المستدرك على الصحيحين
Al Mustadrak ala al‑Sahihayn
كتاب معرفة الصحابة رضي الله تعالى عنهم
Book of Knowing the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them)
كان صداق النبى لأزواجه اثنتي عشرة أوقية
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) setting a dowry of twelve uqiyah for his wives
Hadith Number: 6930
قال ابن عمر: وحدثني عبد الله بن جعفر عن عبد الواحد بن ابي عون قال: لما بلغ ابا سفيان بن حرب نكاح النبي ﷺ ابنته، قال: ذاك الفحل لا يقرع انفه (1).
It is narrated from Abd al-Wahid bin Abi Awn that when news reached Abu Sufyan bin Harb of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) marrying his daughter, he said (by way of praise and acknowledgement): "He is a noble stallion whose nose is not struck (that is, he is not one to be faulted or turned away)."
تخریج الحدیث: [ترقيم الرساله 6930] [ترقيم الشركة 6850]
Takhrij and Tahqiq of Hadith No. 6930 of Al Mustadrak ala al‑Sahihayn
by Shaykh Adil Murshid, Dr. Ahmad Barhoum, Dr. Muhammad Kamil Qarah Balli and Dr. Sa'id al-Lahham
Hadith-science notes and terminology
by Shaykh Adil Murshid, Dr. Ahmad Barhoum, Dr. Muhammad Kamil Qarah Balli and Dr. Sa'id al-Lahham
Hadith-science notes and terminology
Grading: (1) The two narrators above al-Waqidi are "thiqah", but this chain is "mu'dal" (two or more consecutive narrators missing).
Technical note / Defect ('illah): Abd Allah bin Ja'far is Ibn Abd al-Rahman bin al-Miswar bin Makhramah.
Technical note / Defect ('illah): Abd Allah bin Ja'far is Ibn Abd al-Rahman bin al-Miswar bin Makhramah.
(1) من فوق الواقديّ ثقتان، لكنه معضل. عبد الله بن جعفر: هو ابن عبد الرحمن بن المسور بن مخرمة.
Reference / Source: It was narrated by Ibn Sa'd in "al-Tabaqat" (10/ 97) - and via him Ibn Asakir (69/ 146) - from al-Waqidi, with this chain.
وأخرجه ابن سعد في "الطبقات" 10/ 97 - ومن طريقه ابن عساكر 69/ 146 - عن الواقديّ، بهذا الإسناد.
General principle: Regarding the phrase "la yuqra'u anfuhu" (his nose is not struck), al-Khattabi said in "Gharib al-Hadith" (1/ 297): It means that he is a suitable match (kuf') who is not rejected and not turned away from. The origin of the expression is the stallion of low breed (al-fahl al-hajin): when it wanted to mount noble she-camels, they would strike its nose with a stick so that it would turn back from them. It is also narrated as "la yuqda'u anfuhu", and its meaning is close to the first. "Al-qadu'" is the low-bred stallion which, when it approaches noble she-camels, is driven back from them.
قوله: "لا يقرع أنفه" قال الخطابي في "غريب الحديث" 1/ 297: يريد أنه الكفء الذي لا يرد ولا يرغب عنه، وأصله في الفحل الهجين إذا أراد أن يضرب في كرائم الإبل قرعوا أنفَه بعصا ليرتدَّ عنها. ويروى: "لا يُقدع أنفه"، ومعناه قريب من الأول. والقدوع: الفحل الهجين إذا قرب كرائم الإبل قُدع عنها.
