Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3231
أَخْبَرَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَجْلاَنَ، عَنْ سَعِيدٍ الْمَقْبُرِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قِيلَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَىُّ النِّسَاءِ خَيْرٌ قَالَ " الَّتِي تَسُرُّهُ إِذَا نَظَرَ وَتُطِيعُهُ إِذَا أَمَرَ وَلاَ تُخَالِفُهُ فِي نَفْسِهَا وَمَالِهَا بِمَا يَكْرَهُ " .
Qutaybah reported to us; he said: al-Layth narrated to us, from Ibn Ajlan, from Said al-Maqburi, from Abu Hurayrah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was asked: ‘Which women are best?’ He said: ‘The one who pleases him when he looks at her, obeys him when he gives an instruction, and does not oppose him regarding herself or her wealth in anything he dislikes.’
Translation notes
The final clause refers to the wife not acting regarding herself or her husband’s wealth in a way he dislikes.
قَالَ قِيلَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَىُّ النِّسَاءِ خَيْرٌ قَالَ " الَّتِي تَسُرُّهُ إِذَا نَظَرَ وَتُطِيعُهُ إِذَا أَمَرَ وَلاَ تُخَالِفُهُ فِي نَفْسِهَا وَمَالِهَا بِمَا يَكْرَهُ " .
The phrase فِي نَفْسِهَا وَمَالِهَا بِمَا يَكْرَهُ may concern her own conduct and the handling of property; the implied possessor of “his wealth” is not explicit.
Does “regarding herself or her wealth” preserve the wording without resolving the possessive ambiguity?