Staying With A Virgin And A Previously-Married Woman
Darussalam · Volume 3
9. The Chapters On MarriageSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 1917 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 617
Source no. 1917 · Volume 4 · Page 417
Sahih
صحيح، الإرواء (٢٠١٩) ، الصحيحة (١٢٧١)
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1917. It was narrated from Al-Hārith from his father that when the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ married Umm Salamah, he stayed with her for three days, then he said: "You are not insignificant in your husband's eyes. If you wish, I will stay with you for seven days, but then I will stay with my other wives for seven days too." (Sahih)
1917 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمَّا تَزَوَّجَ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ أَقَامَ عِنْدَهَا ثَلَاثًا، وَقَالَ: «لَيْسَ بِكِ عَلَى أَهْلِكِ هَوَانٌ، إِنْ شِئْتِ سَبَّعْتُ لَكِ، وَإِنْ سَبَّعْتُ لَكِ سَبَّعْتُ لِنِسَائِي»
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If the bride is divorced or a widow, the husband is allowed to be with her for up to seven days; but in this case the husband will then spend seven days with each of his wives, and then he will begin the turns. In response to this offer of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, Umm Salamah, the Mother of the Believers, chose the period of three days. (Sahih Muslim: 1460). The most probable reason of it was the hope that her turn would then come sooner.