A man who marries a virgin or a previously married woman: how long does he stay with her?

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If a man who already has a wife marries a virgin, he stays with her for seven days, and if he marries a previously married woman (thayyib), he stays with her for three days. Khalid said: Abu Qilabah said: If I were to say that it is from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (I could), but it is the Sunnah.

Khalid said: I narrated this to Ibn Sirin, and he said: You have added four days for the virgin and one night for the previously married woman.

Abu Qilabah said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "For a virgin there are seven days, and for a previously married woman three days."

The same is also reported through another chain.

It is narrated from Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) married her, he stayed with her for three days. Then he said to her: "You are not held in low esteem by your family. If you wish, I will stay with you for seven days, and if I stay with you for seven days, I will stay seven days with my other wives as well."

Al-Hakam said: When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) married Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her), he stayed with her for three days and then said to her: "If you wish, I will stay with you for seven days, and if I stay seven days, I will stay seven days with my other wives as well." Al-Hakam was asked: Who narrated this hadith to you? He said: This hadith is well known among the people of the Hijaz.

Ibrahim and al-Sha'bi said: When a man who already has a wife marries a virgin, he should stay with her for seven days, and if he marries a previously married woman, he should stay with her for three days.

Something similar is reported from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him).

Al-Hasan said: A man stays with a virgin for three days and with a previously married woman for two nights.

Al-Hasan said: He should stay with a virgin for three days and then divide (his turns), and after marrying a previously married woman he should stay with her for two nights and then divide.

Ibrahim said: For a virgin there are three, and for a previously married woman two nights.

Ikrimah said: For a virgin there are seven, and for a previously married woman three nights.

Al-Hakam and Hammad said: The virgin and the previously married woman are equal in the division (of turns).

Al-Hasan, Sa'id bin al-Musayyib and Khilas said: When a man who already has a wife marries a virgin, he should stay with her for three days, and if he marries a previously married woman, he should stay with her for two nights. Then he should divide (his turns).

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Sunnah is that he stays with a virgin for seven days and with a previously married woman for three days.

Humayd said: Al-Hasan said: Seven, and two nights.