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Muwatta Malik 1205

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وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ لِكُلِّ مُطَلَّقَةٍ مُتْعَةٌ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَبَلَغَنِي عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ لَيْسَ لِلْمُتْعَةِ عِنْدَنَا حَدٌّ مَعْرُوفٌ فِي قَلِيلِهَا وَلاَ كَثِيرِهَا ‏.

Yahya related to me from Malik that Ibn Shihab said, "Every divorced woman has compensation."

Malik said, "I have also heard the same as that from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad."

Malik said, "There is no fixed limit among us as to how small or large the compensation is."

Reported by Malik (No. 1205).

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Classical commentary

Abu al-Walid al-Baji — Al-Muntaqa

( ش ) : وَهَذَا عَلَى مَا قَالَ مَالِكٌ رَحَمِهُ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لَا حَدَّ فِي جِنْسِهَا وَلَا قَدْرِهَا قَالَ مَالِكٌ : وَهِيَ عَلَى قَدْرِ الرَّجُلِ , وَالْمَرْأَةِ لِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى : وَمَتِّعُوهُنَّ عَلَى الْمُوسِعِ قَدْرُهُ , وَعَلَى الْمُقْتِرِ قَدْرُهُ وَرَوَى ابْنُ وَهْبٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ : أَعْلَاهَا الْخَادِمُ وَدُونَ ذَلِكَ الْوَرِقُ وَدُونَ ذَلِكَ الْكِسْوَةُ.…

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