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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed, woman was created from a rib, and she will never be straightened for you on a straight path. So if you enjoy her, you enjoy her with her crookedness. And if you try to straighten her, you will break her, and breaking her is divorcing her."  

البيهقي:١٤٧٢٣ – وَأَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ نا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ نا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ وَإِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ قَالَا نا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ نا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الْأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ خُلِقَتْ مِنْ ضِلَعٍ لَنْ تَسْتَقِيمَ لَكَ عَلَى طَرِيقَةٍ فَإِنِ اسْتَمْتَعْتَ بِهَا اسْتَمْتَعْتَ وَبِهَا عِوَجٌ وَإِنْ ذَهَبْتَ تُقِيمُهَا كَسَرْتَهَا وَكَسْرُهَا طَلَاقُهَا  

رَوَاهُ مُسْلِمٌ فِي الصَّحِيحِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَرَ وَأَخْرَجَهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ

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muslim:1467b – ʿAmr al-Nāqid And Ibn Abū ʿUmar And al-Lafẓ Ibn Abū ʿUmar > Sufyān > Abū al-Zinād > al-Aʿraj > Abū Hurayrah

Woman has been created from a rib and will in no way be straightened for you; so if you wish to benefit by her, benefit by her while crookedness remains in her. And if you attempt to straighten her, you will break her, and breaking her is divorcing her.  

مسلم:١٤٦٧b – حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو النَّاقِدُ وَابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَرَ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ خُلِقَتْ مِنْ ضِلَعٍ لَنْ تَسْتَقِيمَ لَكَ عَلَى طَرِيقَةٍ فَإِنِ اسْتَمْتَعْتَ بِهَا اسْتَمْتَعْتَ بِهَا وَبِهَا عِوَجٌ وَإِنْ ذَهَبْتَ تُقِيمُهَا كَسَرْتَهَا وَكَسْرُهَا طَلاَقُهَا  

suyuti:5880a –

Woman has been created from a rib and will in no way be straightened for you; so if you wish to benefit by her, benefit by her while crookedness remains in her. And if you attempt to straighten her, you will break her, and breaking her is divorcing her. (Using translation from Muslim 1467b)   

السيوطي:٥٨٨٠a –

"إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ خُلِقَتْ مِنْ ضِلَع، لَنْ تَسْتَقِيمَ لَكَ عَلَى طَرِيقَةٍ، فَإِن اسْتَمْتَعْت بها استمتعت بها وبها عوجٌ وَإِنْ ذَهَبْتَ تُقِيمُهَا كَسَرْتَها، وَكَسْرُهَا طَلاقُها".  

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