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Sunan Abi Dawud 2122 (Book 12, Hadith 77) #22413
Fairness and Equality in Marriage

SUMMARY: The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was fair and just in his treatment of all his wives, and he did not show any favoritism.

'Abd al-Malik b. Abi Bakr reported from his father on the authority of Umm Salamah: When the Messenger of Allah married Umm Salamah, he stayed with her three night, and said: Your people (ie clan) are not being humbled for you in my estimation. If you wish I shall stay with you seven nights; and if I stay with you seven nights, I shall stay with my other wives seven nights.
حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَمَّا تَزَوَّجَ أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ أَقَامَ عِنْدَهَا ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏ "‏ لَيْسَ بِكِ عَلَى أَهْلِكِ هَوَانٌ إِنْ شِئْتِ سَبَّعْتُ لَكِ وَإِنْ سَبَّعْتُ لَكِ سَبَّعْتُ لِنِسَائِي

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marriage  *  equality  *  fairness  *  i  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Strive for fairness and equality in marriage relationships regardless of how many people you are married to at once .

EXPLANATIONS:
The hadith is about the fairness and equality that the Prophet Muhammad PBUH showed to all of his wives when he married Umm Salamah. He stayed with her for three nights but offered to stay with her for seven nights if she wished it so that he could also stay with each of his other wives for seven nights as well. This shows us that even though the Prophet PBUH was married to multiple women at once, he still treated them all equally without showing any favoritism or bias towards one wife over another. This teaches us an important lesson about marriage - that we should always strive to be fair and equal in our relationships with our spouses regardless of how many people we are married to at once.

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