Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1190
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، يَبْلُغُ بِهِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " لاَ تَسْأَلُ الْمَرْأَةُ طَلاَقَ أُخْتِهَا لِتَكْتَفِئَ مَا فِي إِنَائِهَا " . قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Qutaybah narrated to us: Sufyan ibn Uyaynah narrated to us, from al-Zuhri, from Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab, from Abu Hurairah, tracing it back to the Prophet, who said: A woman should not ask for her co-wife to be divorced so that she may take over what is in her vessel. It is also reported in this chapter from Umm Salamah. Abu Isa said: The hadith of Abu Hurairah is hasan sahih.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The expression ‘take over what is in her vessel’ is figurative: it refers to seeking the other woman's share of the husband's time and attention.