Sahih al-Bukhari 5185, 5186

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Chapter: The exhortation of taking care of the women

Chain of Narration (Isnad)

Narrated by Abu Hurairah 6 narrators

Ishaq bin Ibrahim bin Nasr Atbāʿ Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. 242 AH al-Husain bin 'Ali bin al-Walid al-Ja'fi Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. 203 AH or 204 AH Za'ida bin Qadama al-Thaqifi Atbāʿ al-Tābiʿīn d. 160 AH or after Maysrah bin 'Ammar al-Ashja'i Tābiʿī Salman Abu Hazam al-Ashja'i Tābiʿī d. ~100 AH Abu Hurairah Companion 12 BH/603 CE – 59 AH/681 CE

Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not hurt (trouble) his neighbor. And I advise you to take care of the women, for they are created from a rib and the most crooked portion of the rib is its upper part; if you try to straighten it, it will break, and if you leave it, it will remain crooked, so I urge you to take care of the women."

Reference

Sahih al-Bukhari 5185, 5186

In-book reference

Book 67, Hadith 120

USC-MSA web (English)

Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 114

Translation by Muhsin Khan · Language: EN

Arabic Text

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ نَصْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْجُعْفِيُّ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ مَيْسَرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلاَ يُؤْذِي جَارَهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ وَاسْتَوْصُوا بِالنِّسَاءِ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّهُنَّ خُلِقْنَ مِنْ ضِلَعٍ وَإِنَّ أَعْوَجَ شَيْءٍ فِي الضِّلَعِ أَعْلَاهُ فَإِنْ ذَهَبْتَ تُقِيمُهُ كَسَرْتَهُ وَإِنْ تَرَكْتَهُ لَمْ يَزَلْ أَعْوَجَ فَاسْتَوْصُوا بِالنِّسَاءِ خَيْرًا

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