English translation
5069. Narrated Sa'īd bin Jubair: Ibn 'Abbās asked me, "Are you married?" I replied, "No." He said, "Marry, for the best person of this (Muslim) nation (i.e., Muḥammad ﷺ) had the largest number of wives."
Hadith 5069
About (marrying) several women.
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Darussalam · Volume 7
67 - THE BOOK OF AN-NIKĀH(The Wedlock)Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 5069 ¦ الجزء: 7 ¦ الصفحة: 3
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Arabic text
5069 - حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الحَكَمِ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ رَقَبَةَ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ اليَامِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ لِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ: هَلْ تَزَوَّجْتَ؟ قُلْتُ: لاَ، قَالَ: «فَتَزَوَّجْ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ أَكْثَرُهَا نِسَاءً»
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