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

Hadith 1470 Part A

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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.

Hadith 1470 Part B

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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.