Some men were either boasting or simply discussing whether men or women were more numerous. Abu Hurairah said, "Did Abu Qasim ﷺ not say, 'The first group to enter Paradise will be in the form of the moon on the night of Badr, and the group that follows them will be like the brightest shining star in the sky. Each man among them will have two wives, the marrow of whose shins can be seen through the flesh. There is no unmarried person in Paradise.'"
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إما تفاخروا وإما تذاكروا الرجال أكثر أم النساء فقال أبو هريرة أو لم يقل أبو القاسم ﷺ إن أول زمرة تدخل الجنة على صورة القمر ليلة البدر والتي تليها على أضوإ كوكب دري في السماء لكل امرئ منهم زوجتان ثنتان يرى مخ ساقهما من وراء اللحم وما في الجنة أعزب
Its isnad is sahih. Muslim also related it, 2:350, through Ibn Ulaya, with this same isnad, and its wording was, "The men in Paradise will be more numerous than the women." The phrase "in Paradise" was not mentioned at this point in the Musnad, but it is understood and implied by the context. It is also confirmed in the coming narration in the Musnad, 10601.As for his statement, "There is no unmarried person in Paradise," it will be explicitly stated later that this was the words of the Prophet ﷺ, "By the One in whose hand is the soul of Muhammad, there is no unmarried person in it." The hadith will also come again with similar wording at 7369, and will come at greater length at 7429. See also 7165 and 8183. The two Shaykhs also related it both at length and in brief. See Targheeb wal-Tarheeb, 4:224–245, 263.As for his word "azab," it means one who has no spouse. Some scholars of language rejected this form with the added hamzah, and the more common form is "azab" with two fathas. We have already established in the Istidrak, 2061, that the form with the added hamzah is correct, since it is confirmed in the authentic hadiths.