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Bukhari 5069 · Book 67

Sahih al-Bukhari, 5069

Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)

Sahih (authentic)by the collection

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَكَمِ الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنْ رَقَبَةَ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ الْيَامِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ قَالَ لِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ هَلْ تَزَوَّجْتَ قُلْتُ لاَ‏.‏ قَالَ فَتَزَوَّجْ فَإِنَّ خَيْرَ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةِ أَكْثَرُهَا نِسَاءً‏.‏

Narrated Sa`id bin Jubair:Ibn `Abbas asked me, "Are you married?" I replied, "No." He said, "Marry, for the best person of this (Muslim) nation (i.e., Muhammad) of all other Muslims, had the largest number of wives
EN
Rapporté par Sa`id bin Jubair : Ibn `Abbas m'a demandé : « Es-tu marié ? » J'ai répondu : « Non. » Il a dit : « Marie-toi, car la meilleure personne de cette communauté (musulmane), c'est-à-dire Muhammad, avait le plus grand nombre d'épouses. »
FR · French translation supplied by the source (hadith-api), not proofread.

Grades given by scholars

Sahih collection: its hadiths are held authentic by the compiler.

Source: fawazahmed0/hadith-api (public domain).