93/13. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 7160 — Divorce During Menses
Can a judge give a judgement in an angry mood?
Hadith About Divorce During Menses
Sahih Bukhari : 7160
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 7160
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي يَعْقُوبَ الْكِرْمَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَسَّانُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا يُونُسُ، قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَخْبَرَنِي سَالِمٌ، أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهْىَ حَائِضٌ، فَذَكَرَ عُمَرُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم، فَتَغَيَّظَ فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ثُمَّ قَالَ " لِيُرَاجِعْهَا، ثُمَّ لْيُمْسِكْهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ، ثُمَّ تَحِيضَ فَتَطْهُرَ، فَإِنْ بَدَا لَهُ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا فَلْيُطَلِّقْهَا ".
`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: That he had divorced his wife during her menses. `Umar mentioned that to the Prophet. Allah's Apostle became angry and said, "He must take her back (his wife) and keep her with him till she becomes clean from her menses and then to wait till she gets her next period and becomes clean again from it and only then, if he wants to divorce her, he may do so."
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 7160In-book reference : Book 93, Hadith 24USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 9, Book 89, Hadith 274
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 7160
This hadith about divorce during menses reports that Abdullah bin Umar divorced his wife while she was menstruating. Umar mentioned this to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم), and the Prophet became angry. He instructed that Ibn Umar should take her back and keep her until she became clean, then wait until she menstruated again and became clean again. After that, if he still wanted to divorce her, he could do so. The narration shows that divorce is not to be handled carelessly. It also shows that timing mattered in this case. The explanation should stay with the hadith text and not add legal details beyond what is stated here.
What we learn from this hadith
- Divorce should not be treated as a careless action.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) corrected Ibn Umar’s divorce during menses.
- The hadith gives a clear sequence before divorce could be done again.
- Anger from the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) shows the seriousness of the matter.
