Hadith 3507

(حديث مرفوع) حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ رَقَبَةَ بْنِ مَصْقَلَةَ بْنِ رَقَبَةَ ، عَنْ طَلْحَةَ الْإِيَامِيِّ ، عَنْ سَعِيْدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، قَالَ : قَالَ لِي ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ : " تَزَوَّجْ ، فَإِنَّ خَيْرَنَا كَانَ أَكْثَرَنَا نِسَاءً ، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ " .
Hazrat Saeed bin Jubair (may Allah have mercy on him) says that once Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said to me, "Get married, because the best person in this Ummah (i.e., the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him) had many wives (so you should at least marry one, if not four)."
Hadith Reference مسند احمد / ومن مسند بني هاشم / 3507
Hadith Grading حکم دارالسلام: إسناده صحيح، خ: 5069