68/12. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5274 — Khula and the Garden Returned
Al-Khul' and how a divorce is given according to it
وَقَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى: {وَلاَ يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَأْخُذُوا مِمَّا آتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ شَيْئًا} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ: {الظَّالِمُونَ} وَأَجَازَ عُمَرُ الْخُلْعَ دُونَ السُّلْطَانِ، وَأَجَازَ عُثْمَانُ الْخُلْعَ دُونَ عِقَاصِ رَأْسِهَا. وَقَالَ طَاوُسٌ: {إِلاَّ أَنْ يَخَافَا أَنْ لاَ يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ اللَّهِ} فِيمَا افْتَرَضَ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ فِي الْعِشْرَةِ وَالصُّحْبَةِ، وَلَمْ يَقُلْ قَوْلَ السُّفَهَاءِ لاَ يَحِلُّ. حَتَّى تَقُولَ لاَ أَغْتَسِلُ لَكَ مِنْ جَنَابَةٍ.
Khula Hadith: Returning the Garden Before Divorce
Sahih Bukhari : 5274
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5274
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ الْوَاسِطِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ خَالِدٍ الْحَذَّاءِ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، أَنَّ أُخْتَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أُبَىٍّ، بِهَذَا، وَقَالَ " تَرُدِّينَ حَدِيقَتَهُ ". قَالَتْ نَعَمْ. فَرَدَّتْهَا وَأَمَرَهُ يُطَلِّقْهَا. وَقَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ طَهْمَانَ عَنْ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَطَلِّقْهَا.
'Ikrimah Narrated from:
The sister of `Abdullah bin Ubai narrated (the above narration, 197) with the addition that the Prophet (ﷺ) said to Thabit's wife, "Will you return his garden?" She said, "Yes," and returned it, and (then) the Prophet ordered Thabit to divorce her.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5274In-book reference : Book 68, Hadith 23USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 63, Hadith 198
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5274
This Hadith is a related narration about the case of Thabit's wife. It reports that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم asked her whether she would return his garden. She said yes, returned it, and then the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered Thabit to divorce her. The focus is khula, return of mahr, and a marriage separation handled by prophetic guidance. The narration is short, but its meaning is clear within the text: the return of the garden was part of the process, and the husband was then ordered to release her. It should not be turned into extra claims beyond what the Hadith itself says.
What we learn from this hadith
- The wife agreed to return the garden.
- The garden was actually returned before the divorce order.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم directed Thabit to divorce her.
- The report keeps the process clear and simple.
