Sahih al-Bukhari, 5069
sahihChain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by 'Ali bin al-Hakam bin ZabyanfromWadah bin 'Abdullah al-YashkarifromSa'id bin Jubayr
Hadith text · Matn
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ رَقَبَةَ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ الْيَامِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ هَلْ تَزَوَّجْتَ قُلْتُ لاَ. قَالَ فَتَزَوَّجْ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ أَكْثَرُهَا نِسَاءً.
English translation
Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair:
Ibn `Abbas asked me, "Are you married?" I replied, "No." He said, "Marry, for the best person of this (Muslim) nation (i.e., Muhammad) of all other Muslims, had the largest number of wives."
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 67, Hadith 7
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 7 (deprecated numbering scheme)