CHAPTER: Regarding A Man Calling His Wife: ' My Sister' .
Narrated Tamimah al-Hujayni: A man said to his wife: O my younger sister! The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلمsaid: Is she your sister? He (the Prophet disliked it and prohibited saying so.
Abu Tamimah reported from a man of his tribe “The Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم heard a man say his wife “O my younger sister! So he prohibited him (addressing his wife in this manner) Abu Dawud said “This tradition has also been transmitted by Abd Al Aziz bin Al Mukhtar from Khalid from Abu Uthman from Abu Thamimah from the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم. This has also been narrated by Shubah from Khalid from a man on the authority of Abu Thamimah from the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم.
Abu Hurairah reported the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم as saying Abraham صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم never told a lie except on three occasions twice for the sake of Allaah. Allaah quoted his words (in the Quran) “I am indeed sick” and “Nay, this was done by - this is their biggest one”. Once he was passing through the land of a tyrant (king). He stayed there in a place. People went to the tyrant and informed him saying “A man has come down here; he has a most beautiful woman with him. ” So he sent for him (Abraham) and asked about her. He said she is my sister. When he returned to her, he said “he asked me about you and I informed him that you were my sister. Today there is no believer except me and you. You are my sister in the Book of Allaah (i. e., sister in faith). So do not belie me before him. The narrator then narrated the rest of the tradition. Abu Dawud said “A similar tradition has also been narrated by Shuaib bin Abi Hamza from Abi Al Zinad from Al A’raj on the authority of Abu Hurairah from the Prophet صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم.