Sahih Al-Bukhari — Hadith #5069
Hadith #5069
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.
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."
Narrated by
Sa'id bin Jubair (RA)
Source
Sahih Al-Bukhari # 67/5069
Grade
Sahih
Category
Chapter 67: Wedlock, Marriage (Nikaah)