Islam > Hadiths > Jurisprudence and juristic principles > The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) stayed for three nights between …
Authentic hadithUpdated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM
📖 1 min readعن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال: أقام النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بين خيبر والمدينة ثلاث ليال يُبْنَى عليه بصفية، فدعوتُ المسلمين إلى وليمته، وما كان فيها من خبز ولا لحم، وما كان فيها إلا أن أمر بلالا بالأنْطَاعِ فَبُسِطَتْ، فألقى عليها التمر والأقِطَ والسَّمْنَ، فقال المسلمون: إحدى أمهات المؤمنين، أو ما مَلَكَتْ يمينه؟ قالوا: إن حَجَبَهَا فهي إحدى أمهات المؤمنين، وإن لم يحجبها فهي مما ملكت يمينه، فلما ارتحل وَطَّأَ لها خَلْفَهُ، ومَدَّ الحِجَابَ.
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) traveled and stayed at a place between Khaybar and Madīnah for three days and three nights with the Mother of the Believers, Safiyyah (may Allah be pleased with her), when he married her. He arranged a wedding dinner and told Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) to invite people to eat. There was no meat or bread served at the dinner, due to the Prophet’s poor financial situation. So, mats were spread out and dates, dried yogurt, and the like were served. The people ate and wondered if Safiyyah had been taken as a wife or a concubine by the Prophet. Then they said: If the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) screened Safiyyah, she would be one of the Mothers of the Believers, because veiling was obligatory upon them, but if he didn't, she would be a concubine. They were assured that she was a wife of the Prophet when he screened her and assigned a wide space for her behind him on his camel.
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