Sahih al-Bukhari 4875 (Book 67, Hadith 17)
fast, as it was a lazy camel A rider came behind me and pricked my camel with a spear he had with
him, and then my camel started running as fast as the best camel you may see. Behold! The rider was
the Prophet (ﷺ) himself. He said, ‘What makes you in such a hurry?” I replied, I am newly married ” He
said, “Did you marry a virgin or a matron? I replied, “A matron.” He said, “Why didn’t you marry a
young girl so that you may play with her and she with you?” When we were about to enter (Medina),
the Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Wait so that you may enter (Medina) at night so that the lady of unkempt hair may
comb her hair and the one whose husband has been absent may shave her pubic region.
Sahih al-Bukhari 4875 (Book 67, Hadith 17)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Within the Islamic scholarly tradition, few works hold as much weight as Sahih al-Bukhari. This vast compilation, assembled by the Persian scholar al-Bukhārī circa 847, is a cornerstone of Sunni faith and practice. It is one of the six canonical hadith collections known collectively as the Kutub al-Sittah. Imam al-Bukhārī’s work is particularly celebrated for its author’s stringent criteria in verifying the chain of narration (isnad), resulting in a trusted body of over 7,500 hadiths organized into 97 distinct chapters that cover every aspect of life.
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