أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ ، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ ، عَنْ الْأَعْرَجِ ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ :" إِنَّمَا الْمَرْأَةُ كَالضِّلَعِ : إِنْ تُقِمْهَا، تَكْسِرْهَا، وَإِنْ تَسْتَمْتِعْ بِهَا، تَسْتَمْتِعْ وَفِيهَا عِوَجٌ "

Khalid bin Mukhlid told us, Malik told us, on the authority of Abu al-Zinad, on the authority of al-Araj, on the authority of Abu Hurairah, he said: The Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, said He, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “A woman is like a rib: if you straighten it, you will break it, and if you enjoy it, you will enjoy it, but there is crookedness in it.”