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nasai-kubra:8912ʿAmr b. ʿAlī > Yaḥyá > Ibn ʿAjlān > Saʿīd b. Abū Saʿīd > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was asked about the best women. He said, "She who obeys when commanded, pleases when looked at, and safeguards him in herself and his wealth."  

الكبرى للنسائي:٨٩١٢أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عَجْلَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ خَيْرِ النِّسَاءِ قَالَ «الَّتِي تُطِيعُ إِذَا أَمَرَ وَتَسُرُّ إِذَا نَظَرَ وَتَحْفَظُهُ فِي نَفْسِهَا وَمَالِهِ»  


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nasai:3231Qutaybah > al-Layth > Ibn ʿAjlān > Saʿīd al-Maqburī > Abū Hurayrah

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "It was said to the Messenger of Allah: 'Which woman is best?' He said: 'The one who makes him happy when he looks at her, obeys him when he commands her, and she does not go against his wishes with regard to herself nor her wealth.'"  

النسائي:٣٢٣١أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قِيلَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَىُّ النِّسَاءِ خَيْرٌ قَالَ الَّتِي تَسُرُّهُ إِذَا نَظَرَ وَتُطِيعُهُ إِذَا أَمَرَ وَلاَ تُخَالِفُهُ فِي نَفْسِهَا وَمَالِهَا بِمَا يَكْرَهُ  

ahmad:9587Yaḥyá > Ibn ʿAjlān > Saʿīd > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ, he said: the Prophet ﷺ was asked, "Which women are the best?" He replied, "The one who pleases him when he looks at her, obeys him when he commands her, and does not oppose him in what he dislikes about herself or her belongings."  

أحمد:٩٥٨٧حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي سَعِيدٌ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَيُّ النِّسَاءِ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ الَّتِي تَسُرُّهُ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا وَتُطِيعُهُ إِذَا أَمَرَ وَلَا تُخَالِفُهُ فِيمَا يَكْرَهُ فِي نَفْسِهَا وَلَا فِي مَالِهِ  

ahmad:9658Yaḥyá > Ibn ʿAjlān from my father > Abū Hurayrah

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "It was said to the Messenger of Allah: 'Which woman is best?' He said: 'The one who makes him happy when he looks at her, obeys him when he commands her, and she does not go against his wishes with regard to herself nor her wealth.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3231)  

أحمد:٩٦٥٨حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَيُّ النِّسَاءِ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ الَّتِي تَسُرُّهُ إِذَا نَظَرَ وَتُطِيعُهُ إِذَا أَمَرَ وَلَا تُخَالِفُهُ فِيمَا يَكْرَهُ فِي نَفْسِهَا وَمَالِهِ  

ahmad:7421Yaḥyá > Ibn ʿAjlān > Saʿīd

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "It was said to the Messenger of Allah: 'Which woman is best?' He said: 'The one who makes him happy when he looks at her, obeys him when he commands her, and she does not go against his wishes with regard to herself nor her wealth.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3231)   

أحمد:٧٤٢١حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ عَنْ سَعِيدٍ

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ سُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَيُّ النِّسَاءِ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ الَّذِي تَسُرُّهُ إِذَا نَظَرَ وَتُطِيعُهُ إِذَا أَمَرَ وَلَا تُخَالِفُهُ فِيمَا يَكْرَهُ فِينَفْسِهَا وَمَالِهِ  

hakim:2682Abū al-Ḥusayn Muḥammad b. Aḥmad b. Tamīm al-Ḥanẓalī > ʿAbd al-Malik b. Muḥammad al-Raqāshī > Abū ʿĀṣim > Ibn ʿAjlān > Saʿīd b. Abū Saʿīd al-Maqburī > Abū Hurayrah

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ was asked, "Which of the women is the best?" He replied, "The best of women is the one who pleases her husband when he looks at her, obeys him when he commands her, and does not oppose him regarding herself and her wealth."  

الحاكم:٢٦٨٢أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ تَمِيمٍ الْحَنْظَلِيُّ بِبَغْدَادَ ثنا عَبْدُ الْمَلِكِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ الرَّقَاشِيُّ ثنا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ ثنا ابْنُ عَجْلَانَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ

سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ أَيُّ النِّسَاءِ خَيْرٌ؟ فَقَالَ «خَيْرُ النِّسَاءِ مَنْ تَسَرُّ إِذَا نَظَرَ وَتُطِيعُ إِذَا أَمَرَ وَلَا تُخَالِفُهُ فِي نَفْسِهَا وَمَالِهَا»  

bayhaqi:13477Abū ʿAbdullāh al-Ḥāfiẓ > Abū al-ʿAbbās Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb > Muḥammad b. Isḥāq > Abū ʿĀṣim > Ibn ʿAjlān > al-Maqburī > Abū Hurayrah

It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said: "It was said to the Messenger of Allah: 'Which woman is best?' He said: 'The one who makes him happy when he looks at her, obeys him when he commands her, and she does not go against his wishes with regard to herself nor her wealth.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3231)   

البيهقي:١٣٤٧٧وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ ثنا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلَانَ عَنِ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ سُئِلَ أِيُّ النِّسَاءِ خَيْرٌ؟ قَالَ الَّتِي تَسُرُّهُ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا وَتُطِيعُهُ إِذَا أَمَرَهَا وَلَا تُخَالِفُهُ فِي نَفْسِهَا وَلَا مَالِهَا