Is the Hadith: "You have not been good to a woman for a lifetime but if she sees something [unpleasant] from you, she will say, 'I have not seen any good from you,'" authentic and was it reported from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him?
Al-Bukhari and Muslim reported a hadith from Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "I saw Paradise, and I stretched my hand to pluck a bunch (of its fruits). Had I plucked it, you would have eaten from it as long as the world exists. And I saw the Hellfire, and I have never seen a sight more awful than what I saw today. And I saw that the majority of its inhabitants were women." When asked about the reason for this, he replied: "Due to their ingratitude (kufr)." He then clarified that it is not disbelief in Allah, but rather ingratitude towards their husbands and kindness. He explained that if you were to show kindness to one of them for an entire lifetime, then she saw something (displeasing) from you, she would say, "I have never seen any good from you whatsoever."
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