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Sahih al-BukhariProphetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh))

Sahih al-Bukhari 4601

"If a woman fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part..." (V.4:128)

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Companion’s words (mawquf) Sahih al-Bukhari 4601

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُقَاتِلٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ ‏‏{‏وَإِنِ امْرَأَةٌ خَافَتْ مِنْ بَعْلِهَا نُشُوزًا أَوْ إِعْرَاضًا‏}‏‏.‏ قَالَتِ

الرَّجُلُ تَكُونُ عِنْدَهُ الْمَرْأَةُ لَيْسَ بِمُسْتَكْثِرٍ مِنْهَا يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُفَارِقَهَا فَتَقُولُ أَجْعَلُكَ مِنْ شَأْنِي فِي حِلٍّ‏.‏ فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الآيَةُ فِي ذَلِكَ‏.‏

Narrated `Aisha:

Regarding the Verse:--"If a woman fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part." (4.128) It is about a man who has a woman (wife) and he does not like her and wants to divorce her but she says to him, "I make you free as regards myself." So this Verse was revealed in this connection.

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 4601, 2450).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

قَوْله : ( عَبْد اللَّه ) هُوَ اِبْن الْمُبَارَك قَوْله : ( قَالَتْ : الرَّجُل تَكُون عِنْده الْمَرْأَة لَيْسَ بِمُسْتَكْثِرٍ مِنْهَا ) أَيْ فِي الْمَحَبَّة وَالْمُعَاشَرَة وَالْمُلَازَمَة. قَوْله : ( فَتَقُول : أَجْعَلك مِنْ شَأْنِي فِي حِلٍّ ) أَيْ وَتَتْرُكنِي مِنْ غَيْر طَلَاق. قَوْله : ( فَنَزَلَتْ فِي ذَلِكَ ) زَادَ أَبُو ذَرّ عَنْ غَيْر الْمُسْتَمْلِيّ ( وَإِنْ اِمْرَأَةٌ خَافَتْ مِنْ بَعْلِهَا نُشُوزًا أَوْ إِعْرَاضًا ) الْآيَة , وَعَنْ عَلِيّ " نَزَلَتْ فِي الْمَرْأَة تَكُون عِنْد الرَّجُل تَكْرَه مُفَارَقَته , فَيَصْطَلِحَانِ عَلَى أَنْ يَجِيئهَا كُلّ ثَلَاثَة أَيَّام أَوْ أَرْبَعَة " وَرَوَى الْحَاكِم مِنْ طَرِيق اِبْن الْمُسَيِّب عَنْ رَافِع بْن خَدِيج " أَنَّهُ كَانَتْ تَحْته اِ…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 2450

Regarding the explanation of the following verse:-- "If a wife fears Cruelty or desertion On her husband's part." (4.128) A man may dislike his wife and intend to divorce her, so she says to him, "I give up my rights, so do not divorce me." The above verse was revealed concerning such a case.

الرَّجُلُ تَكُونُ عِنْدَهُ الْمَرْأَةُ، لَيْسَ بِمُسْتَكْثِرٍ مِنْهَا، يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُفَارِقَهَا، فَتَقُولُ أَجْعَلُكَ مِنْ شَأْنِي فِي حِلٍّ‏.‏

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