Hadith on Passions: The Prophet seeks intimacy in a lawful way

Jabir reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, saw a woman and then he went to his wife Zaynab as she was tanning leather, and he satisfied his needs with her. Then, the Prophet came out to his companions and he said, “Verily, a woman might advance in the form of a devil and withdraw in the form of a devil. If one of you sees a woman, let him return to his home, for that will turn back the lust within himself.

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 800

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

عَنْ جَابِرٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ رَأَى امْرَأَةً فَأَتَى امْرَأَتَهُ زَيْنَبَ وَهِيَ تَمْعَسُ مَنِيئَةً لَهَا فَقَضَى حَاجَتَهُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ تُقْبِلُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ وَتُدْبِرُ فِي صُورَةِ شَيْطَانٍ فَإِذَا أَبْصَرَ أَحَدُكُمُ امْرَأَةً فَلْيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَرُدُّ مَا فِي نَفْسِهِ

1403 صحيح مسلم كتاب النكاح باب ندب من رأى امرأة فوقعت في نفسه إلى أن يأتي امرأته أو جاريته فيواقعها

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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