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Sahih Muslim 1403c

Chapter: Recommendation to the one who sees a woman and is attracted to her, to go to his wife or slave woman and have intercourse with her

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1403c

Narrator:Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

وَحَدَّثَنِي سَلَمَةُ بْنُ شَبِيبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ أَعْيَنَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْقِلٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، قَالَ قَالَ جَابِرٌ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏"‏

إِذَا أَحَدُكُمْ أَعْجَبَتْهُ الْمَرْأَةُ فَوَقَعَتْ فِي قَلْبِهِ فَلْيَعْمِدْ إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ فَلْيُوَاقِعْهَا فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَرُدُّ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ ‏"

Jabir heard Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) say:

When a woman fascinates any one of you and she captivates his heart, he should go to his wife and have an intercourse with her, for it would repel what he feels.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1403c) and Ahmad (No. 14145, 14217).

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Authentic Mishkat al-Masabih 3105

Jabir reported God’s Messenger as saying, “A woman advances in the form of a devil and retires in the form of a devil. When one of you is charmed by a woman and she affects his heart he should go to his wife and have intercourse with her, for that will repel what he is feeling.” Muslim transmitted…

وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ تُقْبِلُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ وَتُدْبِرُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ إِذَا أَحَدَكُمْ أَعْجَبَتْهُ الْمَرْأَةُ فَوَقَعَتْ فِي…

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

Also reported by… (3)
  • اعتلال القلوب للخرائطي (227)إِذَا أَعْجَبَتْ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَرْأَةُ فَوَقَعَتْ فِي نَفْسِهِ ، فَلْيَقُمْ إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ فَلْيُوَاقِعْهَا ، فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَرُدُّ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ
  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (2995)إِذَا أَعْجَبَتْ أَحَدَكُمُ الْمَرْأَةُ ، وَوَقَعَتْ فِي قَلْبِهِ ، فَلْيَعْمِدْ إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ ، فَلْيُوَاقِعْهَا ، فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَرُدُّ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ
  • مستخرج أبي عوانة (3206)إِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمْ أَعْجَبَتْهُ الْمَرْأَةُ ، فَوَقَعَتْ فِي قَلْبِهِ ، فَلْيَعْمِدْ إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ ، فَلْيُوَاقِعْهَا فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَرُدُّ نَفْسَهُ

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3108

Ibn Mas'ud said that God’s Messenger saw a woman who charmed him, so he went to Sauda who was making perfume in the company of some women. They left him, and after he had satisfied his desire he said, “If any man sees a woman who charms him he should go to his wife, for she has the same kind of…

وَعَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ قَالَ: رَأَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ امْرَأَةً فَأَعْجَبَتْهُ فَأَتَى سَوْدَةَ وَهِيَ تَصْنَعُ طِيبًا وَعِنْدَهَا نِسَاءٌ فَأَخْلَيْنَهُ فَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd + 1 other version

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1403a

The woman advances and retires in the shape of a devil, so when one of you sees a woman, he should come to his wife, for that will repel what he feels in his heart.

إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ تُقْبِلُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ وَتُدْبِرُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ فَإِذَا أَبْصَرَ أَحَدُكُمُ امْرَأَةً فَلْيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَرُدُّ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh + 1 other version

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 2151

Jabir said “The Prophet (ﷺ) saw a woman so he entered upon Zainab daughter of Jahsh and had intercourse with her. He (ﷺ) then came out and said to his companions and said to them “A woman advances in the form of a devil. When one of you finds that he should go to his wife (and have intercourse with…

الْمَرْأَةَ تُقْبِلُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ فَمَنْ وَجَدَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا فَلْيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ فَإِنَّهُ يُضْمِرُ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1158

“The Prophet saw a woman, then he went to Zainab to fulfill his need and he left. He said: ‘Indeed when the woman enters, she enters in the image of Shaitan. So when one of you sees a woman that he is fascinated with, then let him go to his wife, for indeed with her (his wife) is the same as that…

"‏ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ إِذَا أَقْبَلَتْ أَقْبَلَتْ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ فَإِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمُ امْرَأَةً فَأَعْجَبَتْهُ فَلْيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ فَإِنَّ مَعَهَا مِثْلَ الَّذِي مَعَهَا ‏"

Narrated by Jābir ibn ‘Abdullāh

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