Tirmidhi Book 12, Hadith 1163

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْخَلَّالُ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْجُعْفِيُّ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ شَبِيبِ بْنِ غَرْقَدَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ عَمْرِو بْنِ الْأَحْوَصِ، قَالَ:‏‏‏‏ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، أَنَّهُ شَهِدَ حَجَّةَ الْوَدَاعِ مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَحَمِدَ اللَّهَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَذَكَّرَ وَوَعَظَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَذَكَرَ فِي الْحَدِيثِ قِصَّةً، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَقَالَ:‏‏‏‏ أَلَا وَاسْتَوْصُوا بِالنِّسَاءِ خَيْرًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنَّمَا هُنَّ عَوَانٌ عِنْدَكُمْ لَيْسَ تَمْلِكُونَ مِنْهُنَّ شَيْئًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَأْتِينَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ مُبَيِّنَةٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنْ فَعَلْنَ فَاهْجُرُوهُنَّ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَاضْرِبُوهُنَّ ضَرْبًا غَيْرَ مُبَرِّحٍ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَإِنْ أَطَعْنَكُمْ فَلَا تَبْغُوا عَلَيْهِنَّ سَبِيلًا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَلَا إِنَّ لَكُمْ عَلَى نِسَائِكُمْ حَقًّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلِنِسَائِكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ حَقًّا، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَأَمَّا حَقُّكُمْ عَلَى نِسَائِكُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏فَلَا يُوطِئْنَ فُرُشَكُمْ مَنْ تَكْرَهُونَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَلَا يَأْذَنَّ فِي بُيُوتِكُمْ لِمَنْ تَكْرَهُونَ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَلَا وَحَقُّهُنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏أَنْ تُحْسِنُوا إِلَيْهِنَّ فِي كِسْوَتِهِنَّ وَطَعَامِهِنَّ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى:‏‏‏‏ هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ، ‏‏‏‏‏‏وَمَعْنَى قَوْلِهِ:‏‏‏‏ عَوَانٌ عِنْدَكُمْ يَعْنِي:‏‏‏‏ أَسْرَى فِي أَيْدِيكُمْ.

Sulaiman bin Amr bin Al-Ahwas said: “My father narrated to me that he witnessed the farewell Hajj with the Messenger of Allah. So he thanked and praised Allah and he reminded and gave admonition. He mentioned a story in his narration and he (the Prophet) said: “And indeed I order you to be good to the women, for they are but captives with you over whom you have no power than that, except if they come with manifest Fahishah (evil behavior). If they do that, then abandon their beds and beat them with a beating that is not harmful. And if they obey you then you have no cause against them. Indeed you have rights over your women, and your women have rights over you. As for your rights over your women, then they must not allow anyone whom you dislike to treat on your bedding (furniture), nor to admit anyone in your home that you dislike. And their rights over you are that you treat them well in clothing them and feeding them.”