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ahmad:26384ʿĀmir b. Ṣāliḥ > Hishām b. ʿUrwah from his father > ʿĀʾishah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A woman is like a rib. If you try to straighten her, you will break her, and if you enjoy her, you will do so while she is bent."  

أحمد:٢٦٣٨٤حَدَّثَنَا عَامِرُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَائِشَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ الْمَرْأَةُ كَالضِّلَعِ إِنْ أَقَمْتَهَاكَسَرْتَهَا وَهِيَ يُسْتَمْتَعُ بِهَا عَلَى عِوَجٍ فِيهَا  


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bukhari:5184ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz b. ʿAbdullāh > Mālik > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The woman is like a rib; if you try to straighten her, she will break. So if you want to get benefit from her, do so while she still has some crookedness."  

البخاري:٥١٨٤حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ الْمَرْأَةُ كَالضِّلَعِ إِنْ أَقَمْتَهَا كَسَرْتَهَا وَإِنِ اسْتَمْتَعْتَ بِهَا اسْتَمْتَعْتَ بِهَا وَفِيهَا عِوَجٌ  

muslim:715lḤarmalah b. Yaḥyá > Ibn Wahb > Yūnus > Ibn Shihāb > Ibn al-Musayyab > Abū Hurayrah

Woman is like a rib. When you attempt to straighten it, you would break it. And if you leave her alone you would benefit by her, and crookedness will remain in her.  

مسلم:٧١٥lوَحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ كَالضِّلَعِ إِذَا ذَهَبْتَ تُقِيمُهَا كَسَرْتَهَا وَإِنْ تَرَكْتَهَا اسْتَمْتَعْتَ بِهَا وَفِيهَا عِوَجٌ  

ahmad:9524Yaḥyá > Ibn ʿAjlān > Abū > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "A woman is like a rib. If you try to straighten it, you will break it, and if you leave it alone, it will remain crooked."  

أحمد:٩٥٢٤حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ الْمَرْأَةُ كَالضِّلَعِ فَإِنْ تَحْرِصْ عَلَى إِقَامَتِهِ تَكْسِرْهُ وَإِنْ تَتْرُكْهُ تَسْتَمْتِعْ بِهِ وَفِيهِ عِوَجٌ  

darimi:2268Khālid b. Makhlad > Mālik > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, a woman is like a rib: if you straighten her, she will break; and if you enjoy her, you enjoy her with her flaw."  

الدارمي:٢٢٦٨أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّمَا الْمَرْأَةُ كَالضِّلَعِ إِنْ تُقِمْهَا تَكْسِرْهَا وَإِنْ تَسْتَمْتِعْ بها تَسْتَمْتِعْ وَفِيهَا عِوَجٌ»  

ذِكْرُ الْإِخْبَارِ عَنْ إِبَاحَةِ اسْتِمْتَاعِ الْمَرْءِ بِالْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي يُعْرَفُ مِنْهَا اعْوِجَاجٌ

ibnhibban:4180ʿAbdullāh b. Muḥammad al-Azdī > Isḥāq b. Ibrāhīm > ʿAbdullāh b. Rajāʾ > Ibn ʿAjlān from his father > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] From the Messenger of Allahﷺ he said, "Indeed, the example of a woman is like a rib, if you try to straighten it, it will break, and if you enjoy her, you will enjoy her while she still has some crookedness in her. So enjoy her according to what remains of her crookedness."  

ابن حبّان:٤١٨٠أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَزْدِيُّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ رَجَاءٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الْمَرْأَةِ كَالضِّلَعِ إِنْ أَرَدْتَ إِقَامَتَهَا كُسِرَتْ وَإِنَّ تَسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا تَسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا وَفِيهَا عِوَجٌ فَاسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا عَلَى مَا كَانَ مِنْهَا مِنْ عِوَجٍ»  

tabarani:6992Ḥafṣ b. ʿUmar b. al-Ṣabbāḥ al-Raqqī > Muḥammad b. Kathīr al-ʿAbdī > Jaʿfar b. Sulaymān > ʿAwf > Abū Rajāʾ al-ʿUṭāridī > Samurah

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "A woman is like a rib, if you try to straighten it, you will break it; so, leave her as she is and live with her."  

الطبراني:٦٩٩٢حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ الصَّبَّاحِ الرَّقِّيُّ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ الْعَبْدِيُّ ثنا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ عَوْفٍ عَنْ أَبِي رَجَاءٍ الْعُطَارِدِيِّ عَنْ سَمُرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّمَا الْمَرْأَةُ كَالضِّلَعِ إِنْ أَقَمْتَهَا كَسَرْتَهَا فَدَارِهَا تَعِشْ بِهَا»  

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"إِنَّما المرأة كالضِّلَعِ، إِنَّ أَقَمْتَها كسرتها فذرْها تَعِشْ بهَا".  

الرويانى، [طب] الطبرانى في الكبير [ض] ضياء المقدسي في مختاره عن سمرة