Hadith 7120

عَنْ لَقِيطِ بْنِ صَبِرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِي امْرَأَةً فَذَكَرَ مِنْ طُولِ لِسَانِهَا وَإِيذَائِهَا فَقَالَ طَلِّقْهَا قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّهَا ذَاتُ صُحْبَةٍ وَوَلَدٍ قَالَ فَأَمْسِكْهَا وَأْمُرْهَا فَإِنْ يَكُ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ فَسَتَفْعَلْ وَلَا تَضْرِبْ ظَعِينَتَكَ ضَرْبَكَ أَمَتَكَ
Narrated from Sayyiduna Laqit bin Sabirah (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: I said, "O Messenger of Allah! I have a wife who is very sharp-tongued and causes me distress." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Divorce her." He said, "I have a long companionship with her and I have children from her." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then keep her and continue to advise her towards goodness. If she has the ability to accept goodness, she will accept it. In any case, you should not beat your wife as a slave-girl is beaten."
Hadith Reference الفتح الربانی / بيان موانع النكاح / 7120
Hadith Grading محدثین: صحیح
Hadith Takhrij «اسناده صحيح، أخرجه ابوداود: 142، 3973 ، (انظر مسند أحمد ترقيم الرسالة: 16384 ترقیم بيت الأفكار الدولية: 16497»