سنن ابن ماجه
Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1952
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- 108
Chapter 40
Chapter context: A man became Muslim and he has more than four wives
باب الرَّجُلِ يُسْلِمُ وَعِنْدَهُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ أَرْبَعِ نِسْوَةٍ
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Original Arabic
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ حُمَيْضَةَ بِنْتِ الشَّمَرْدَلِ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، قَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ وَعِنْدِي ثَمَانِ نِسْوَةٍ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقُلْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ
اخْتَرْ مِنْهُنَّ أَرْبَعًا
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Translation
English translation
It was narrated that Qais bin Harith said:
“I became Muslim and I had eight wives. I went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and told him about that. He said: 'Choose four of them.' ”
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Where is this hadith found?
This is Hadith 1952 in Sunan Ibn Majah. It appears in Book 9, The Chapters on Marriage, as in-book entry 108 under the chapter “A man became Muslim and he has more than four wives.”
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Source and grading notes
English : Vol. 3, Book 9, Hadith 1952 Arabic : Book 9, Hadith 2028
- Al-Albani:
- Hasan Sahih
- Muhammad Fouad Abd al-Baqi:
- Hasan Sahih
- Shuaib Al Arnaut:
- Daif
- Zubair Ali Zai:
- Daif
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