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Sahih al-Bukhari 5213

Chapter: Marrying a virgin while already having a matron wife

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5213

Narrator:Anas ibn Mālik

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ وَلَوْ شِئْتُ أَنْ أَقُولَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلَكِنْ قَالَ السُّنَّةُ إِذَا

تَزَوَّجَ الْبِكْرَ أَقَامَ عِنْدَهَا سَبْعًا، وَإِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الثَّيِّبَ أَقَامَ عِنْدَهَا ثَلاَثًا‏.‏

Narrated Anas:

The tradition, (of the Prophet) is that if someone marries a virgin and he has already a matron wife (with him), then he should stay with the virgin for seven days; and if someone marries a matron (and he has already a virgin wife with him) then he should stay with her for three days.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 5213, 5214), Muslim (No. 1461a), Abu Dawud (No. 2123, 2124) and At-Tirmidhi (No. 1139).

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An explanation exists for another version of this hadith: Sahih al-Bukhari 5214

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله ( بِشْر ) هُوَ اِبْن الْمُفَضَّل , وَخَالِد هُوَ اِبْن مِهْرَانَ الْحَذَّاء. قَوْله ( وَلَوْ شِئْت أَنْ أَقُول قَالَ النَّبِيّ صَلَّى اللَّه عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَلَكِنْ قَالَ السُّنَّة ) فِي رِوَايَة مُسْلِم وَأَبِي دَاوُدَ مِنْ طَرِيق هُشَيْمٍ عَنْ خَالِد فِي آخِر الْحَدِيث " قَالَ خَالِد : لَوْ شِئْت أَنْ أَقُول رَفَعَهُ لَصَدَقْت , وَلَكِنَّهُ قَالَ السُّنَّة " فَبَيَّنَ أَنَّهُ قَوْل خَالِد , وَهُوَ اِبْن مِهْرَانَ الْحَذَّاء رَاوِيَة عَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ. وَقَدْ اُخْتُلِفَ عَلَى سُفْيَان الثَّوْرِيّ فِي تَعْيِين قَائِل ذَلِكَ هَلْ هُوَ خَالِد أَوْ شَيْخه أَبُو قِلَابَةَ , وَيَأْتِي بَيَان ذَلِكَ فِي الْبَاب الَّذِي يَلِيه مَعَ شَرْح الْحَدِيث.…

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 5214

It is a Sunnah for a man who marries a virgin when he already has a wife (who is no longer a virgin) that he stay seven nights with the new wife and then divide his overnight stay between both. If he marries a previously-married woman when he already has a wife (either a virgin or not), the Sunnah is for him to stay with her (the new wife) three nights and then divide his overnight stay between both

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) was reported to have said: "It is a Sunnah for a man who marries a virgin when he already has a wife (who is no longer a virgin) that he stay seven nights with the new wife and then divide his overnight stay between both. If he marries a previously-married woman…

تَزَوَّجَ الرَّجُلُ الْبِكْرَ عَلَى الثَّيِّبِ أَقَامَ عِنْدَهَا سَبْعًا وَقَسَمَ، وَإِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الثَّيِّبَ عَلَى الْبِكْرِ أَقَامَ عِنْدَهَا ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ قَسَمَ‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik Explained

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih Muslim 1461a

It is from the Sunnah that if someone marries a virgin, he should stay with her (the virgin) for seven days and then divide the nights between them. But if he marries a previously married woman, he should stay with her for three days, then divide the nights (between his wives)

Anas ibn Mālik (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: It is from the Sunnah that if someone marries a virgin, he should stay with her (the virgin) for seven days and then divide the nights between them. But if he marries a previously married woman, he should stay with her for three days, then…

إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الْبِكْرَ عَلَى الثَّيِّبِ أَقَامَ عِنْدَهَا سَبْعًا وَإِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الثَّيِّبَ عَلَى الْبِكْرِ أَقَامَ عِنْدَهَا ثَلاَثًا ‏.‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik Explained

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 2124

When a man who has a wife married a virgin he should stay with her seven nights ; if he marries to a woman who has been previously married he should stay with her three nights. (The narrator said:) If I say that he (Anas) narrated this tradition from the Prophet (ﷺ) I shall be true. But he said…

تَزَوَّجَ الْبِكْرَ عَلَى الثَّيِّبِ أَقَامَ عِنْدَهَا سَبْعًا ‏.‏ وَإِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الثَّيِّبَ أَقَامَ عِنْدَهَا ثَلاَثًا ‏.‏

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1139

He (Abu Qilabah) said: "If I wish, I could say: 'The Messenger of Allah said'" but he said: "The Sunnah when a man married a virgin after he already has a wife, is that he stays with her seven (nights). And when he married a matron when he already has a wife, he stays with her three (nights)."

السُّنَّةُ إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الرَّجُلُ الْبِكْرَ عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ أَقَامَ عِنْدَهَا سَبْعًا وَإِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الثَّيِّبَ عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ أَقَامَ عِنْدَهَا ثَلاَثًا ‏

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

Not graded Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 1057

It is from the Sunnah that when a man who has a wife marries a virgin, he should spend with her seven nights, and thereafter divide time between them (equally). And if he marries a formerly married woman he should spend with her three nights and thereafter divide the time between his wives…

وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ : { مِنَ اَلسُّنَّةِ إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ اَلرَّجُلُ اَلْبِكْرَ عَلَى اَلثَّيِّبِ أَقَامَ عِنْدَهَا سَبْعًا , ثُمَّ قَسَمَ , وَإِذَا تَزَوَّجَ اَلثَّيِّبَ أَقَامَ عِنْدَهَا ثَلَاثًا , ثُمَّ قَسَمَ }…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Mishkat al-Masabih 3233

It pertains to the sunna that when a man who has a wife marries a virgin he should stay with her for seven nights and then divide the time between them, but if he marries a woman who has been previously married he should stay with her three nights and then divide his time between his wives. Abu…

وَعَنْ أَبِي قِلَابَةَ عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: مِنَ السُّنَّةِ إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الرَّجُلُ الْبِكْرَ عَلَى الثَّيِّبِ أَقَامَ عِنْدهَا سبعا وَقسم إِذا تَزَوَّجَ الثَّيِّبَ أَقَامَ عِنْدَهَا ثَلَاثًا ثُمَّ قَسَمَ. قَالَ أَبُو…

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