18/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1480f — A Disputed Report on Leaving the House
The woman who has been irrevocably divorced is not entitled to spending
Hadith About Fatima Leaving the House During Idda
Sahih Muslim : 1480f
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1480f
حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، وَعَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، بْنِ سَعْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، عَنْ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا سَلَمَةَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَوْفٍ، أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ قَيْسٍ أَخْبَرَتْهُ أَنَّهَا، كَانَتْ تَحْتَ أَبِي عَمْرِو بْنِ حَفْصِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ فَطَلَّقَهَا آخِرَ ثَلاَثِ تَطْلِيقَاتٍ فَزَعَمَتْ أَنَّهَا جَاءَتْ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَسْتَفْتِيهِ فِي خُرُوجِهَا مِنْ بَيْتِهَا فَأَمَرَهَا أَنْ تَنْتَقِلَ إِلَى ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ الأَعْمَى فَأَبَى مَرْوَانُ أَنْ يُصَدِّقَهُ فِي خُرُوجِ الْمُطَلَّقَةِ مِنْ بَيْتِهَا وَقَالَ عُرْوَةُ إِنَّ عَائِشَةَ أَنْكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ.
Fatima bint Qais (Allah be pleased with her) reported that she had been married to Abu 'Amr b. Hafs b. al-Mughira and he divorced her with three pronouncements. She stated that she went to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) asking him about abandoning that house. He commanded her to move to the house of Ibn Umm Maktum, the blind. Marwan refused to testify the divorced woman abandoning her house (before the 'Idda was over). 'Urwa said that 'A'isha objected to (the words of) Fatima bint Qais.
[1] Meaning, later after the death of the Prophet ﷺ, when she heard that Fâtimah narrated this about a woman observing her Iddah in other than her husband's house.Reference : Sahih Muslim 1480fIn-book reference : Book 18, Hadith 50USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 9, Hadith 3517
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1480f
This hadith about Fatima leaving the house during Idda mentions both the report and the later objection to it. Fatima bint Qais said she had been married to Abu Amr b. Hafs b. al-Mughira, who divorced her with the last of three divorces. She came to Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم asking about leaving her house, and he commanded her to move to Ibn Umm Maktum, the blind man. The narration then says Marwan refused to accept the report of the divorced woman leaving her house before Idda ended. Urwa also said that Aisha objected to the words of Fatima bint Qais. The text is useful because it shows the ruling report and the noted disagreement around it, without adding outside claims.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fatima reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told her to move to Ibn Umm Maktum.
- The case was after the last of three divorces.
- Marwan did not accept the report about leaving the house before Idda ended.
- Urwa stated that Aisha objected to Fatima's words.
