It is narrated from Sayyiduna al-A'sha al-Mazini (may Allah be pleased with him): I came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and recited these verses to him: "O master of all people and judge of the Arabs! I have been confronted with a sharp-tongued and wicked woman. I set out in the month of Rajab to seek food for her, and in my absence she stirred up quarrel and strife. She broke the pledge and (deceitfully) turned her back. And these women are an evil that overpowers even the one who tries to overpower them." So the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began repeating these words as a proverb, saying: "And they are an evil that overpowers even the one who tries to overpower them."
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / حديث الأعشى المازني / 6871
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده جيد
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