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 Rh the Apostle of God. Then the Apostle of God came, and I asked him. He replied, "Verily, he is thy uncle, therefore give him permission."' She said, 'Then I said, "O Apostle of God, only the woman nursed me, and not the man!" The Apostle of God replied, "He is thy uncle, therefore allow him to enter where thou art." And that took place after the verse of veiling was promulgated.'—Muslim, Al Bukhárí.

It is related from ʿUqbah binuʾl-Ḥaríth that, 'He married a daughter of Abú Iháb bin ʿAzíz. Then a woman came and said, "I nursed ʿUqbah and the woman whom he has married." ʿUqbah said to her, "I did not know that thou hadst suckled me, and thou didst not inform me." Then he sent to the family of Abú Iháb and asked them. They said, "We did not know that she had suckled our girl." Then he rode to the Prophet at Madína and asked him. The Apostle of God replied, "How (canst thou keep her) when it has been remarked (that you were both suckled by the same woman!)" Then ʿUqbah separated her; and she married another husband.'—Al Bukhárí.

It is related from Abú Saʿíduʾl-Khudri that, 'On the day of (the battle of) Hunain, the Apostle of God sent an army to Awtás; and they met the enemy, and fought with them, and won a victory over them, and they took them prisoners. And certain men of the companions of the Prophet withheld them-selves from co-habitation with the women (captives) on account of their husbands among the polytheists. Then God sent down respecting the matter (the revelation, "Ye are forbidden to take to wife) free women who are married, except those women whom your right hands shall possess as slaves." That is they are lawful for them when their stated time shall be fulfilled.'—Muslim.

It is related from Al Barái bin ʿAzib that he said, 'My uncle Abú Burdah bin Niyári passed by me; and he had with him a standard. And I said, "Where art thou going?" He replied, "The Prophet has sent me to a man who has married the wife of his father, in order to bring his head to him."'—At Tirmidhú, Abú Dáud. And in another tradition from An Nasái and Ibn Májah it runs, 'He has commanded me to cut off his head and take his property.'