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Sahih Bukhari 5216 — Visiting the Wives After Asr
If a man goes to all his wives in one day
Hadith About the Prophet Visiting His Wives After Asr
Sahih Bukhari : 5216
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5216
حَدَّثَنَا فَرْوَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا انْصَرَفَ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ دَخَلَ عَلَى نِسَائِهِ، فَيَدْنُو مِنْ إِحْدَاهُنَّ، فَدَخَلَ عَلَى حَفْصَةَ، فَاحْتَبَسَ أَكْثَرَ مَا كَانَ يَحْتَبِسُ.
A'isha Narrated from:
Whenever Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) finished his `Asr prayer, he would enter upon his wives and stay with one of them. One day he went to Hafsa and stayed with her longer than usual.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5216In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 149USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 143
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5216
This hadith about the Prophet visiting his wives after Asr describes a regular household routine. Aisha says that whenever Allah’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) finished the Asr prayer, he would enter upon his wives and stay with one of them. One day, he entered upon Hafsa and stayed longer than he usually stayed. The narration does not explain the reason here, so the explanation should not invent one. The core message is a simple report of daily conduct: after prayer, he visited his wives, and Aisha noticed when the stay was longer than normal. This hadith is often searched as “Prophet visited his wives after Asr hadith” or “stayed longer with Hafsa hadith.”
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم had a known routine of visiting his wives after Asr.
- Aisha noticed when the routine changed.
- The report does not state the reason for the longer stay.
- A hadith should be explained without adding missing details.
