Tirmidhi

Explanation:
1:
Ghaylan bin Salamah was among the chiefs of Thaqif. After the conquest of Ta’if, he accepted Islam.

2:
From this hadith, it is understood that it is not permissible for a Muslim to have more than four wives at the same time. However, the noble person of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) is exempt from this ruling. In his household, there were nine wives at the same time. This concession was specific to him, and there were many religious, political, and other wisdoms operative in it. After him, this is not permissible for anyone.

3:
There are two different narrations regarding Abu Righal. The first narration is that he was a man from the tribe of Thaqif in Ta’if who guided Abraha towards Makkah. He died at the place of Maghmas and was buried there, and stoning his grave became a common custom. The second narration is that Abu Righal was the only person from the people of Thamud who survived destruction. At the time of Thamud’s destruction, he was residing in Makkah and was protected due to the sanctity of that place. However, immediately after leaving Makkah, he died. When the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was passing by the place of Al-Hijr with his army, he mentioned this matter. In a story from Al-Aghani, Abu Righal is also described as the king of Ta’if and the ancestor of Banu Thaqif. Regarding his case, scholars such as Hafiz Ibn Qutaybah and Mas‘udi transmit another narration that it was the Banu Thaqif themselves who killed Abu Righal, who was a tyrannical and unjust person.

Benefits and Issues:

➊
Our esteemed researcher has declared both of the aforementioned narrations to be weak in terms of their chain of transmission, whereas other scholars have considered them authentic.
For details, see:
(al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad: 8/220, 224, and 9/69; Irwa’ al-Ghalil: 6/291, 292, nos. 1883, 1885)
Therefore, despite the aforementioned narrations being weak in their chain, they are actionable and authoritative due to other supporting evidences.

➋
If a person had married more than four women before accepting Islam, then after embracing Islam, he has the right to keep only four women in his marriage.
It is necessary to divorce the remaining women.

➌
In the case of having more than four wives in marriage, the man has the right to choose whichever four women he prefers to keep in his marriage.
There is no condition that he must keep those whom he married first or those whom he married later.

Takhrij:
«أخرجه الترمذي، النكاح، باب ما جاء في الرجل يسلم وعنده عشر نسوة، حديث:1128، وابن ماجه، النكاح، حديث:1953، وأحمد:2 /13، 14، 44، 83، وابن حبان (الإحسان):6 /182، حديث:4145، والحاكم: 2 /192، وانظر علل الحديث لابن أبي حاتم:1 /400، الزهري عنعن، وللحديث شواهد ضعيفة.»©Explanation:
➊ The aforementioned narration has been declared weak in its chain of transmission by our esteemed researcher, whereas other scholars have deemed it authentic based on supporting evidences (shawahid). From the discussion of these scholars, the opinion affirming the authenticity of the hadith appears to be closer to correctness. And Allah knows best. Therefore, despite the aforementioned narration being weak in its chain, it is still actionable and a valid proof. For further details, see: (Al-Mawsu‘ah al-Hadithiyyah, Musnad al-Imam Ahmad: 8/220, 224; 9/69; and Irwa’ al-Ghalil: 6/291, 296, nos. 1883, 1885).

➋ From this hadith, it is understood that it is forbidden (haram) for a Muslim to have more than four wives at the same time, and this ruling is transmitted in multiple narrations. The fact that the Noble Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) had nine wives in his household was a special concession (khassiyyah) for him, because there were many religious and political benefits in this. And this concession was granted to the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) by Allah Himself, so to object to this is sheer foolishness.

Explanation: «حضرت غیلان بن سلمہ ثقفی رضی اللہ عنہ » The “ghayn” has a fatha and the “ya” is sakin (quiescent). He was among the chiefs of Thaqif. He accepted Islam after the conquest of Ta’if and did not migrate (hijrah). He was a melodious poet. He passed away during the caliphate of ‘Umar (radi Allahu anhu).