Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about a man who had previously committed adultery with a woman and then later wanted to marry that same woman or perhaps her daughter. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No unlawful thing makes a lawful thing unlawful; prohibition is established only when there has been a prior marriage."

Saeed bin Jubair narrates: It was asked from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about a man who commits a forbidden act, and then afterwards wants to marry. So Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: "His first act was adultery, but the second act will be considered marriage."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: "Allah Almighty will not look with mercy at the person who has seen the private parts of a woman and her daughter." (This narration is mawquf; the narrators named Layth bin Abu Sulaym and Hammad bin Abu Sulayman have been declared weak.)

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Sayyiduna Ghailan bin Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted Islam, and he had ten wives. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed him: "Keep four of them with you and separate from the rest." Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: When Sayyiduna Safwan bin Umayyah (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted Islam, he had eight wives at that time, so the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed him that "he should keep four of them with him and separate from the rest."

Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Ghailan bin Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted Islam, and he had ten wives. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed him: "Keep four of them of your choice."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: When Sayyiduna Ghailan bin Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him) accepted Islam, he had ten wives from the time of ignorance, and those women also accepted Islam with him. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed him: "He should choose four of them." The narrator named Ramadi states: The people of Basra have narrated it in the same way.

Uthman bin Abu Suwaid narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said to Sayyiduna Ghailan bin Salamah (may Allah be pleased with him), when he accepted Islam and at that time he had ten wives: "Keep four of them with you and separate from the rest."

This narration is also transmitted with another chain of transmission.

Ibn Shihab Zuhri narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to a man belonging to the tribe of Thaqif: (after this, the hadith is as previously mentioned).

This narration is also transmitted with another chain of transmission.