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Sahih MuslimThe Book of Divorce

Sahih Muslim 1471r

Chapter: The prohibition of divorcing a menstruating woman without her consent; If a man breaks this rule, it still counts as a divorce, and he should be ordered to take her back

Authentic hadith of Sahih Muslim Sahih Muslim 1471r

Narrator:Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar

وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي ابْنُ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ، يُسْأَلُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ، طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ حَائِضًا فَقَالَ أَتَعْرِفُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ قَالَ نَعَمْ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ حَائِضًا فَذَهَبَ عُمَرُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَخْبَرَهُ الْخَبَرَ

فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا

Ibn Tawus narrated on the authority of his father that Ibn 'Umar (Allah be pleased with them) was asked about the person who divorced his wife in the state of menses, whereupon he said:

Do you know 'Abdullah b. Umar? He said: Yes. He said: It was he who divorced his wife jn the state of menses and 'Umar went to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and gave him this information. and he commanded him that he should take her back; and he (Abu Tawus) said: I did not hear any addition to this (hadith) from my father.

Reported by Muslim (No. 1471r), At-Tirmidhi (No. 1175) and Ahmad (No. 6047).

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An-Nawawi — Sharh Sahih Muslim

قَوْله : ( عَنْ اِبْن جُرَيْجٍ عَنْ اِبْن طَاوُسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ اِبْن عُمَر يَسْأَل عَنْ رَجُل طَلَّقَ اِمْرَأَته... إِلَى آخِره ) وَقَالَ فِي آخِره : لَمْ أَسْمَعهُ يَزِيد عَلَى ذَلِكَ لِأَبِيهِ. فَقَوْله ( لِأَبِيهِ ) بِالْبَاءِ الْمُوَحَّدَة ثُمَّ الْيَاء الْمُثَنَّاة مِنْ تَحْت , وَمَعْنَاهُ أَنَّ اِبْن طَاوُسٍ قَالَ : لَمْ أَسْمَعهُ أَيْ لَمْ أَسْمَع أَبِي طَاوُسًا يَزِيد عَلَى هَذَا الْقَدْر مِنْ الْحَدِيث. وَالْقَائِل لِأَبِيهِ هُوَ اِبْن جُرَيْجٍ وَأَرَادَ تَفْسِير الضَّمِير فِي قَوْله اِبْن طَاوُسٍ ( لَمْ أَسْمَعهُ ) وَاللَّام زَائِدَة فَمَعْنَاهُ يُعْنَى أَبَاهُ وَلَوْ قَالَ يَعْنِي أَبَاهُ لَكَانَ أَوْضَح.…

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  • المسند المستخرج على صحيح مسلم لأبي نعيم (3195)رَجُلٍ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ ، فَسَأَلَ عُمَرُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ عَنْ ذَلِكَ ، فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا
  • المعجم الأوسط للطبراني (2575)فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا
  • المعجم الكبير للطبراني (13283)طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ حَائِضًا , فَذَهَبَ عُمَرُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ , فَأَخْبَرَهُ الْخَبَرَ , فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا

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