Sunan Ibn Majah #1952 · The Chapters on Marriage

Sunan Ibn MajahIt was narrated that Qais bin Harith said
Sunan Ibn Majah · Book 9 · The Chapters on Marriage
Sunan Ibn Majah · كتاب 9 · كتاب النكاح
“I became Muslim and I had eight wives. I went to the Prophet and told him about that. He said: 'Choose four of them.' ”
حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى، عَنْ حُمَيْضَةَ بِنْتِ الشَّمَرْدَلِ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، قَالَ أَسْلَمْتُ وَعِنْدِي ثَمَانِ نِسْوَةٍ فَأَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَقُلْتُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ ‏
"‏ اخْتَرْ مِنْهُنَّ أَرْبَعًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1952In-book reference : Book 9, Hadith 108