Sunan Ibn Majah, 1952
da’if· DarussalamChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
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
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 9, Hadith 108
- English Reference
- Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 1952