What is meant by the statement Allah created me with the strength of 40 men sexually?
“Allah created me with the strength of 40 men sexually.”
- What did the Prophet (pbuh) mean by that statement?
Dear Brother / Sister,
- The Prophet’s (pbuh) hadith, “I was given the strength of 40 men sexually” (Ibn Sad, at-Tabaqat, 1/282; Suyuti, al-Khasais, 1/120) is weak. (see Majmauz-Zawaid, h. no:14007)
- What is sound (sahih) about the issue is that the Companions said while they were talking among themselves that the Prophet (pbuh) had the strength of 30 or 40 men.
In a narration included in Bukhari, when Anas (r.a.) said, “Our Prophet slept with 11 of his wives in a day or night (sometimes) in an hour”, those listening to him asked, “Did he have so much strength?”
Thereupon, Anas (r.a.) said, “We used to talk among ourselves that the Prophet had the strength of 30 men.” (see Bukhari, Ghusl, 12; Ibn Hajar, 1/377)
As it is understood from the statement of Anas (r.a.) “We used to talk among ourselves like that”, it is based on a guess that the Companions made among themselves. This issue is of no practical use to Muslims and has nothing to do with prophetic duties.
Therefore, instead of it, we need to learn about the high ethics that took the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) to that high and unique position of Ascension (Miraj)...
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