Hadith 29736

Chapter 100

باب 100

(100) باب إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الْبِكْرَ عَلَى الثَّيِّبِ

(101) Chapter: Marrying a virgin while already having a matron wife
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حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ وَلَوْ شِئْتُ أَنْ أَقُولَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلَكِنْ قَالَ السُّنَّةُ إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الْبِكْرَ أَقَامَ عِنْدَهَا سَبْعًا، وَإِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الثَّيِّبَ أَقَامَ عِنْدَهَا ثَلاَثًا.

Narrated Anas:
The tradition, (of the Prophet) is that if someone marries a virgin and he has already a matron wife (with him), then he should stay with the virgin for seven days; and if someone marries a matron (and he has already a virgin wife with him) then he should stay with her for three days.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5213

In-book reference: Book 67, Hadith 146

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 140