18/1. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1471j — Verifying One Divorce During Menses
The prohibition of divorcing a menstruating woman without her consent; If a man breaks this rule, it still counts as a divorce, and he should be ordered to take her back
Hadith About Verifying One Divorce During Menses
Sahih Muslim : 1471j
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1471j
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ السَّعْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنِ ابْنِ، سِيرِينَ قَالَ مَكَثْتُ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً يُحَدِّثُنِي مَنْ لاَ أَتَّهِمُ أَنَّ ابْنَ عُمَرَ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ ثَلاَثًا وَهْىَ حَائِضٌ فَأُمِرَ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا فَجَعَلْتُ لاَ أَتَّهِمُهُمْ وَلاَ أَعْرِفُ الْحَدِيثَ حَتَّى لَقِيتُ أَبَا غَلاَّبٍ يُونُسَ بْنَ جُبَيْرٍ الْبَاهِلِيَّ . وَكَانَ ذَا ثَبَتٍ فَحَدَّثَنِي أَنَّهُ سَأَلَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ فَحَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ تَطْلِيقَةً وَهْىَ حَائِضٌ فَأُمِرَ أَنْ يَرْجِعَهَا - قَالَ - قُلْتُ أَفَحُسِبَتْ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَمَهْ . أَوَإِنْ عَجَزَ وَاسْتَحْمَقَ.
Ibn Sirin Narrated from:
One who was blameless (as a narrator) narrated to me for twenty years that Ibn 'Umar (Allah be pleased with him) pronounced three divorces to his wife while she was in the state of menses. He was commanded to take her back.I neither blamed them (the narrators) nor recognised the hadith (to be perfectly genuine) until I met Abu Ghallab Yunus b. Jubair al-Bahili and he was very authentic, and he narrated to me that he had asked Ibn 'Umar (Allah be pleased with there) and he narrated it to him that he made one pronouncement of divorce to his wife as she was in the state of menses, but he was commanded to take her back. I said: Was it counted (as one pronouncement)? He said: Why not, was I helpless or foolish?
[1] These are the words of Ibn ‘Umar himself, referring to himself in the third person, as is clear in subsequent narrations.Reference : Sahih Muslim 1471jIn-book reference : Book 18, Hadith 10USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 9, Hadith 3481
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1471j
This hadith about verifying one divorce during menses focuses on careful reporting. Ibn Sirin says he heard for twenty years that Ibn Umar had pronounced three divorces while his wife was in menses and was told to take her back. He did not blame those narrators, but he did not fully recognize the report until he met Abu Ghallab Yunus b. Jubair, whom he considered reliable. Abu Ghallab reported that he asked Ibn Umar, and Ibn Umar said it was one pronouncement of divorce. When asked if it was counted, he answered strongly that it was. This report teaches care in checking the exact wording of a narration.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration corrects the report from three divorces to one divorce.
- Ibn Sirin waited until he heard it from a reliable narrator.
- The divorce was counted according to Ibn Umar's answer.
- Exact wording matters when reporting a hadith.
