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Sunan Ibn MajahThe Chapters on Marriage

Sunan Ibn Majah 1933

Chapter: A man divorces his wife thrice, then another man marries her and divorces her before consummating the marriage. Can she go back to the first man?

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 1933

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَالِمَ بْنَ رَزِينٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ

فِي الرَّجُلِ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْمَرْأَةُ فَيُطَلِّقُهَا فَيَتَزَوَّجُهَا رَجُلٌ فَيُطَلِّقُهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا أَتَرْجِعُ إِلَى الأَوَّلِ قَالَ ‏"‏ لاَ ‏.‏ حَتَّى يَذُوقَ الْعُسَيْلَةَ ‏"

It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar,:

from the Prophet, concerning a man who had a wife then divorced her, then another man married her but divorced her before consummating the marriage. Could she go back to the first man? He said: “No, not until he tastes her sweetness.”

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 1933) and Ahmad (No. 4546).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan Ibn Majah

قَوْله ( فَيُطَلِّقهَا ) أَيْ ثَلَاثًا وَاَللَّه أَعْلَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1933
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 1933
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih Lighairihi The hadith No. 1933

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  • إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة (2553)رَجُلٍ فَارَقَ امْرَأتَهُ ثَلَاثًا ، فَتَزَوَّجَهَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ ، وَأَغْلَقَ الْبَابَ ، وَأَرْخَى السِّتْرَ ، وَكَشَفَ الْخِمَارَ ، أَتَحِلُّ لِلْأَوَّلِ ؟ قَالَ : لَا ، حَتَّى يَذُوقَ الْعُسَيْلَةَ
  • حلية الأولياء لأبي نعيم (13397)لا حَتَّى يَذُوقَ الْعُسَيْلَةَ
  • معجم الصحابة لابن قانع (1022)فَنَهَاهُ عَنْ تَزْوِيجِهَا , وَقَالَ : لا , حَتَّى يَذُوقَ الْعُسَيْلَةَ
  • موضح أوهام الجمع والتفريق للخطيب (940)لا حَتَّى يَذُوقَ الْعُسَيْلَةَ

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