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Muwatta Malik 1109

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وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ حُمَيْدٍ الطَّوِيلِ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ لِلْبِكْرِ سَبْعٌ وَلِلثَّيِّبِ ثَلاَثٌ ‏.‏

Yahya related to me from Malik from Humayd at-Tawil that Anas ibn Malik said, "A virgin has seven nights, and a woman who has been previously married has three nights."

Malik affirmed, "That is what is done among us."

Malik added, "If the man has another wife, he divides his time equally between them after the wedding nights. He does not count the wedding nights against the one he has just married."

Reported by Malik (No. 1109).

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Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : قَوْلُهُ لِلْبِكْرِ سَبْعٌ وَلِلثَّيِّبِ ثَلَاثٌ يَقْتَضِي ظَاهِرُهُ أَنَّهُ حَقٌّ لِلْمَرْأَةِ وَلَوْ كَانَ حَقًّا لِلزَّوْجِ لَقَالَ لِلزَّوْجِ فِي الْبِكْرِ سَبْعٌ وَفِي الثَّيِّبِ ثَلَاثٌ وَبِهَذَا قَالَ مِنْ الصَّحَابَةِ أَنَسٌ وَمِنْ التَّابِعِينَ فَمِنْ بَعْدِهِمْ النَّخَعِيُّ وَالشَّعْبِيُّ وَالشَّافِعِيُّ وَأَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَنْبَلٍ وَقَالَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ وَالْحَسَنُ الْبَصْرِيُّ لِلْبِكْرِ ثَلَاثٌ ثُمَّ يَقْسِمُ وَلِلثَّيِّبِ يَوْمَانِ ثُمَّ يَقْسِمُ وَقَالَ حَمَّادُ بْنُ أَبِي سُلَيْمَانَ وَأَبُو حَنِيفَةَ لَا تُفَضَّلُ الْجَدِيدَةُ عَلَى الْقَدِيمَةِ بِكْرًا كَانَتْ أَوْ ثَيِّبًا وَالدَّلِيلُ عَلَى مَا قُلْنَاهُ مَا رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يُوسُفُ ب…

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