Sahih Muslim
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Chapter 19 · The Book of Sucklingالْوَصِيَّةِ بِالنِّسَاءِ
وحَدَّثَنِي حَرْمَلَةُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، حَدَّثَنِي ابْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ كَالضِّلَعِ، إِذَا ذَهَبْتَ تُقِيمُهَا كَسَرْتَهَا، وَإِنْ تَرَكْتَهَا اسْتَمْتَعْتَ بِهَا وَفِيهَا عِوَجٌ».
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Advice with regard to women
"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Women is like rib. If you try to straighten her you will break her, but if you leave her alone you will benefit from her even through there is crookedness in her.