Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No person should bid against the bid of his brother, and no person should send a marriage proposal over the proposal of his brother. No woman should demand the divorce of her sister (i.e., co-wife) so that she may take her share of blessings for herself." The Shaykh states: This narrator named Ibn Zayd is from the people of Mazar; he is a resident of Basra and is trustworthy.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "No person should send a marriage proposal over the proposal of his brother."

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah narrates about the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): He forbade that a person should bid over the bid of his brother, or that he should send a marriage proposal over the marriage proposal of his brother.

Lady Fatimah bint Qais (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Sayyiduna Abu Amr bin Hafs (may Allah be pleased with him) gave her an irrevocable divorce while he was in Syria. He sent some“barley”through his agent to her. She expressed displeasure to the agent, and the agent said: By Allah! We are not obliged to give you anything else besides this. That lady went to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and mentioned this issue before him. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: He is not obliged to provide you with maintenance. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) instructed her to spend her waiting period (‘iddah) at the house of Lady Umm Sharik (may Allah be pleased with her). Then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: She is a woman whom my companions frequently visit; you should spend your ‘iddah at the house of Ibn Umm Maktum, for he is a blind man. When your ‘iddah is over, inform me. Lady Fatimah bint Qais (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: When my ‘iddah ended, I informed the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) that Muawiyah bin Abu Sufyan and Abu Jahm had sent me marriage proposals. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: As for Abu Jahm, he does not put down his stick from his shoulder (i.e., he beats women), and as for Muawiyah, he is a poor man, he has no wealth. Marry Usamah bin Zaid. Lady Fatimah bint Qais (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: I did not like him, but then the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Marry Usamah. So I married him, and Allah placed so much goodness in that marriage that people envied me.

Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No person should bid against his brother's bid until (the other person) buys it or leaves the deal, and no person should send a marriage proposal over his brother's proposal until (the other person) marries or leaves the proposal." (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) The narrator named Abu Kathir is Yazid bin Abdur Rahman bin Udhaynah.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates this statement of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "No person should send a marriage proposal over the proposal of his brother until the first proposer leaves it or gives permission, then he may send a marriage proposal."

Sayyiduna Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When someone intended to get married, the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) would say to him, "May Allah grant you blessings and shower blessings upon you."

Salih bin Hayy narrates: A man from Khurasan said to Imam Sha’bi: Among us it is said: When a person frees his umm walad and then marries her, his example is like that of a person who rides his sacrificial animal. So Imam Sha’bi said: Sayyiduna Abu Burdah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated to me from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“When a person brings up his slave girl well and gives her a good upbringing, teaches her well and gives her a good education, then frees her and marries her, that person will have a double reward. And whoever believes in Sayyiduna ‘Isa (Jesus, peace be upon him) and then believes in me, he will also have a double reward. And the slave who fears his Lord and obeys his master, he will also have a double reward.”

Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) declared the people of Banu Mustaliq, who were freed after the battle, as captives. So, Juwayriya bint al-Harith came into the share of Sayyiduna Thabit bin Qais (may Allah be pleased with him) (the narrator is unsure, perhaps these are the words) or into the share of the cousin of Sayyiduna Thabit bin Qais (may Allah be pleased with him). They offered her the option of a contract of manumission. She was a beautiful and attractive woman; whoever saw her would be captivated by her. She came to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) to seek help in paying off her contract of manumission. By Allah! She had just stopped at the door of the chamber when I saw her, and I did not like her, because I realized that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) would also like her in the same way as I did. Juwayriya said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! The situation is as you know. I have made a contract of manumission, and now I have come to seek help from the Messenger of Allah. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: Would you not prefer something better than that? The woman asked: What is that? The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I will marry you and pay your contract of manumission for you. The woman said: That is fine. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then I will do so. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: When the Muslims heard of this, they said: Now they have become the in-laws of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), so all those who had captives from Banu Mustaliq freed them all. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: Because of the marriage of Lady Juwayriya (may Allah be pleased with her) to the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), one hundred families of Banu Mustaliq were freed. Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: To my knowledge, there is no other woman who proved to be a greater blessing for her people than Lady Juwayriya.

Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) took the people of Banu Mustaliq as captives, and Juwayriya bint al-Harith came into the share of Sayyiduna Thabit bin Qais (may Allah be pleased with him), or perhaps into the share of the cousin of Sayyiduna Thabit bin Qais (may Allah be pleased with him). She made a contract of emancipation (mukataba) with him. She was a beautiful woman; whoever saw her would become captivated by her. She came to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) to seek help regarding her contract of emancipation. By Allah! She had just reached the door of the chamber when I saw her, and I disliked her, because I realized that just as she appeared beautiful to me, she would also appear so to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).

Juwayriya said: O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)! The situation is as you know. I have made a contract of emancipation for myself, so I have come to seek help from the Messenger of Allah. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: Will you not choose something better than that? She asked: What is that? The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: I will marry you and pay the amount of your contract on your behalf. She said: That is fine. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: Then I will do so.

When the Muslims heard of this, they said: These people have become the in-laws of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), so they freed all the captives of Banu Mustaliq who were with them. Because of the Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) marriage, one hundred families of Banu Mustaliq were set free.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: To my knowledge, there is no woman who proved to be a greater blessing for her people than Lady Juwayriya (may Allah be pleased with her).