´Jabir (bin Abdullah) narrated:` “The Prophet saw a woman, then he went to Zainab to fulfill his need and he left. He said: ‘Indeed when the woman enters, she enters in the image of Shaitan. So when one of you sees a woman that he is fascinated with, then let him go to his wife, for indeed with her (his wife) is the same as that which is with her.”
Hadith Referenceسنن ترمذي / كتاب الرضاع / 1158
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«صحيح مسلم/النكاح 2 (1403) ، سنن ابي داود/ النكاح 44 (2151) ، مسند احمد (3/330) ( تحفة الأشراف : 2975) ، (صحيح) وأخرجه: مسند احمد (3/330، 341، 348، 395) من غير هذا الوجه.»
1؎: "A woman is in the form of a devil"—this is said because just as Satan leads a person astray, in the same way, an unveiled woman also leads a man astray.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
1: "It is said, 'the woman appears in the form of a devil,' because just as Satan leads a person astray, in the same way, an unveiled woman also leads a man astray."
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1158
Abu Hurairah (RA) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: The Fire said to the Lord: O Lord! some parts of mine have consumed the others, so allow me to exhale (in order to find some relief from this congestion). It was granted permission to take two exhalations, one exhalation during the winter and the other exhalation during the summer So whatever you perceive in the form of intense cold or hurting cold is from the exhalation of Hell. And whatever you perceive in the form of extreme heat or intense beat is from the exhalation of Hell.
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Vocabulary of the Hadith: (1) Zamharīr: Extreme cold. (2) Harūr: Intensity of heat, fierceness.
Benefits and Issues: This hot and cold breath spreads towards their respective regions as commanded by the Lord of the Fire; therefore, the seasons of heat and cold are not the same in every place and country.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 1403
Jabir said “The Prophet ﷺ saw a woman so he entered upon Zainab daughter of Jahsh and had intercourse with her. He ﷺ then came out and said to his companions and said to them “A woman advances in the form of a devil. When one of you finds that he should go to his wife (and have intercourse with her) for that will repel what he is feeling.
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues: ➊ Some people lacking modesty attempt, through the wording of this authentic hadith, to color the translation in such a way as to suggest—Allah forbid—that the Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was a person overpowered by desire, while others try to cast doubt on the authority of hadith altogether. Both of these stances are contrary to knowledge and intelligence. The Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was so modest that even the modesty of a veiled maiden paled in comparison to his. Those who translate in such a manner are unaware of the station of Prophethood. In Arabic language and literature, the phrase “he fulfilled his need or necessity” has no other meaning except for intimacy (intercourse). The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) went to the gathering of the Companions and explicitly stated that a woman creates temptations and whispers for a man like Satan and becomes a cause of trial. The best remedy for this is a man’s own wife. To connect this advice with the previous sentences and derive a meaning that would not even befit an ordinary dignified person, let alone to attribute it to the Messenger (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), is extremely inappropriate.
➋ A woman should not go out in such a manner that she comes to be described as having Satan-like qualities.
➌ The pure and lawful place for fulfilling sexual desires is a person’s own home.
➍ A woman should also be obedient to her husband so that the husband remains pure and his honor and chastity remain unblemished.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2151