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Sahih Muslim 1436c — Responding to the Husband's Call
It is unlawful for the wife to refuse to come to her husband's bed
Husband Calls Wife to Bed Hadith Explained
Sahih Muslim : 1436c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1436c
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ، حَدَّثَنَا مَرْوَانُ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ كَيْسَانَ - عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَدْعُو امْرَأَتَهُ إِلَى فِرَاشِهَا فَتَأْبَى عَلَيْهِ إِلاَّ كَانَ الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاءِ سَاخِطًا عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى يَرْضَى عَنْهَا " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: By Him in Whose Hand is my life, when a man calls his wife to his bed, and she does not respond, the One Who is in the heaven is displeased with her until he (her husband) is pleased with her.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1436cIn-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 142USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3367
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1436c
This hadith about a husband calling his wife to bed gives another wording of the same broad subject. Abu Huraira reports that Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم swore by the One in Whose Hand is his life, then said that when a man calls his wife to her bed and she refuses him, the One Who is in the heaven is displeased with her until her husband is pleased with her. The wording is strong, so the explanation should stay close to the text. It does not discuss every possible case or every reason for refusal. It highlights the seriousness of rejecting the husband's call in the situation stated in the narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The report mentions a husband calling his wife to bed.
- Refusal in the stated case is described as spiritually serious.
- The narration links the matter to Allah's displeasure until the husband is pleased.
- The text should not be expanded beyond the case it states.
