Sunan Abi Dawud · Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq)
باب فِي مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَعِنْدَهُ نِسَاءٌ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ أَرْبَعٍ أَوْ أُخْتَانِ
Chapter: Regarding A Man Who Was Married To More Than Four Women, Or To Two Sisters, And Then He Accepts Islam.
3 hadith · references 2241–2243
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Abu Dawud · 2241حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ بَقِيَّةَ ، أَخْبَرَنَا هُشَيْمٌ ، عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى ، عَنْ حُمَيْضَةَ بْنِ الشَّمَرْدَلِ ، عَنْ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ ، قَالَ Narrated Al-Harith ibn Qays al-Asadi: I embraced Islam while I had eight wives. So I mentioned it to the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet (said) said: Select four of them. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has also been narrated to u7 narrators·parallel chainAbu Dawud · 2242حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَاضِي الْكُوفَةِ ، عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ الْمُخْتَارِ ، عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى ، عَنْ حُمَيْضَةَ بْنِ الشَّمَرْدَلِ ، عَنْ قَيْسِThe tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Qais bin Al Harith through a different chain of narrators to the same effect.6 narratorsAbu Dawud · 2243حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ ، قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ يَحْيَى بْنَ أَيُّوبَ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ أَبِي وَهْبٍ الْجَيْشَانِيِّ ، عَنْ الضَّحَّاAl-Dahhak bin Firuz reported on the authority of his father: I said: Messenger of Allah, I have embraced Islam and two sisters are my wives. He said: Divorce any one of them you wish.8 narrators