Sahih al-Bukhari 2658

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Chapter: The witness of women

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by Abu Said Al Khudri 5 narrators

Sa'id bin Abi Maryam Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn 144 AH – 224 AH Muhammad bin Ja'far bin Abi Kathir Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn Zayd ibn Harithah Companion 35 BH/588 CE – 8 AH/629 CE 'Ayyad bin 'Abdullah bin Sa'd Tābiʿī d. ~100 AH Abu Said Al Khudri Companion d. 74 AH

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Isn't the witness of a woman equal to half of that of a man?" The women said, "Yes." He said, "This is because of the deficiency of a woman's mind."

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 2658

In-book reference

Book 52, Hadith 22

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 3, Book 48, Hadith 826

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي زَيْدٌ، عَنْ عِيَاضِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ أَلَيْسَ شَهَادَةُ الْمَرْأَةِ مِثْلَ نِصْفِ شَهَادَةِ الرَّجُلِ ‏"‏‏.‏ قُلْنَا بَلَى‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَذَلِكَ مِنْ نُقْصَانِ عَقْلِهَا ‏"‏‏.‏

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