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Sahih Bukhari 5206 — Amicable Settlement Between Spouses
"If a woman fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part..."
Hadith About Amicable Settlement Between Husband and Wife
Sahih Bukhari : 5206
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5206
حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ سَلاَمٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنْ هِشَامٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ {وَإِنِ امْرَأَةٌ خَافَتْ مِنْ بَعْلِهَا نُشُوزًا أَوْ إِعْرَاضًا} قَالَتْ هِيَ الْمَرْأَةُ تَكُونُ عِنْدَ الرَّجُلِ، لاَ يَسْتَكْثِرُ مِنْهَا فَيُرِيدُ طَلاَقَهَا، وَيَتَزَوَّجُ غَيْرَهَا، تَقُولُ لَهُ أَمْسِكْنِي وَلاَ تُطَلِّقْنِي، ثُمَّ تَزَوَّجْ غَيْرِي، فَأَنْتَ فِي حِلٍّ مِنَ النَّفَقَةِ عَلَىَّ وَالْقِسْمَةِ لِي، فَذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى {فَلاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا أَنْ يَصَّالَحَا بَيْنَهُمَا صُلْحًا وَالصُّلْحُ خَيْرٌ}
A'isha Narrated from:
Regarding the Verse: 'If a wife fears cruelty or desertion on her husband's part ...') (4.128) It concerns the woman whose husband does not want to keep her with him any longer, but wants to divorce her and marry some other lady, so she says to him: 'Keep me and do not divorce me, and then marry another woman, and you may neither spend on me, nor sleep with me.'This is indicated by the Statement of Allah: 'There is no blame on them if they arrange an amicable settlement between them both, and (such) settlement is better." (4.128)
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5206In-book reference : Book 67, Hadith 140USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 62, Hadith 134
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5206
This hadith about amicable settlement explains the verse, “If a wife fears cruelty or desertion on her husband’s part.” Aisha says it concerns a woman whose husband no longer wants to keep her, wants to divorce her, and wants to marry another woman. In that situation, she may say: keep me and do not divorce me, while allowing him not to spend on her or sleep with her. The narration then quotes the verse that there is no blame if they arrange a settlement, and that settlement is better. The core teaching is agreement in a hard marital situation. The text speaks about a specific case, so it should not be turned into a broad claim without scholarly detail.
What we learn from this hadith
- A hard marital situation may be handled through an agreed settlement.
- The woman in the report seeks to avoid divorce through an arrangement.
- The verse quoted in the hadith says settlement is better.
- The narration is about a specific case of feared desertion.
