Hammam b. Munabbih said: These are some of the ahadith which Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) narrated to us from Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him), and one of these (this one): Allah’s Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Had it not been for Bani Isra’il, food would not have become stale, and meal would not have gone bad; and had it not been for Eve, a woman would never have acted unfaithfully toward her husband.
Hadith In Arabic Text :
وحدثنا محمد بن رافع، حدثنا عبد الرزاق، أخبرنا معمر، عن همام بن منبه، قال هذا ما حدثنا أبو هريرة، عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فذكر أحاديث منها وقال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ” لولا بنو إسرائيل لم يخبث الطعام ولم يخنز اللحم ولولا حواء لم تخن أنثى زوجها الدهر ” .
Chapter : The Book of Suckling – كتاب الرضاع