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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Divorce

Sunan an-Nasa'i 3441

Chapter: When A Woman Is Given The Choice And Chooses Her Husband

Differing grades 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 3441

Narrator:Ā’ishah

أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، - هُوَ ابْنُ سَعِيدٍ - عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ

خَيَّرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاخْتَرْنَاهُ فَهَلْ كَانَ طَلاَقًا

It was narrated that 'Aishah said:

"The Messenger of Allah gave us the choice and we chose him; was that a divorce?"

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 3441) and Ahmad (No. 24521).

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Classical commentary

Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( فَهَلْ كَانَ طَلَاقًا ) أَيْ كَمَا يَزْعُمُ مَنْ يَقُولُ إِذَا اِخْتَارَتْ الزَّوْج كَانَ طَلَاقًا أَيْضًا لَكِنْ قَدْ عَرَفْت أَنَّ هَذِهِ الصُّورَةَ غَيْر دَاخِلَة فِي الْمُتَنَازَع فِيهِ.…

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Scholars’ grades

The 3 scholars cited do not give the same grade: each one is shown below.

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3441
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Good (hasan)Hasan The hadith No. 3441
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 3441

Other versions

Also reported by… (2)
  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (5439)خَيَّرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَاخْتَرْنَاهُ ، فَهَلْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ طَلاقًا ؟
  • صحيح ابن حبان (4356)خَيَّرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ، فَاخْتَرْنَاهُ ، فَهَلْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ طَلاقًا ؟

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Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Hadith qudsi Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3204

"When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was ordered to tell his wives to make a choice, he started with me. He said: 'O 'Aishah! I am going to mention something to you, but you should not hasten (to reply) until you have consulted your parents.'" She said: "And he knew that my parents would not have…

"‏ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ‏:‏ ‏‏(‏ يا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُلْ لأَزْوَاجِكَ إِنْ كُنْتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا وَزِينَتَهَا فَتَعَالَيْنَ ‏)‏ حَتَّى بَلَغَ ‏:‏ ‏‏(‏ للْمُحْسِنَاتِ مِنْكُنَّ أَجْرًا…

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 12 other versions

Authentic Sahih Muslim 1477b

I do not mind if I give option to my wife (to get divorce) once, hundred times, or thousand times after (knowing it) that she has chosen me (and would never seek divorce). I asked 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) (about it) and she said: Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave us the option, but did it imply…

قَدْ خَيَّرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَفَكَانَ طَلاَقًا.

Narrated by Ā’ishah + 2 other versions

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