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Sahih Bukhari 5287 — Divorce and Remarriage Examples
Marrying Al-Mushrikat who had embraced Islam; and their 'Idda.
Hadith About Divorce and Remarriage: Examples from Ibn Abbas
Sahih Bukhari : 5287
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5287
وَقَالَ عَطَاءٌ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، كَانَتْ قَرِيبَةُ بِنْتُ أَبِي أُمَيَّةَ عِنْدَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَطَلَّقَهَا، فَتَزَوَّجَهَا مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، وَكَانَتْ أُمُّ الْحَكَمِ ابْنَةُ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ تَحْتَ عِيَاضِ بْنِ غَنْمٍ الْفِهْرِيِّ فَطَلَّقَهَا، فَتَزَوَّجَهَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عُثْمَانَ الثَّقَفِيُّ.
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
Qariba, The daughter of Abi Umaiyya, was the wife of 'Umar bin Al-Khattab. 'Umar divorced her and then Mu'awiyya bin Abi Sufyan married her. Similarly, Um Al-Hakam, the daughter of Abi Sufyan was the wife of 'Iyad bin Ghanm Al-Fihri. He divorced her and then 'Abdullah bin 'Uthman Al-Thaqafi married her.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5287In-book reference : Book 68, Hadith 36USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 7, Book 63, Hadith 210
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5287
This hadith about divorce and remarriage is a brief report from Ibn Abbas. It mentions Qariba bint Abi Umaiyya, who was married to Umar bin Al-Khattab. Umar divorced her, and later Muawiya bin Abi Sufyan married her. It also mentions Umm Al-Hakam, the daughter of Abi Sufyan, who was married to Iyad bin Ghanm Al-Fihri. He divorced her, and later Abdullah bin Uthman Al-Thaqafi married her. The narration does not give a speech, command, or extended ruling. It simply records examples of women who were divorced and then married other men. For readers searching for remarriage after divorce in Hadith, this report should be explained with care and without adding details not found in the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration records examples of remarriage after divorce.
- It names the people involved without adding a long ruling.
- The report shows that Hadith texts may preserve family history in brief wording.
