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Sahih al-BukhariDivorce

Sahih al-Bukhari 5258

Chapter: Should a man tell his wife face to face that she is divorced

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 5258

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي غَلاَّبٍ، يُونُسَ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لاِبْنِ عُمَرَ رَجُلٌ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهْىَ حَائِضٌ‏.‏ فَقَالَ تَعْرِفُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ إِنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهْىَ حَائِضٌ فَأَتَى عُمَرُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ

يُرَاجِعَهَا فَإِذَا طَهُرَتْ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا فَلْيُطَلِّقْهَا، قُلْتُ فَهَلْ عَدَّ ذَلِكَ طَلاَقًا قَالَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ عَجَزَ وَاسْتَحْمَقَ‏.‏

Narrated Abi Ghallab Yunus bin Jubair:

I asked Ibn `Umar,"(What is said regarding) a man divorces his wife during her period?" He said, "Do you know Ibn `Umar? Ibn `Umar divorced his wife while she was menstruating. `Umar then went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and mentioned that to him. The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered him to take her back and when she became clean, he could divorce her if he wanted." I asked (Ibn `Umar), "Was that divorce counted as one legal divorce?" He said, "If one becomes helpless and foolish (will he be excused? Of course not). "

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 5258).

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Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani — Fath al-Bari

حَدِيث اِبْن عُمَر فِي طَلَاق اِمْرَأَته , وَقَدْ مَضَى شَرْحه مُسْتَوْفًى قَبْلُ , وَقَوْله فِي هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَة " أَتَعْرِفُ اِبْن عُمَر " إِنَّمَا قَالَ لَهُ ذَلِكَ مَعَ أَنَّهُ يَعْرِف أَنَّهُ يَعْرِفهُ وَهُوَ الَّذِي يُخَاطِبهُ لِيُقَرِّرَهُ عَلَى اِتِّبَاع السُّنَّة , وَعَلَى الْقَبُول مِنْ نَاقِلهَا , وَأَنَّهُ يَلْزَمُ الْعَامَّةَ الِاقْتِدَاءُ بِمَشَاهِيرِ الْعُلَمَاءِ , فَقَرَّرَهُ عَلَى مَا يَلْزَمُهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ لَا أَنَّهُ ظَنَّ أَنَّهُ لَا يَعْرِفهُ , قَالَ اِبْن الْمُنَيِّرِ : لَيْسَ فِيهِ مُوَاجِهَة اِبْن عُمَر الْمَرْأَة بِالطَّلَاقِ , وَإِنَّمَا فِيهِ " طَلَّقَ اِبْن عُمَر اِمْرَأَته " لَكِنَّ الظَّاهِر مِنْ حَالِهِ الْمُوَاجِهَةُ لِأَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا طَلَّقَهَا عَنْ شِقَاق…

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