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Sahih Muslim 1433f — Second Marriage Before Returning
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
Triple Divorce Hadith and the Second Marriage Condition
Sahih Muslim : 1433f
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1433f
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُسْهِرٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ طَلَّقَ رَجُلٌ امْرَأَتَهُ ثَلاَثًا فَتَزَوَّجَهَا رَجُلٌ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا فَأَرَادَ زَوْجُهَا الأَوَّلُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا فَسُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ " لاَ حَتَّى يَذُوقَ الآخِرُ مِنْ عُسَيْلَتِهَا مَا ذَاقَ الأَوَّلُ " .
A'isha Narrated from:
A person divorced his wife by three pronouncements; then another person married her and he also divorced her without having sexual intercourse with her. Then the first husband of her intended to remarry her. It was about such a case that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was asked, whereupon he said: No, until the second one has tasted her sweetness as the first one had tasted.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1433fIn-book reference : Book 16, Hadith 133USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 8, Hadith 3359
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1433f
This hadith about triple divorce describes a man who divorced his wife three times. Then another man married her, but divorced her before having sexual intercourse with her. The first husband then wanted to remarry her. When Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم was asked about that case, he said no, until the second one had tasted her sweetness as the first one had tasted. The report is clear about the exact condition mentioned. It does not speak about every emotional, family, or social issue around divorce. It answers one legal question: whether she could return to the first husband after an unconsummated second marriage. The answer given was no.
What we learn from this hadith
- Three divorces changed the status of the first marriage in this report.
- An unconsummated second marriage did not allow return to the first husband.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered the case with a clear condition.
- The report teaches carefulness in divorce and remarriage matters.
