18/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1480c — Moving During Idda to Ibn Umm Maktum
The woman who has been irrevocably divorced is not entitled to spending
Hadith About Idda Residence with Ibn Umm Maktum
Sahih Muslim : 1480c
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1480c
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ عِمْرَانَ بْنِ أَبِي أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ قَيْسٍ فَأَخْبَرَتْنِي أَنَّ زَوْجَهَا الْمَخْزُومِيَّ طَلَّقَهَا فَأَبَى أَنْ يُنْفِقَ عَلَيْهَا فَجَاءَتْ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لاَ نَفَقَةَ لَكِ فَانْتَقِلِي فَاذْهَبِي إِلَى ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَكُونِي عِنْدَهُ فَإِنَّهُ رَجُلٌ أَعْمَى تَضَعِينَ ثِيَابَكِ عِنْدَهُ " .
Fatima bint Qais reported that her husband al-Makhzulmi divorced her and refused to pay her maintenance allowance. So she came to Allah's Messenger (may peace he upon him) and informed him, whereupon he said: There is no maintenance allowance for you, and you better go to the house of Ibn Umm Maktum and live with him for he is a blind man and you can put off your clothes in his house (i. e. you shall not face much difficulty in observing purdah there).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1480cIn-book reference : Book 18, Hadith 47USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 9, Hadith 3514
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1480c
This hadith about Idda residence with Ibn Umm Maktum reports that Fatima bint Qais asked about her situation after her husband divorced her and refused maintenance. She came to Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم and informed him. He told her that there was no maintenance for her. Then he told her to move to the house of Ibn Umm Maktum, explaining that he was blind and that she could put off her clothes there. The text focuses on a practical arrangement during Idda after divorce. It shows Fatima asking the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم directly and receiving clear instruction about where to stay. The hadith does not discuss every divorce case; it gives this specific ruling and living arrangement in her case.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fatima went to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم when maintenance was refused.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told her there was no maintenance for her in this case.
- She was guided to move to Ibn Umm Maktum's house.
- The reason given was that Ibn Umm Maktum was blind.
