Sunan Abi Dawud · Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah)
باب فِي الْقَسْمِ بَيْنَ النِّسَاءِ
Chapter: Dividing (Fairly) Between One’s Wives.
6 hadith · references 2133–2138
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Abu Dawud · 2133مَنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَتَانِ فَمَالَ إِلَى إِحْدَاهُمَا ، جَاءَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَشِقُّهُ مَائِلٌNarrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: When a man has two wives and he is inclined to one of them, he will come on the Day of resurrection with a side hanging down.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2134اللَّهُمَّ هَذَا قَسْمِي فِيمَا أَمْلِكُ ، فَلَا تَلُمْنِي فِيمَا تَمْلِكُ وَلَا أَمْلِكُNarrated Aishah, Ummul Muminin: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to divide his time equally and said: O Allah, this is my division concerning what I control, so do not blame me concerning what You control and I do not. Abu 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2135يَا ابْنَ أُخْتِي ، كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يُفَضِّلُ بَعْضَنَا عَلَى بَعْضٍ فِي الْقَسْمِ مِنْ مُكْثِهِ عِنْدَنَا ، وَكَانَ قَلَّ يَوْمٌ إِلَّا وَهُوَ يَطُوفُ عَلَيْنَا جَمِيعًا ، فَيNarrated Hisham bin Urwah: On the authority of his father that Aishah said: O my nephew, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ did not prefer one of us to the other in respect of his division of the time of his staying with us. It wa5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2136كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَسْتَأْذِنُنَا إِذَا كَانَ فِي يَوْمِ الْمَرْأَةِ مِنَّا بَعْدَ مَا نَزَلَتْ : تُرْجِي مَنْ تَشَاءُ مِنْهُنَّ وَتُؤْوِي إِلَيْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ سورة الأحزاب آية 51Narrated Aishah: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to aske our permission on the day he had to stay with one of his wives (by turns) after the following Quranic verse was revealed: "You may distance those whom you like, and 6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2137إِنِّي لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ أَدُورَ بَيْنَكُنَّ ، فَإِنْ رَأَيْتُنَّ أَنْ تَأْذَنَّ لِي فَأَكُونَ عِنْدَ عَائِشَةَ فَعَلْتُنَّAishah said The Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent for his wives during his illness. When they got together, he ﷺ said “I am unable to visit all of you. If you think to permit me to stay with Aishah you may do so. ” So they permi5 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2138كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ إِذَا أَرَادَ سَفَرًا أَقْرَعَ بَيْنَ نِسَائِهِ فَأَيَّتُهُنَّ خَرَجَ سَهْمُهَا خَرَجَ بِهَا مَعَهُ ، وَكَانَ يَقْسِمُ لِكُلِّ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ يَوْمَهَا وَلَيْلAishah wife of the Prophet ﷺ reported “When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to go on a journey he cast lots amongst his wives and the one who was chosen by lot went on it with him. He divided his time, day and night (e6 narrators