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A man divorced his wife three times, then another man married her and divorced her before consummating the marriage with her. Her first husband wanted to remarry her, and the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about that. He said: No, not until the second husband tastes of her sweetness what the first one tasted

Chapter: It is not permissible for a woman who has been thrice-divorced to return to the one who divorced her until she marries another husband who has intercourse with her, then divorces her, and she completes the 'Iddah

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1433f

Narrator:Ā’ishah

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ طَلَّقَ رَجُلٌ امْرَأَتَهُ ثَلاَثًا فَتَزَوَّجَهَا رَجُلٌ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا فَأَرَادَ زَوْجُهَا الأَوَّلُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا فَسُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏

لاَ حَتَّى يَذُوقَ الآخِرُ مِنْ عُسَيْلَتِهَا مَا ذَاقَ الأَوَّلُ ‏"

‘Ā’ishah (may Allah be pleased with her) reported: A man divorced his wife three times, then another man married her and divorced her before consummating the marriage with her. Her first husband wanted to remarry her, and the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about that. He said: "No, not until the second husband tastes of her sweetness what the first one tasted."

Reported by Muslim (No. 1433f, 1433g).

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The wife of Rifā‘ah al-Qurazi came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and told him that she was married to Rifā‘ah but that he then divorced her thrice, making the divorce irrevocable. She added that she then got married to ‘Abdur-Rahmān ibn Az-Zabīr, who also divorced her after his failure to have sexual intercourse with her. Her first husband wanted to remarry her, and she asked the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) about that. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) forbade this remarriage and told her that the permissibility of her remarriage to Rifā‘ah is conditional on having had sexual intercourse with her last husband.

Explanation in Arabic

جاءت امرأة رفاعة القرظي شاكية حالها إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ، فأخبرته أنها كانت زوجًا لرفاعة، فبتَّ طلاقها بالتطليقة الأخيرة، وهي الثالثة من طلقاتها، وأنها تزوجت بعده عبد الرحمن بن الزَّبِير -بفتح الزاي- فلم يستطع أن يمسها، فطلقها، فَأَراد زوجها الأول أن يتزوَّجها، فسألت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم عن ذلك، فمنعه ونهى عنه، وأخبرها بأنه لابد لحل رجوعها إلى رفاعة من أن يطأها زوجها الأخير.

  • المطلقة ثلاثًا لا يحل لمطلِّقها أن يرجعها حتى تنكح زوجًا غيره، ويجامِعها الزوج الثاني، ثم يطلقها بغير نية التحليل، وتعتد منه، قال -تعالى-: {فَإِنْ طَلَّقَهَا فَلَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ مِنْ بَعْدُ حَتَّى تَنْكِحَ زَوْجًا}،[البقرة: 230].
  • لابُدَّ أنْ يكون زواج الثاني زواج رغبةٍ، لم يقصد به التحليل، أما إنْ قصد الثاني بزواجه التحليل للأوَّل، فإنَّ العقد غير صحيح، بل هو باطلٌ، ونكاحه ووطؤه محرَّم، ولم تحل للزوج الأول,كما دلت عليه الأحاديث الأخرى.
  • لابُدَّ لصحة حِلِّ المطلقة للزوج الأول، أن يطأها الزوج الثاني في عقد صحيح, وذلك بإيلاج الحشفة -أو قدرها من مجبوبٍ- في فرج المرأة المطلَّقة، مع انتشار وإن لم ينزل، فلا يكفي مجرَّد العقد، ولا الخلوة، ولا المباشرة دون الفرج، ولا كون العقد الثاني باطلًا أو فاسدًا، بل لابُدَّ أنْ يكون بعقدٍ صحيح.
  • الشريعة الإسلامية أجمل الشرائع، وأقوم بمصالح العباد، فله أن يعاف زوجته، فإن تاقت نفسه إليها وجد السبيل إلى ردها، فإذا طلَّقها الثالثة لم يبق له عليها سبيل، إلاَّ بعد نكاح زوجٍ ثانٍ، نكاح رغبة، فإباحتها بعد الزوج الآخر من أعظم النعم.
  • استعمال الكناية عن الشيء الذي يستحيا من ذكره بما يدل عليه, لقولها: قبل أن يدخل بها, والمراد بالدخول الجماع.
  • إذا تصرف الإنسان تصرفًا على خلاف الشرع وهو يعتقده صحيحا, فلا عبرة بتصرفه, فهذه المرأة لما طلقت ظنت أن ذلك يبيحها للزوج الأول, فبين النبي -صلى الله عليه وسلم- أنها لا تحل له حتى يدخل بها.

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Muslimd. 261 AH Authenticصحيح The hadith صحيح مسلم No. 1433
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  • Al-Haythami رجاله رجال الصحيح خلا محمد بن دينار الطاحي وقد وثقه أبو حاتم وأبو زرعة وابن حبان وفيه كلام لا يضر — مجمع الزوائد (4/343)

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Authentic Sahih Muslim 1433g

A hadith like this has been narrated on the same chain of transmitters by 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her).

وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي ح، وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سَعِيدٍ - جَمِيعًا عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، بِهَذَا…

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A man divorced his wife by three pronouncements and another man married her and divorced her before cohabiting with her. Then, her first husband intended to remarry her and asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about that. He said, "No, until the other one (second husband) has enjoyed sexual intercourse with…

وَعَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهَا , قَالَتْ : { طَلَّقَ رَجُلٌ اِمْرَأَتَهُ ثَلَاثًا , فَتَزَوَّجَهَا رَجُلٌ , ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا , فَأَرَادَ زَوْجُهَا أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا , فَسُئِلَ…

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  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (3186)لا ، حَتَّى يَذُوقَ الْآخَرُ مِنْ عُسَيْلَتِهَا مَا ذَاقَ الأَوَّلُ
  • جامع البيان عن تأويل آي القرآن (4482)لا ، حَتَّى يَذُوقَ مِنْ عُسَيْلَتِهَا مَا ذَاقَ الأَوَّلُ

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