36/19. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 3999 — Men and Women as Trials
The tribulation of women
Men and Women Trial Hadith: A Daily Warning
Sunan Ibn Majah : 3999
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 3999
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ خَارِجَةَ بْنِ مُصْعَبٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " مَا مِنْ صَبَاحٍ إِلاَّ وَمَلَكَانِ يُنَادِيَانِ وَيْلٌ لِلرِّجَالِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ وَوَيْلٌ لِلنِّسَاءِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ " .
Abu Sa'eed Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “No morning comes but two angels call out: ‘Woe to men from women, and woe to women from men.’”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 3999In-book reference : Book 36, Hadith 74English translation : Vol. 5, Book 36, Hadith 3999
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 3999
This men and women trial Hadith says that no morning comes except that two angels call out: woe to men from women, and woe to women from men. The wording points both ways. It warns men about women and women about men. The text does not say marriage is bad, nor does it attack either gender. It speaks about the danger of temptation and harm that can arise between men and women when limits are not guarded. A balanced explanation is to take the warning seriously without adding blame beyond the words. The Hadith calls for careful conduct, respect, and fear of Allah in gender relations.
What we learn from this hadith
- The warning in this Hadith is directed both ways.
- Men and women can be a trial for one another.
- Careful conduct is needed in relationships and interactions.
