at the beginning of (9- the Book of Fasting) from "al-Targhīb wa-al-Tarhīb." *

- (Indeed, the woman was created from a rib, and she will never be straightened for you on a path. If you enjoy her, you will enjoy her with her crookedness, and if you try to straighten her, you will break her, and breaking her is divorcing her). It is from the ḥadīth of Abū Hurayrah, and there are multiple routes from him: the first: from al-Aʿraj from Abū Hurayrah who said: The Messenger of Allāh (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) said: ... and he mentioned it. It was recorded by Muslim (4/178), Ibn Ḥibbān (4167), al-Ḥumaydī (1202), and Aḥmad (2/449 and 530) from him. The second: from Abū Ḥāzim from Abū Hurayrah, elevated [to the Prophet] similarly; with additions and omissions. It was recorded by al-Shaykhān, and others, and it is referenced in "al-Irwāʾ" under number (1997). The third: from Saʿīd ibn al-Musayyib from Abū Hurayrah, elevated [to the Prophet], and he mentioned it in a shortened form. It was also recorded by Muslim, and al-Tirmidhī (1188). He said: "A ḥasan ṣaḥīḥ gharīb ḥadīth." The fourth: from Ibn ʿAjlān from his father from Abū Hurayrah, elevated [to the Prophet], similarly, without his saying: "and if you try to straighten her..." It was recorded by Ibn Ḥibbān (4168), and its chain is good. The ḥadīth has supporting narrations referenced in "al-Irwāʾ," and you can find their wordings in "al-Targhīb wa-al-Tarhīb" (3/72/6-7). *