Sahih Muslim Book: 18, Hadith: 3700

وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، وَخَالِدٍ، الْحَذَّاءِ عَنْ أَبِي قِلاَبَةَ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ مِنَ السُّنَّةِ أَنْ يُقِيمَ، عِنْدَ الْبِكْرِ سَبْعًا ‏.‏ قَالَ خَالِدٌ وَلَوْ شِئْتُ قُلْتُ رَفَعَهُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏.‏ Abu Qilaba reported on the authority of Anas:It is the Sunnah to stay with a virgin (after having married her) for a week. Khalid (one of the narrators) said: If wish I can say that it can be traced up to the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him). Chain : Muhammad bin Rafa’i – ‘Abdur-Razzaq – Sufyan bin Sa‘id Ath-Thawri – Ayoub al-Sakhtiyani – Khalid bin Mahran al-Hadha’ – Abu Qalaba, ‘Abdullah bin Zayd al-Jarmi – Anas bin Malik Data Source Disclaimer: The data presented on this website has been meticulously collected from Sunnah.com , a recognized and authentic source. We are committed to providing the highest quality c...