Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying:
Abu Dawud said: The Prophet (ﷺ) kept apart from some of his wives for forty days, and Ibn 'Umar kept apart from his son till he died.
Abu Dawud said: If keeping apart is meant for the sake of Allah, then it has no concern with it. 'Umar bin 'Abd al-'Aziz covered his face from a man.
| Grade: | Sahih (Al-Albani) | صحيح (الألباني) | حكم : |
| Reference | : Sunan Abi Dawud 4916 |
| In-book reference | : Book 43, Hadith 144 |
| English translation | : Book 42, Hadith 4898 |