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Hadith about Sunnah Divorce and Innovative Divorce

31 hadith on this topic, one card per hadith and its versions; authentic ones first. 21 are translated into English.

Not graded Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Bulugh al-Maram 1070

In the time of Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ), he divorced his wife while she was menstruating, so 'Umar asked Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ) about that and he replied, "Command him to take her back and keep her till she is purified (from menses), has another period, and is then purified. If he then wishes he mayโ€ฆ

ูˆูŽุนูŽู†ู ุงูุจู’ู†ู ุนูู…ูŽุฑูŽ โ€- ุฑูŽุถููŠูŽ ุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ูู…ูŽุง { ุฃูŽู†ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุทูŽู„ูŽู‘ู‚ูŽ ุงูู…ู’ุฑูŽุฃูŽุชูŽู‡ู โ€- ูˆูŽู‡ููŠูŽ ุญูŽุงุฆูุถูŒ โ€- ูููŠ ุนูŽู‡ู’ุฏู ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู โ€- ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€-ููŽุณูŽุฃูŽู„ูŽ ุนูู…ูŽุฑู ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ูŽ ุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู โ€- ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€-ุนูŽู†ู’โ€ฆ

Narrated by Abdullฤh ibn โ€˜Umar + 18 other versions

Not graded Bulugh al-Maram 1071

In the time of Allah's Messenger (๏ทบ), Abu Bakr (RA) and the first two years of the caliphate of 'Umar (RA), the three pronouncements of divorce were regarded as one divorce. So 'Umar said, "People have made haste in an affair which they are required to take slowly. What if we execute it on them."โ€ฆ

ูˆูŽุนูŽู†ู ุงูุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽุจูŽู‘ุงุณู โ€- ุฑูŽุถููŠูŽ ุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู ุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ูู…ูŽุงโ€- ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ : { ูƒูŽุงู†ูŽ ุงูŽู„ุทูŽู‘ู„ูŽุงู‚ู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุนูŽู‡ู’ุฏู ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงูŽู„ู„ูŽู‘ู‡ู โ€- ุตู„ู‰ ุงู„ู„ู‡ ุนู„ูŠู‡ ูˆุณู„ู… โ€-ูˆูŽุฃูŽุจููŠ ุจูŽูƒู’ุฑู , ูˆูŽุณูŽู†ูŽุชูŽูŠู’ู†ู ู…ูู†ู’ ุฎูู„ูŽุงููŽุฉู ุนูู…ูŽุฑูŽ , ุทูŽู„ูŽุงู‚ู ุงูŽู„ุซูŽู‘ู„ูŽุงุซู ูˆูŽุงุญูุฏูŽุฉูŒโ€ฆ

Narrated by Ibn โ€˜Abbฤs + 2 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq โ€˜alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 7160

โ€˜Abdullฤh ibn โ€˜Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) divorced his wife while she was menstruating. So, โ€˜Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) informed the Messenger of Allah (may Allahโ€™s peace and blessings be upon him) about that, and he became furious at him

โ€˜Abdullฤh ibn โ€˜Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he divorced his wife while she was menstruating. So, โ€˜Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) informed the Messenger of Allah (may Allahโ€™s peace and blessings be upon him) about that, and he became furious at him and said: โ€œLet him takeโ€ฆ

ู„ููŠูุฑูŽุงุฌูุนู’ู‡ูŽุงุŒ ุซูู…ูŽู‘ ู„ู’ูŠูู…ู’ุณููƒู’ู‡ูŽุง ุญูŽุชูŽู‘ู‰ ุชูŽุทู’ู‡ูุฑูŽุŒ ุซูู…ูŽู‘ ุชูŽุญููŠุถูŽ ููŽุชูŽุทู’ู‡ูุฑูŽุŒ ููŽุฅูู†ู’ ุจูŽุฏูŽุง ู„ูŽู‡ู ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูุทูŽู„ูู‘ู‚ูŽู‡ูŽุง ููŽู„ู’ูŠูุทูŽู„ูู‘ู‚ู’ู‡ูŽุง โ€"

Narrated by Abdullฤh ibn โ€˜Umar + 6 other versions Explained

Authentic Sunan Abu Dawud 2186

You divorced (in a manner that is) against the Sunnah and took back (in a manner that is) against the Sunnah. Call someone to bear witness to her divorce and to her reunion, and do not do that again

โ€˜Imrฤn ibn Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that he was asked about a person who divorced his wife and then had intercourse with her without calling any witnesses to the divorce or the reunion. He said: "You divorced (in a manner that is) against the Sunnah and took back (in a mannerโ€ฆ

ุทูŽู„ูŽู‘ู‚ู’ุชูŽ ู„ูุบูŽูŠู’ุฑู ุณูู†ูŽู‘ุฉู โ€.โ€ ูˆูŽุฑูŽุงุฌูŽุนู’ุชูŽ ู„ูุบูŽูŠู’ุฑู ุณูู†ูŽู‘ุฉู ุฃูŽุดู’ู‡ูุฏู’ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุทูŽู„ุงูŽู‚ูู‡ูŽุง ูˆูŽุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุฑูŽุฌู’ุนูŽุชูู‡ูŽุง ูˆูŽู„ุงูŽ ุชูŽุนูุฏู’ โ€.โ€

Narrated by Imrฤn ibn Husayn + 1 other version Explained

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