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Sunan Ibn Majah 1969

That the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever has two wives and favors one of them over the other, he will come on the Day of Resurrection with one of his sides leaning.”

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih by Al-Albani
8names in the chain
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حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ هَمَّامٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ نَهِيكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَتَانِ يَمِيلُ مَعَ إِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الأُخْرَى جَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَأَحَدُ شِقَّيْهِ سَاقِطٌ»

That the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever has two wives and favors one of them over the other, he will come on the Day of Resurrection with one of his sides leaning.”

আবূ হুরাইরাহ (রাঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, রসূলুল্লাহ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেছেনঃ যার দু’জন স্ত্রী আছে, আর সে তাদের একজনের চেয়ে অপরজনের প্রতি বেশি ঝুঁকে পড়ে, সে কিয়ামতের দিন তার (দেহের) এক পার্শ্ব পতিত অবস্থায় উপস্থিত হবে।

ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ کہتے ہیں کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: جس کے پاس دو بیویاں ہوں اور ایک کو چھوڑ کر دوسری کی طرف مائل رہے، تو وہ قیامت کے دن اس حال میں آئے گا کہ اس کا ایک دھڑ گرا ہوا ہو گا ۔

Telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abu Bakr bin Abu Syaibah] berkata, telah menceritakan kepada kami [Waki'] dari [Hammam] dari [Qatadah] dari [An Nadlr bin Anas] dari [Basyir bin Nahik] dari [Abu Hurairah] ia berkata, "Rasulullah shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam bersabda: "Barangsiapa mempunyai dua isteri kemudian condong kepada salah seorang dari keduanya, maka pada hari kiamat ia akan datang dengan pundak yang miring sebelah

Ebü Hureyre (r.a.)'den rivayet edildiğine göre; Resulullah (Sallallahu Aleyhi ve Sellem) şöyle buyurdu, demiştir: «İki karısı olup (yanlarında yatmak hususunda) birisini diğerinden üstün tutan adam, kıyamet günü vücudunun bir tarafı eğri olarak gelir.» EBU DAVUD HADİSİ VE İZAH İÇİN TIKLA

Sunan Ibn Majah 1969, Book 9, The Chapters on Marriage, Hadith 125. 1 min read

What it means

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs that whoever has more than one wife and does not maintain justice between them as much as possible, by providing equal treatment in terms of financial support, housing, clothing, and overnight stay, half of his body will be hanging down as a punishment for him on the Day of Judgment. Such inclination is a punishment for his injustice, reflecting his unfair treatment.

What it teaches

  • A man must divide his time between his wives, whether they are two or more. It is prohibited for him to be more inclined to one of them than the other in terms of what is within his ability of the financial maintenance, overnight stay, courtesy, etc.
  • Equality is required when it comes to the division of time and other things that a person can control. However, love and emotional inclination, which are beyond one's control, are not included in the Hadīth. This is what is meant by Allah's statement: {You will never be able to maintain absolute justice between your wives, no matter how keen you are.} [Surat an-Nisā’: 129]
  • The recompense always suits the deed; hence, when a man shows inclination in this world to one wife more than the other, he will come on the Day of Judgment with one of his sides hanging down.
  • The importance of upholding the rights of others and the fact that they are not overlooked or pardoned as they are based on disputation and investigation.
  • It is recommended to have only one wife if the person fears the inability to treat his wives fairly to avoid being negligent in the religion. Allah Almighty says: {But if you fear that you may not maintain justice, then marry only one} [Surat an-Nisā’: 3].

From the Encyclopedia of Translated Prophetic Hadiths, hadeethenc.com.

The chain

Who passed it on, from Ibn Majah back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Ibn MajahCompiler, died 273 AH
  2. 2Abu Bakr ibn Abi ShaybahTold us, Fourth generation, died 235 AH
  3. 3Waki ibn al-JarrahTold us, Third generation, died 196 AH
  4. 4Hammam ibn YahyaFrom, Third generation, died 163 AH
  5. 5Qatadah ibn DiamahFrom, Successor, died 117 AH
  6. 6An-Nadr ibn AnasFrom, Successor, died 100 AH
  7. 7Bashir ibn NahikFrom, Successor, died 91 AH
  8. 8Abu HurayrahFrom, Companion, died 57 AH

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