18/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1480b — No Maintenance or Lodging in This Case
The woman who has been irrevocably divorced is not entitled to spending
Hadith About No Maintenance or Lodging After Divorce
Sahih Muslim : 1480b
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1480b
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ أَبِي حَازِمٍ وَقَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ أَيْضًا حَدَّثَنَا يَعْقُوبُ، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْقَارِيَّ - كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ أَبِي حَازِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي، سَلَمَةَ عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ، أَنَّهُ طَلَّقَهَا زَوْجُهَا فِي عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَكَانَ أَنْفَقَ عَلَيْهَا نَفَقَةَ دُونٍ فَلَمَّا رَأَتْ ذَلِكَ قَالَتْ وَاللَّهِ لأُعْلِمَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَإِذَا كَانَ لِي نَفَقَةٌ أَخَذْتُ الَّذِي يُصْلِحُنِي وَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ لِي نَفَقَةٌ لَمْ آخُذْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا قَالَتْ فَذَكَرْتُ ذَلِكَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " لاَ نَفَقَةَ لَكِ وَلاَ سُكْنَى " .
Fatima bint Qais reported that her husband divorced her during the life time of Allah's Prophet (ﷺ) and gave her a meagre maintenance allowance. When she saw that, she said: By Allah, I will inform Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and if maintenance allowance is due to me then I will accept that which will suffice me, and if it is not due to me, I will not accept anything from him. She said: I made a mention of that to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he said: There is neither maintenance allowance for you nor lodging.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1480bIn-book reference : Book 18, Hadith 46USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 9, Hadith 3513
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1480b
This hadith about no maintenance or lodging after divorce is a short report from Fatima bint Qais. Her husband divorced her during the lifetime of Allah's Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and gave her a small maintenance allowance. Fatima wanted clarity, so she said she would inform Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم. If maintenance was due, she would take what was enough for her. If it was not due, she would not take anything. When she mentioned the matter to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم, he said: there is neither maintenance allowance for you nor lodging. The hadith is focused on this specific case and does not add the later details found in longer reports. Its main point is Fatima seeking a clear ruling rather than acting only from anger or assumption.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fatima asked the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم when she was unsure about her right.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said no maintenance or lodging was due to her in this case.
- Fatima was ready to accept the ruling whether it allowed payment or not.
- The report focuses on clarity after divorce.
