The Book of Suckling

كتاب الرضاع

Chapter 18: Advice with regard to women

Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying

He who believes in Allah and the Hereafter, if he witnesses any matter he should talk in good terms about it or keep quiet. Act kindly towards woman, for woman is created from a rib, and the most crooked part of the rib is its top. If you attempt to straighten it, you will break it, and if you leave it, its crookedness will remain there. So act kindly towards women.

Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

A believing man should not hate a believing woman; if he dislikes one of her characteristics, he will be pleased with another.

A hadith like this has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him).

Chapter 19: Were it not for Hawa', no female would ever betray her husband

Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

Had it not been for Eve, woman would have never acted unfaithfully towards her husband.

Hammam b. Munabbih said

These are some of the ahadith which Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) narrated to us from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and one of these (this one): Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: Had it not been for Bani Isra'il, food would not have become stale, and meal would not have gone bad; and had it not been for Eve, a woman would never have acted unfaithfully toward her husband.