Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2980
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَشْعَرِيُّ، عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ أَبِي الْمُغِيرَةِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ جَاءَ عُمَرُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هَلَكْتُ قَالَ " وَمَا أَهْلَكَكَ " . قَالَ حَوَّلْتُ رَحْلِي اللَّيْلَةَ . قَالَ فَلَمْ يَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم شَيْئًا قَالَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم هَذِهِ الآيَةَ : (نِسَاؤُكُمْ حَرْثٌ لَكُمْ فَأْتُوا حَرْثَكُمْ أَنَّى شِئْتُمْ ) أَقْبِلْ وَأَدْبِرْ وَاتَّقِ الدُّبُرَ وَالْحِيضَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ وَيَعْقُوبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الأَشْعَرِيُّ هُوَ يَعْقُوبُ الْقُمِّيُّ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ibn ‘Abbas reported: ‘“Umar came to the Messenger of Allah and said, ‘Messenger of Allah, I am ruined!’ He asked, ‘What has ruined you?’ ‘Umar replied, ‘I changed my riding position last night.’’ The Messenger of Allah did not answer him. Then Allah revealed to the Messenger of Allah: “Your wives are a tilth for you, so approach your tilth however you wish” (Qur’an 2:223): from the front or the back, but avoid the anus and intercourse during menstruation.’ Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan gharib and identified Ya‘qub ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Ash‘ari as Ya‘qub al-Qummi.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
‘Changed my riding position’ is the report’s euphemism for approaching his wife from behind; the explanation restricts this to vaginal intercourse and excludes anal intercourse and intercourse during menstruation.