17/12. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1461b — Virgin Bride
How long a virgin and a previously-married woman are entitled to have the husband stay with them after marriage
Sunnah to Stay With a Virgin Bride for a Week
Sahih Muslim : 1461b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1461b
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، وَخَالِدٍ، الْحَذَّاءِ عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ أَنْ يُقِيمَ، عِنْدَ الْبِكْرِ سَبْعًا . قَالَ خَالِدٌ وَلَوْ شِئْتُ قُلْتُ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم .
Anas Narrated from:
It is the Sunnah to stay with a virgin (after having married her) for a week. Khalid (one of the narrators) said: If wish I can say that it can be traced up to the Prophet (ﷺ).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1461bIn-book reference : Book 17, Hadith 60USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3449
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1461b
This narration gives a shorter form of the same topic. Abu Qilaba reports from Anas that it is the Sunnah to stay with a virgin after marriage for a week. Khalid adds that, if he wished, he could say it was traced up to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. The hadith does not mention the three nights for the previously married woman in this translation, so the explanation should stay with what it states: a week with the virgin bride. It is best searched as Sahih Muslim 1461b, Sunnah to stay with a virgin for a week, or seven days with new wife hadith. The core topic is the first stay after marriage and the order of marital turns.
What we learn from this hadith
- This wording mentions a week with a virgin bride after marriage.
- The narration calls this practice the Sunnah.
- It does not include the three-night wording in this translation.
- The report should be read according to the detail it actually states.
