“The Prophet said, ‘But for the Israelites, meat would not decay, and if it were not for Eve, wives would never betray their husbands.”

—  Muhammad

[4, 55, 547] (Israelites refer to the 12 tribes of Exodus. Not to be confused with modern people of Israel.)
Sunni Hadith

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