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abudawud:2151Muslim b. Ibrāhīm > Hishām > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

Jabir said “The Prophet ﷺ saw a woman so he entered upon Zainab daughter of Jahsh and had intercourse with her. He ﷺ then came out and said to his companions and said to them “A woman advances in the form of a devil. When one of you finds that he should go to his wife (and have intercourse with her) for that will repel what he is feeling.  

أبو داود:٢١٥١حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَأَى امْرَأَةً فَدَخَلَ عَلَى زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ فَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ تُقْبِلُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ فَمَنْ وَجَدَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا فَلْيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ فَإِنَّهُ يُضْمِرُ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ  


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muslim:1403aʿAmr b. ʿAlī > ʿAbd al-Aʿlá > Hishām b. Abū ʿAbdullāh > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

The woman advances and retires in the shape of a devil, so when one of you sees a woman, he should come to his wife, for that will repel what he feels in his heart.  

مسلم:١٤٠٣aحَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الأَعْلَى حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ رَأَى امْرَأَةً فَأَتَى امْرَأَتَهُ زَيْنَبَ وَهْىَ تَمْعَسُ مَنِيئَةً لَهَا فَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ تُقْبِلُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ وَتُدْبِرُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ فَإِذَا أَبْصَرَ أَحَدُكُمُ امْرَأَةً فَلْيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَرُدُّ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ  

tabarani:20598Abū Muslim al-Kashhī > Muslim b. Ibrāhīm > Hishām al-Dastuwāʾī > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ saw a woman whom he was attracted to, so he went to Zainab bint Jahsh and fulfilled his desire with her. Then, he left and said, "Indeed, a woman is accepted in the form of a Satan and behaves in the form of a Satan. So whoever finds that, let him go to his wife, for indeed he suppresses what is in himself."  

الطبراني:٢٠٥٩٨حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُسْلِمٍ الْكَشِّيُّ ثنا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ثنا هِشَامُ الدَّسْتُوَائِيُّ ثنا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَأَى امْرَأَةً فَأَعْجَبَتْهُ فَدَخَلَ عَلَى زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ فَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ تُقْبَلُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ وَتُدْبِرُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ فَمَنْ وَجَدَ ذَلِكَ فَلْيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ فَإِنَّهُ يُضْمِرُ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ»  

nasai-kubra:9072ʿAbd al-Raḥman b. Khālid > Ḥārith b. ʿAṭiyyah > Hishām > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ went out and saw a woman, then he returned and entered upon Zainab to fulfill his need. Then he went out to his companions and said, "Indeed, a woman is embraced in the form of a devil and examines in the form of a devil. So whoever among you sees anything of that, let him go to his wife, for indeed, that will have repelled it."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٩٠٧٢أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ خَالِدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَارِثُ بْنُ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ هِشَامٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ

خَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَبَصُرَ بِامْرَأَةٍ فَرَجَعَ فَدَخَلَ إِلَى زَيْنَبَ فَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ «إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ تُقْبِلُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ وَتُدْبِرُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ فَمَنْ أَبْصَرَ مِنْكُمْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَلْيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَهُ وِجَاءً»  

bayhaqi:13516[Chain 1] ʿAlī b. Aḥmad b. ʿAbdān > Aḥmad b. ʿUbayd al-Ṣaffār > Ismāʿīl b. Isḥāq al-Qāḍī And ʾAbū Muslim > Ibrāhīm b. ʿAbdullāh [Chain 2] Abū ʿAbdullāh Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. Abū Ṭāhir al-Daqqāq> Abū Muḥammad ʿAbdullāh b. Ibrāhīm b. Ayyūb al-Bazzāz > Ibrāhīm b. ʿAbdullāh al-Baṣrī > Muslim b. Ibrāhīm > Hishām > Abū al-Zubayr > Jābir ؓ

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ saw a woman, so he entered upon Zainab bint Jahsh and fulfilled his need from her. Then he went out to his companions and said to them, "Verily, the woman accepts in the form of a devil and retreats in the form of a devil. So whoever finds this, let him come to his family, for he is concealing what is in his soul." Isma'il did not mention his saying, "for he is concealing what is in his soul."  

البيهقي:١٣٥١٦أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَبْدَانَ أنبأ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الصَّفَّارُ ثنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ الْقَاضِي وَأَبُو مُسْلِمٍ هُوَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ ح وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ أَبِي طَاهِرٍ الدَّقَّاقُ بِبَغْدَادَ ثنا أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ الْبَزَّازُ ثنا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْبَصْرِيُّ قَالَا ثنا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ثنا هِشَامٌ ثنا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ عَنْ جَابِرٍ ؓ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ رَأَى امْرَأَةً فَدَخَلَ عَلَى زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ فَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ خَرَجَ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ تُقْبِلُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ وَتُدْبِرُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ فَمَنْ وَجَدَ ذَلِكَ فَلْيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ فَإِنَّهُ يُضْمِرُ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ لَمْ يَذْكُرْ إِسْمَاعِيلُ قَوْلَهُ فَإِنَّهُ يُضْمِرُ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ  

أَخْرَجَهُ مُسْلِمٌ مِنْ وَجْهٍ آخَرَ عَنْ هِشَامٍ الدَّسْتُوَائِيِّ وَقَالَ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَرُدُّ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ