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Sunan Ibn Majah 2021

Chapter: Divorce according to the Sunnah

Differing grades 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2021

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مَيْمُونٍ الرَّقِّيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَفْصُ بْنُ غِيَاثٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ أَبِي الأَحْوَصِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ طَلاَقُ السُّنَّةِ

يُطَلِّقُهَا عِنْدَ كُلِّ طُهْرٍ تَطْلِيقَةً فَإِذَا طَهُرَتِ الثَّالِثَةَ طَلَّقَهَا وَعَلَيْهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ حَيْضَةٌ ‏.‏

It was narrated that 'Abdullah said:

"Divorce according to the Sunnah means divorcing her with one divorce in each cycle when she is pure, then when she becomes pure the third time, then he pronounces divorce again, and after that she must wait one more menstrual cycle."

Reported by Ibn Majah (No. 2021).

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

قَوْله ( يُطَلِّقهَا عِنْد كُلِّ طُهْرٍ ) أَيْ إِذَا أَرَادَ التَّثْلِيث وَعَلَيْهَا بَعْد ذَلِكَ حَيْضَة هَذَا صَرِيح فِي أَنَّ الْعِدَّة تَكُون بِالْحَيْضِ لَا بِالْأَطْهَارِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 4 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2021
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2021
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2021
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2021

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