67/4. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5068 — The Prophet's Household Report
About (marrying) several women
Hadith About the Prophet's Wives in One Night
Sahih Bukhari : 5068
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5068
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم كَانَ يَطُوفُ عَلَى نِسَائِهِ فِي لَيْلَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ، وَلَهُ تِسْعُ نِسْوَةٍ. وَقَالَ لِي خَلِيفَةُ حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سَعِيدٌ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، أَنَّ أَنَسًا، حَدَّثَهُمْ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
Anas Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to go round (have sexual relations with) all his wives in one night, and he had nine wives.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5068In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 6USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 6
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5068
This Hadith is a short report from Anas رضي الله عنه about the private marital life of the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. It states that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم used to go around to all his wives in one night, and he had nine wives. The wording is direct, so the explanation should stay direct too. This narration is often searched as a hadith about the Prophet's wives or Sahih Bukhari 5068. It reports an event from the Prophet's household without giving a long legal lesson in the text itself. The safe takeaway is to read it as a narrated fact about his marital life, while keeping respect for the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and the Mothers of the Believers.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration reports a fact about the Prophet's household.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had nine wives at the time mentioned in this report.
- Private family reports should be read with respect and restraint.
- The text itself is brief, so extra claims should not be added to it.
