa'id said: fibers.

It was also recorded similarly by Ahmad (819) and (838) via the path of Hammad ibn Salamah, and Ibn Majah (4152) via the path of Muhammad ibn Fudayl, both from 'Ata' ibn al-Sa'ib, with it. The second narration of Ahmad is extended with the mention of =