Hadith 40
The Chapters on Marriage
ENGLISH
It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:
“Ghailan bin Salamah became Muslim and he had ten wives. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him: 'Choose four of them.' ”
ARABIC
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ حَكِيمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ أَسْلَمَ غَيْلاَنُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ وَتَحْتَهُ عَشْرُ نِسْوَةٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ
خُذْ مِنْهُنَّ أَرْبَعًا
Hadith referenceSunan Ibn Majah 40
CollectionSunan Ibn Majah
BookThe Chapters on Marriage
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