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Sunan Ibn Majah 2051

Chapter: Irrevocable divorce

Weak 4 scholars’ grades Sunan Ibn Majah 2051

Narrator:Rukāna

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ 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 ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ ‏

"‏ مَا أَرَدْتَ بِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَاحِدَةً ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ آللَّهِ مَا أَرَدْتَ بِهَا إِلاَّ وَاحِدَةً قَالَ آللَّهِ مَا أَرَدْتُ بِهَا إِلاَّ وَاحِدَةً ‏.‏ قَالَ فَرَدَّهَا عَلَيْهِ

It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Ali bin Yazid bin Rukanah, from his father, from his grandfather, that:

he divorced his wife irrevocably, then he came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and asked him. He said: "What did you mean by that?" He said: "One (divorce)." He said: "By Allah did you only mean one (divorce) thereby?" He said: "By Allah, I meant one." Then he sent her back to him. (Da'if)Muhammad bin Majah said: I heard Abul-Hasan ' Ali bin Muhammad Tanafisi saying: "How noble is this Hadith." Ibn Majah said: 'Abu 'Ubaid left it (i.e., did not accept its narration) and Ahmad was fearful of it (i.e., of narrating it)."

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Classical commentary

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

قَوْله ( بْن رُكَانَة ) بِضَمِّ الرَّاء ( الْبَتَّة ) لَا كَمَا يَقُول مَالِك إِنَّهَا ثَلَاث إِلَّا أَنَّهُ إِذَا نَوَى وَاحِدَة فَعِنْد الشَّافِعِيّ رَجْعِيَّة وَعِنْدنَا بَائِنَة فَالرَّدّ عِنْد الشَّافِعِيّ مَحْمُول عَلَى الرَّجْعَة وَعِنْدنَا عَلَى تَجْدِيد النِّكَاح ( آللَّه ) بِمَدِّ الْهَمْزَة عَلَى حَدّ آللَّهُ أَذِنَ لَكُمْ يُسْتَعْمَل فِي الْقَسَم.…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2051
Shu'ayb al-Arna'utd. 1438 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2051
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2051
Muhammad Fu'ad Abd al-Baqid. 1388 AH WeakDaif The hadith No. 2051

Other versions

Also reported by… (3)
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (4474)طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ ألْبَتَّةَ ، فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَذَكَرَلَهُ ، فَقَالَ لَهُ : مَا أَرَدْتَ بِهَا ؟ قَالَ : وَاحِدَةً ، قَالَ : اللَّهِ مَا أَرَدْتَ بِهَا إِلا وَاحِدَةً ؟ قَالَ : اللَّهِ مَا أَرَدْتُ بِهَا إِلا وَاحِدَةً ، فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ : هِيَ وَاحَدَةٌ
  • مسند ابن أبي شيبة (535)مَا أَرَدْتُ بِهَا إِلا وَاحِدَةً ، فَرَدَّهَا عَلَيْهِ
  • مصنف ابن أبي شيبة (14416)طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ الْبَتَّةَ فَأَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَسَأَلَهُ , فَقَالَ : مَا أَرَدْتَ بِهَا ؟ فَقَالَ : وَاحِدَةً ، قَالَ : آللَّهِ مَا أَرَدْتَ بِهَا إلَّا وَاحِدَةً ؟ قَالَ : آللَّهِ مَا أَرَدْتُ بِهَا إلَّا وَاحِدَةً ، قَالَ : فَرَدَّهَا عَلَيْهِ

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3283

Rukana b. 'Abd Yazid said he divorced his wife Suhaima absolutely and when the Prophet was informed of that he said, “I swear by God that I meant it to be only a single utterance of divorce.” God’s Messenger asked him if that was so, and when he assured him that it was, he restored her to him. Then…

وَعَنْ رُكَانَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ يَزِيدَ أَنَّهُ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ سُهَيْمَةَ الْبَتَّةَ فَأَخْبَرَ بِذَلِكَ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم وَقَالَ: وَالله مَا أردتُ إِلَّا وَاحِدَةً فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى…

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Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 2822

"As-Sab bin Jaththamah gave the Messenger of Allah the leg of an onager that was dripping with blood when he was in Ihram, at Qudaid, and he returned it to him."

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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Differing grades Sunan Abu Dawud 2196

‘Abd Yazīd — the father of Rukānah and his siblings — divorced Umm Rukānah and married a woman from Muzaynah. So the new wife came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and said: He does not satisfy me except like this hair does

Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: ‘Abd Yazīd — the father of Rukānah and his siblings — divorced Umm Rukānah and married a woman from Muzaynah. So the new wife came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "He does not satisfy me except like this…

رَاجِعِ امْرَأَتَكَ أُمَّ رُكَانَةَ وَإِخْوَتِهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ إِنِّي طَلَّقْتُهَا ثَلاَثًا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ قَدْ عَلِمْتُ رَاجِعْهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَتَلاَ ‏‏{‏ يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ…

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Weak Sunan Abu Dawud 2208

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…

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

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Weak Jami' at-Tirmidhi 1177

'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.'"

"‏ مَا أَرَدْتَ بِهَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ وَاحِدَةً ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ وَاللَّهِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْتُ وَاللَّهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَهُوَ مَا أَرَدْتَ ‏"

Narrated by Rukāna

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