18/1. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1471m — Does Divorce During Menses Count?
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 Divorce During Menses Counting
Sahih Muslim : 1471m
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1471m
وَحَدَّثَنِي يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الدَّوْرَقِيُّ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ يُونُسَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ، سِيرِينَ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لاِبْنِ عُمَرَ رَجُلٌ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهْىَ حَائِضٌ فَقَالَ أَتَعْرِفُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ فَإِنَّهُ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهْىَ حَائِضٌ فَأَتَى عُمَرُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَسَأَلَهُ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَهَا ثُمَّ تَسْتَقْبِلَ عِدَّتَهَا . قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِذَا طَلَّقَ الرَّجُلُ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهْىَ حَائِضٌ أَتَعْتَدُّ بِتِلْكَ التَّطْلِيقَةِ فَقَالَ فَمَهْ أَوَإِنْ عَجَزَ وَاسْتَحْمَقَ.
Yunus b. Jubair reported: I said to Ibn'Umar (Allah be pleased with them): A person divorcedhis wife while she was in the state of menses, whereupon he said: Do you know 'Abdullah b. Umar (Allah be pleased with them), for he divorced his wife in the state of menses. 'Umar (Allah be pleased with him) came to Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and asked him, and he (the Holy Prophet) commanded him that he should take her back, and she started her 'Idda. I said to him: When a person divorces his wife, and she is in the state of menses, should that pronouncement of divorce be counted? He said: Why not, was he hopless or foolish?
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1471mIn-book reference : Book 18, Hadith 13USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 9, Hadith 3484
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1471m
This hadith about divorce during menses counting comes through Yunus b. Jubair, who asked Ibn Umar about a man divorcing his wife while she was menstruating. Ibn Umar pointed to his own case: he had divorced his wife in menses, Umar asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, and the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم commanded that he take her back. The report says she then started her iddah. When Yunus asked whether that pronouncement should be counted, Ibn Umar answered with a strong yes in meaning. For readers searching for Sahih Muslim 1471m explanation, the main point is the joined lesson: take her back, and count the pronouncement.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Umar used his own case to answer the question.
- The man was ordered to take his wife back.
- The narration says the woman started her iddah.
- Ibn Umar indicated that the divorce pronouncement was counted.
