Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Aws bin Thareeb, may Allah have mercy on him, says that once I entered Masjid al-Haram with the intention of Hajj, and in the mosque were Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, and Hazrat Jareer, may Allah be pleased with him. Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, asked Hazrat Jareer, may Allah be pleased with him, "O Abu Amr, may Allah be pleased with him! How is your conduct with your women?" He replied, "I face much strictness from them. I cannot enter the room of any of them without my turn. If I kiss the child of any of them on a day other than his mother's turn, they become angry." Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "Among them are many women who do not have faith in Allah nor do they accept the believers. Rather, if you ever need any of them, they will put the blame on you." Upon this, Hazrat Abdullah bin Masood, may Allah be pleased with him, said, "O Commander of the Faithful! Have you not heard that Hazrat Ibrahim, peace be upon him, complained to Allah Almighty about the manners and disobedience of Hazrat Sarah, may Allah be pleased with her, so it was said to him that a woman is like a rib; if you try to straighten her, you will break her, and if you leave her, you will leave her crooked. Despite their habits, live with them." Hearing this, Hazrat Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said three times to Hazrat Abdullah, may Allah be pleased with him, "There is much knowledge in your heart."