18/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1480d — Idda After Three Pronouncements
The woman who has been irrevocably divorced is not entitled to spending
Hadith About Idda After Three Pronouncements
Sahih Muslim : 1480d
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1480d
وَحَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ - أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ، أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ قَيْسٍ، أُخْتَ الضَّحَّاكِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّ أَبَا حَفْصِ بْنَ الْمُغِيرَةِ الْمَخْزُومِيَّ طَلَّقَهَا ثَلاَثًا ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ إِلَى الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ لَهَا أَهْلُهُ لَيْسَ لَكِ عَلَيْنَا نَفَقَةٌ . فَانْطَلَقَ خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ فِي نَفَرٍ فَأَتَوْا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي بَيْتِ مَيْمُونَةَ فَقَالُوا إِنَّ أَبَا حَفْصٍ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ ثَلاَثًا فَهَلْ لَهَا مِنْ نَفَقَةٍ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَيْسَتْ لَهَا نَفَقَةٌ وَعَلَيْهَا الْعِدَّةُ " . وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا " أَنْ لاَ تَسْبِقِينِي بِنَفْسِكِ " . وَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَنْتَقِلَ إِلَى أُمِّ شَرِيكٍ ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ إِلَيْهَا " أَنَّ أُمَّ شَرِيكٍ يَأْتِيهَا الْمُهَاجِرُونَ الأَوَّلُونَ فَانْطَلِقِي إِلَى ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ الأَعْمَى فَإِنَّكِ إِذَا وَضَعْتِ خِمَارَكِ لَمْ يَرَكِ " . فَانْطَلَقَتْ إِلَيْهِ فَلَمَّا مَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا أَنْكَحَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدِ بْنِ حَارِثَةَ.
Abu Salama reported that Fatima bint Qais, the sister of al-Dahhak b. Qais informed him that Abu Hafs b. Mughira al-Makhzumi divorced her three times and then he proceeded on to the Yemen. The members of his family said to her: There is no maintenance allowance due to you from us. Khalid b. Walid along with a group of persons visited Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) in the house of Maimuna and they said: Abu Hafs has divorced his wife with three pronouncements; is there any maintenance allowance due to her? Thereupon Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: No maintenance allowance is due to her, but she is required to spend the 'Idda; and he sent her the message that she should not be hasty in making a decision about herself and commanded her to move to the house of Umm Sharik, and then sent her the message that as the first immigrants (frequently) visit the house of Umm Sharik, she should better go to the house of Ibn Umm Maktum, the blind, (and further said: In case you put off your head-dress, he (Ibn Umm Makhtum) will not see you. So she went to his house, and when the 'Idda was over, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) married her to Usama b. Zaid b. Haritha.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1480dIn-book reference : Book 18, Hadith 48USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 9, Hadith 3515
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1480d
This hadith about Idda after three pronouncements reports that Abu Hafs b. Mughira divorced Fatima bint Qais three times and then left for Yemen. His family said she had no maintenance due from them. Khalid b. Walid and others asked Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم about her case. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said no maintenance was due to her, but she had to observe Idda. He also sent her a message not to be hasty about herself. He first directed her to Umm Sharik's house, then changed the instruction because early immigrants visited there often, and told her to go to Ibn Umm Maktum, who was blind. When her Idda ended, Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم married her to Usama b. Zaid.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said no maintenance was due to Fatima in this three-pronouncement divorce case.
- He still stated that she had to observe Idda.
- He advised her not to rush into a decision about herself.
- He guided her to a more suitable place for her Idda.
