Assalamo Alaikum
Dear Sister Zainab
I have been searching the internet to locate English translation of a chapter from Bukhari but could not find and I am pasting here the Arabic text of that chapter and I will try to translate whatever would be possible and I would request you get its proper translation since Arabic is not my mother tongue but I am able to understand 80% of it which is again a drawback for any Muslim who wants to follow Qur’an and get firsthand knowledge of Qur’an and Hadith.I am so surprised ,saddened and angered to read such narrations about our beloved Prophet (SAW) and how cunningly Bukhari articulated the title of this chapter. Here is the Arabic text followed by my own translation which might not be exactly what Bukahri narrated:
This chapter has been taken from the following internet link.
http://islam2all.com/hadeeth/alboukhari/index.php?saheh=39 110 - باب: هل يسافر بالجارية قبل أن يستبرئها
ولم ير الحسن بأسا أن يقبلها أو يباشرها.
وقال ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما: إذا وهبت الوليدة التي توطأ، أو بيعت، أو عتقت فليستبرأ رحمها بحيضة، ولا تستبرأ العذراء.
وقال عطاء: لا بأس أن يصيب من جاريته الحامل ما دون الفرج، وقال الله تعالى: {إلا على أزواجهم أو ما ملكت أيمانهم}. /: المؤمنون: 6/.
2120 - حدثنا عبد الغفار بن داود: حدثنا يعقوب بن عبد الرحمن، عن عمرو بن أبي عمرو، عن أنس بن مالك رضي الله عنه قال:
قدم النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم خيبر، فلما فتح الله عليه الحصن، ذكر له جمال صفية بنت حيي بن أخطب، وقد قتل زوجها وكانت عروسا فاصطفاها رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لنفسه، فخرج بها حتى بلغنا سد الروحاء حلت، فبنى بها، ثم صنع حيسا في نطع صغير، ثم قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: (آذن من حولك). فكانت تلك وليمة رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم على صفية. ثم خرجنا إلى المدينة، قال: فرأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يحوي لها وراءه بعباءة، ثم يجلس عند بعيره فيضع ركبته، فتضع صفية رجلها على ركبته حتى تركب.
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Translation:
110-Can one travel with a slave girl when she is menstruating?
Hassan did not see any problem in kissing her or having intercourse.
Ibn Umar said in case of such a slave girl with whom bed is shared, when she is given as a gift, or sold or set free, her pregnancy ought to be checked by her menses(if she is pregnant or not) and for virgins this test is not a condition. And Atta said if a slave girl is pregnant, there is no harm in benefiting from any other part other than vulva. ( ما دون الفرج this also means below the vulva (
This is the translation and then Bukhari adds from Qur’an: 23-6 (Except from their wives or those their right hands possess).
It is known fact that Bukhari’s fiqh (Thoughts and Ideology) is in his titels.Bukhari proves by relating Hassan that one can have intercourse with menstruating woman and by relating Ata that same woman can be used apart from vulva.And after relating this immediately Bukhari narrates under it the following.
Translation of 2120:
Told us Abdul Ghaffar son of Daood: Yaqoob ibn Abd al-Rahman, Amr ibn Abu Amr, Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him said
Translated by: Muhammad Muhsin Khan
English (translation) ref: Vol.:3, Book:34 Number:437
From;
http://al-islamic.net/hadith/bukhari/34The Prophet came to Khaibar and when Allah made him victorious and he conquered the town by breaking the enemy's defense, the beauty of Safiya bint Huyai bin Akhtab was mentioned to him and her husband had been killed while she was a bride. Allah's Apostle selected her for himself and he set out in her company till he reached Sadd-ar-Rawha' where her menses were over and he married her. Then Hais (a kind of meal) was prepared and served on a small leather sheet (used for serving meals). Allah's Apostle then said to me, "Inform those who are around you (about the wedding banquet)." So that was the marriage banquet given by Allah's Apostle for (his marriage with) Safiya. After that we proceeded to Medina and I saw that Allah's Apostle was covering her with a cloak while she was behind him. Then he would sit beside his camel and let Safiya put her feet on his knees to ride (the camel).
Now Bukhari’s intention is quite clear narrating the story of Prophet of Islam just after narrating pornographic statement. He has very cleverly used the word TRAVEL instead of INTERCOURSE.He wants to prove that the Prophet of Islam was a woman snatcher (Nauzubillah) and forcefully marrying women.
This much for now and will be posting more INSHAALLAH.
My question is (Is there any contemporary of Bukhari who were against his book?)
Kindly give references so that my faith on Qur’an may strengthen.
Stay blessed