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Sunan an-Nasa'i 3942

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever has two wives and is inclined to favor one of them over the other, he will come on the Day of Resurrection with half of his body leaning.”

Abu Hurayrahnarrated it
Sahihgraded sahih by Al-Albani
8names in the chain
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أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ نَهِيكٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَنْ كَانَ لَهُ امْرَأَتَانِ يَمِيلُ لإِحْدَاهُمَا عَلَى الأُخْرَى جَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَحَدُ شِقَّيْهِ مَائِلٌ»

The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever has two wives and is inclined to favor one of them over the other, he will come on the Day of Resurrection with half of his body leaning.”

আমর ইবন আলী (রহঃ) ... আবু হুরায়রা (রাঃ) থেকে বর্ণিত। তিনি বলেন, রাসূলুল্লাহ্ সাল্লাল্লাহু আলাইহি ওয়াসাল্লাম বলেছেন, যে ব্যক্তির দুই স্ত্রী থাকবে এবং একজনের প্রতি বেশি ঝুঁকে পড়বে, সে কিয়ামত দিবসে এই অবস্থায় উঠবে যে, তার শরীরের একাংশ একদিকে ঝুঁকে থাকবে।

ابوہریرہ رضی الله عنہ کہتے ہیں کہ نبی اکرم صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: ”جس کی دو بیویاں ہوں اور وہ ایک کے مقابلے دوسری طرف زیادہ میلان رکھے تو قیامت کے دن وہ اس طرح آئے گا کہ اس کا ایک پہلو جھکا ہوا ہو گا“۔

Telah mengabarkan kepada kami ['Amru bin Ali] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Abdur Rahman] telah menceritakan kepada kami [Hammam] dari [Qatadah] dari [An Nadhr bin Anas] dari [Basyir bin Nahik] dari [Abu Hurairah] dari Nabi shallallahu 'alaihi wasallam, beliau bersabda: "Barang siapa yang memiliki dua orang isteri dan dia lebih condong kepada salah seorang di antara mereka maka dia akan datang pada Hari Kiamat dalam keadaan salah satu sisinya miring

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3942, Book 36, The Book of the Kind Treatment of Women, Hadith 4. 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 Imam an-Nasa'i back to the one who was there.

  1. 1Imam an-Nasa'iCompiler, died 303 AH
  2. 2Amr ibn Ali al-FallasInformed us, Fourth generation, died 249 AH
  3. 3Abd ar-Rahman ibn MahdiTold us, Third generation, died 198 AH
  4. 4Hammam ibn YahyaTold us, 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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