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Sahih Muslim 1433c — Remarriage After Triple Divorce
It is not permissible for a woman who has been thrice-divorced to return to the one who divorced her until she marries another husband who has intercourse with her, then divorces her, and she completes the 'Iddah
Hadith About Triple Divorce and Remarriage
Sahih Muslim : 1433c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1433c
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رِفَاعَةَ الْقُرَظِيَّ، طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ فَتَزَوَّجَهَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ الزَّبِيرِ فَجَاءَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ رِفَاعَةَ طَلَّقَهَا آخِرَ ثَلاَثِ تَطْلِيقَاتٍ . بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ يُونُسَ .
A'isha Narrated from:
Rifa`a al Qurazi divorced his wife and afterwards `Abd al-Rahman b. al-Zubair married her. She came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah, Rifa`a has divorced me by three pronouncements. (The rest of the hadith is the same.)
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1433cIn-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 130USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3356
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1433c
This hadith about triple divorce mentions Rifa'a al-Qurazi, who divorced his wife, after which Abd al-Rahman b. al-Zubair married her. The report says she came to Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم and stated that Rifa'a had divorced her by the final three pronouncements. Since the wording says the rest of the hadith is the same, this narration points back to the same case of remarriage after triple divorce. The main lesson is that this was not treated as a simple return to the first husband. The matter had a clear condition connected to the second marriage. The text keeps the focus on the legal question raised before the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, not on every possible divorce case.
What we learn from this hadith
- Triple divorce is treated as a serious matter in the narration.
- The woman brought her case directly to Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم for judgment.
- The report links return to the first husband with the condition explained in the connected narration.
- The text warns readers not to treat remarriage after three divorces as a casual matter.
