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Muwatta Malik 1205
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).
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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Scholars’ grades
| Scholar | Grade | Applies to | Work |
| Salim al-Hilali |
AuthenticMaqtu Sahih |
The hadith |
No. 1205 |