Chapter 40.0

A man became Muslim and he has more than four wives

باب الرَّجُلِ يُسْلِمُ وَعِنْدَهُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ أَرْبَعِ نِسْوَةٍ

2 hadiths

Sunan Ibn Majah, 1952da’if

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

4 transmitters

Narrated by Ahmed bin Ibrahim bin KathirfromHashaym bin Bashayr bin al-Qasimfrom'Abdur Rahman bin Abi LaylafromQays bin al-Harith al-Ghamdi

Hadith text · Matn

‏ اخْتَرْ مِنْهُنَّ أَرْبَعًا ‏

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English translation

It was narrated that Qais bin Harith said:

“I became Muslim and I had eight wives. I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and told him about that. He said: 'Choose four of them.' ”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ حُمَيْضَةَ بِنْتِ الشَّمَرْدَلِ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، قَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ وَعِنْدِي ثَمَانِ نِسْوَةٍ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقُلْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ ‏

Sunan Ibn Majah, 1953da’if

Chain of narration · Isnād

Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.

6 transmitters

Narrated by Yahya bin Hakeem al-MaquuamfromMuhammad bin Ja'far bin Abi KathirfromMa'mar bin Rashidfromal-ZuhrifromSalim bin 'Abdullah bin 'Umarfromibn Umar

Hadith text · Matn

‏ خُذْ مِنْهُنَّ أَرْبَعًا ‏

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English translation

It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:

“Ghailan bin Salamah became Muslim and he had ten wives. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him: 'Choose four of them.' ”

Original Arabic chain wording

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ أَسْلَمَ غَيْلاَنُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ وَتَحْتَهُ عَشْرُ نِسْوَةٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏