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Sunan Abu Dawud 2208

Chapter: Regarding An Irrevocable (Al-Battah) Divorce

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2208

Narrator:Rukāna

حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْعَتَكِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرُ بْنُ حَازِمٍ، عَنِ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ رُكَانَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّهُ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ الْبَتَّةَ فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ ‏"‏

مَا أَرَدْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَاحِدَةً ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ آللَّهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ آللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ هُوَ عَلَى مَا أَرَدْتَ ‏"

'Ali b. Yazid b. Rukanah reported on the authority of his father from his grandfather that he (Rukanah) divorced his wife absolutely; so he came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). He asked (him):

What did you intend? He said: A single utterance of divorce. He said: Do you swear by Allah? He replied: I swear by Allah. He said: It stands as you intended.

Abu Dawud said: This tradition is sounder than that of Ibn Juraij that Rukanah divorced his wife by three pronouncements, for they are the members of his family and they are more aware for him. The tradition of Ibn Juraij has been narrated by some children of Abu Rafi' from 'Ikrimah on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 2208).

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Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( عَنْ عَبْد اللَّه بْن عَلِيّ بْن يَزِيد بْن رُكَانَة عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدّه أَنَّهُ طَلَّقَ الْحَدِيث ) : قَالَ الْمُنْذِرِيُّ : وَأَخْرَجَهُ التِّرْمِذِيّ وَابْن مَاجَهْ. وَقَالَ التِّرْمِذِيّ : لَا نَعْرِفهُ إِلَّا مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْه , وَسَأَلْت مُحَمَّدًا يَعْنِي الْبُخَارِيّ عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيث فَقَالَ فِيهِ اِضْطِرَاب. هَذَا آخِر كَلَامه. وَفِي إِسْنَاده الزُّبَيْر بْن سَعِيد الْهَاشِمِيّ فَقَدْ ضَعَّفَهُ غَيْر وَاحِد. وَذَكَرَ التِّرْمِذِيّ أَيْضًا عَنْ الْبُخَارِيّ أَنَّهُ مُضْطَرَب فِيهِ تَارَة قِيلَ فِيهِ ثَلَاثًا , وَتَارَة قِيلَ فِيهِ وَاحِدَة وَأَصَحّه أَنَّهُ طَلَّقَهَا الْبَتَّة وَأَنَّ الثَّلَاث ذُكِرَتْ فِيهِ عَلَى الْمَعْنَى. وَقَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ : حَدِيث نَافِع بْن عُ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif ضعيف The hadith No. 2208
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2208
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2208
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2208

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  • أحكام القرآن للجصاص (191)ما أردت بالبتة ؟ قَالَ : واحدة , قَالَ : الله ؟ قَالَ : الله ، قَالَ : هو على ما أردت
  • السنن الكبرى للبيهقي (13864)مَا أَرَدْتَ بِهَا ؟ قَالَ : وَاحِدَةً ، قَالَ : آللَّهِ ؟ قَالَ : آللَّهِ , قَالَ : هُوَ عَلَى مَا أَرَدْتَ
  • تاريخ بغداد للخطيب البغدادي (2919)طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ أَلْبَتَةَ ، فَأَتَى رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ ، فَقَالَ : مَا أَرَدْتَ ؟ قَالَ : وَاحِدَةً ، قَالَ : آللَّهِ ؟ قَالَ : آللَّهِ ، قَالَ : هِيَ وَاحِدَةٌ

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أَهْدَى الصَّعْبُ بْنُ جَثَّامَةَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم رِجْلَ حِمَارِ وَحْشٍ تَقْطُرُ دَمًا وَهُوَ مُحْرِمٌ وَهُوَ بِقُدَيْدٍ فَرَدَّهَا عَلَيْهِ ‏.‏

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'O Messenger of Allah! I irrevocably divorced my wife.' So he said: 'What did you intend by that?' I said: 'One (divorce).' He said: '(Do you swear) By Allah?' I said: 'By Allah.' He said: 'Then it is as you intended.'"

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