Sahih Muslim

Sahih Muslim 827h

Arabic hadith text

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ وَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ثَلاَثٍ إِلاَّ مَعَ ذِي مَحْرَمٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Translation

This hadith is also transmitted from Qatada through the same chain, with the wording: “More than three days, unless accompanied by a close male relative who is unmarriageable to her.”