Chain of narration · Isnād
Each narrator name opens their biography and classical source evidence.
Narrated by Hrmlh bin Yahya binfrom'Abdullah bin WahbfromYonus bin Yazid bin Abi al-Nijadfromal-ZuhrifromSa'id ibn al-MusayyibfromAbu Hurairah
Hadith text · Matn
إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ كَالضِّلَعِ إِذَا ذَهَبْتَ تُقِيمُهَا كَسَرْتَهَا وَإِنْ تَرَكْتَهَا اسْتَمْتَعْتَ بِهَا وَفِيهَا عِوَجٌ
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English translation
Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Woman is like a rib. When you attempt to straighten it, you would break it. And if you leave her alone you would benefit by her, and crookedness will remain in her.
Original Arabic chain wording
وَحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
References2 variants
- In-Book Reference
- Book 17, Hadith 77
- USC-MSA web (English) reference
- Book 8, Hadith 3466 (deprecated numbering scheme)