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Sahih Muslim 1472a — Three Divorces as One
Threefold Divorce
Three Divorces as One Hadith from Ibn Abbas
Sahih Muslim : 1472a
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1472a
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ رَافِعٍ - قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ ابْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كَانَ الطَّلاَقُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَبِي بَكْرٍ وَسَنَتَيْنِ مِنْ خِلاَفَةِ عُمَرَ طَلاَقُ الثَّلاَثِ وَاحِدَةً فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدِ اسْتَعْجَلُوا فِي أَمْرٍ قَدْ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ فِيهِ أَنَاةٌ فَلَوْ أَمْضَيْنَاهُ عَلَيْهِمْ . فَأَمْضَاهُ عَلَيْهِمْ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The (pronouncement) of three divorces during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and that of Abu Bakr and two years of the caliphate of Umar (Allah be pleased with him) (was treated) as one. But Umar b. Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) said: Verily the people have begun to hasten in the matter in which they are required to observe respite. So if we had imposed this upon them, and he imposed it upon them.
[2] Giving divorce thrice in one sitting.Reference : Sahih Muslim 1472aIn-book reference : Book 18, Hadith 22USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 9, Hadith 3491
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1472a
This hadith reports from Ibn Abbas that the pronouncement of three divorces was treated as one during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, during the time of Abu Bakr, and during two years of Umar's caliphate. Then Umar said that people had begun to hurry in a matter where they had been required to observe delay and care. So he imposed it upon them. The hadith focuses on the issue of triple divorce and the change in how people were dealt with when they rushed into it. For readers searching for the three divorces as one hadith, the wording shows both the earlier practice mentioned by Ibn Abbas and Umar's response to people hastening in divorce.
What we learn from this hadith
- Ibn Abbas reported that three divorces were treated as one in the stated earlier period.
- Umar noted that people had begun to hasten in a matter needing restraint.
- The report warns against rushing in divorce matters.
- The narration records a change made during Umar's caliphate.
