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Muwatta Malik 1188

Weak graded by Salim al-Hilali Companion’s words (mawquf) Muwatta Malik 1188

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ مَوْلاَةٍ، لِصَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ ‏.‏ أَنَّهَا اخْتَلَعَتْ مِنْ زَوْجِهَا بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ لَهَا فَلَمْ يُنْكِرْ ذَلِكَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ فِي الْمُفْتَدِيَةِ الَّتِي تَفْتَدِي مِنْ زَوْجِهَا أَنَّهُ إِذَا عُلِمَ أَنَّ زَوْجَهَا أَضَرَّ بِهَا وَضَيَّقَ عَلَيْهَا وَعُلِمَ أَنَّهُ ظَالِمٌ لَهَا مَضَى الطَّلاَقُ وَرَدَّ عَلَيْهَا مَالَهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ فَهَذَا الَّذِي كُنْتُ أَسْمَعُ وَالَّذِي عَلَيْهِ أَمْرُ النَّاسِ عِنْدَنَا ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ لاَ بَأْسَ بِأَنْ تَفْتَدِيَ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنْ زَوْجِهَا بِأَكْثَرَ مِمَّا أَعْطَاهَا ‏.‏

Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from a mawla of Safiyya bint Abi Ubayd that she gave all that she possessed to her husband as compensation for her divorce from him, and Abdullah ibn Umar did not disapprove of that.

Malik said that divorce was ratified for a woman who ransomed herself from her husband, when it was known that her husband was detrimental to her and was oppressive for her, and it was known that he wronged her, and he had to return her property to her. Malik added, "This is what I have heard, and it is what is done among us."

Malik said, "There is no harm if a woman ransoms herself from her husband for more than he gave her."

Reported by Malik (No. 1188).

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Classical commentary

Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : قَوْلُهُ : إنَّهَا اخْتَلَعَتْ مِنْ زَوْجِهَا بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ لَهَا يَحْتَمِلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ قَدْرَ مَا أَصْدَقَهَا , وَأَنْ يَكُونَ أَكْثَرَ أَوْ أَقَلَّ فَأَمَّا الْخُلْعُ بِكُلِّ مَا أَصْدَقَهَا أَوْ أَقَلَّ فَجَائِزٌ عِنْدَ جَمِيعِ الْفُقَهَاءِ , وَأَمَّا الْخُلْعُ بِأَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَسَنَذْكُرُهُ بَعْدَ هَذَا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى. ( فَصْلٌ ) وَقَوْلُهَا بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ لَهَا يَحْتَمِلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ سَمَّتْهُ وَوَصَفَتْهُ وَأَحْضَرَتْهُ حَتَّى كَانَ مَعْرُوفًا غَيْرَ مَجْهُولٍ وَيَحْتَمِلُ أَنْ يَكُونَ الْخُلْعُ وَقَعَ لَهَا بِهَذَا اللَّفْظِ عَلَى أَنْ تَنْخَلِعَ لَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ لَهَا فَيَكُونُ ذَلِكَ مَجْهُولًا وَلَا يَخْلُو ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَنْ يُوجَدَ لَهَا…

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Scholars’ grades

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Salim al-Hilali WeakMauquf Daif The hadith No. 1188

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Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 3291

Nafi’ quoted a client to Safiya daughter of Abu ‘Ubaid to the effect that she got a divorce from her husband in return for everything she possessed and that ‘Abdallah b. ‘Umar made no objection to that. Malik transmitted it.

وَعَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنْ مَوْلَاةٍ لِصَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ أَنَّهَا اخْتَلَعَتْ مِنْ زَوْجِهَا بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ لَهَا فَلَمْ يُنْكِرْ ذَلِكَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عمر. رَوَاهُ مَالك

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