حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَکْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ زَائِدَةَ عَنْ شَبِيبِ بْنِ غَرْقَدَةَ الْبَارِقِيِّ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْأَحْوَصِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي أَنَّهُ شَهِدَ حَجَّةَ الْوَدَاعِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ وَأَثْنَی عَلَيْهِ وَذَکَّرَ وَوَعَظَ ثُمَّ قَالَ اسْتَوْصُوا بِالنِّسَائِ خَيْرًا فَإِنَّهُنَّ عِنْدَکُمْ عَوَانٍ لَيْسَ تَمْلِکُونَ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا غَيْرَ ذَلِکَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْتِينَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ مُبَيِّنَةٍ فَإِنْ فَعَلْنَ فَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ ضَرْبًا غَيْرَ مُبَرِّحٍ فَإِنْ أَطَعْنَکُمْ فَلَا تَبْغُوا عَلَيْهِنَّ سَبِيلًا إِنَّ لَکُمْ مِنْ نِسَائِکُمْ حَقًّا وَلِنِسَائِکُمْ عَلَيْکُمْ حَقًّا فَأَمَّا حَقُّکُمْ عَلَی نِسَائِکُمْ فَلَا يُوَطِّئَنَّ فُرُشَکُمْ مَنْ تَکْرَهُونَ وَلَا يَأْذَنَّ فِي بُيُوتِکُمْ لِمَنْ تَکْرَهُونَ أَلَا وَحَقُّهُنَّ عَلَيْکُمْ أَنْ تُحْسِنُوا إِلَيْهِنَّ فِي کِسْوَتِهِنَّ وَطَعَامِهِنَّ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1851
It was narrated that Sulaiman bin 'Amr bin Ahwas said: "My father told me that he was present on the Farewell pilgrimage with the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H. He praised and glorified Allah, and reminded and exhorted (the people). Then he said: 'I enjoin good treatment of women, for they are prisoners with you, and you have no right to treat them otherwise, unless they commit clear indecency. If they do that, then forsake them in their beds and hit them, but without causing injury or leaving a mark. lf they obey you, then do not seek means of annoyance against them. You have rights over your women and your women have rights over you. Your rights over your women are that they are not to allow anyone whom you dislike to tread on your bedding (furruture), nor allow anyone whom you dislike to enter your houses. And their rights over you are that you should treat them kindly with regard to their clothing and food." (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020