18/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1480i — No Lodging or Maintenance in Fatima's Case
The woman who has been irrevocably divorced is not entitled to spending
Hadith About No Lodging or Maintenance During Idda
Sahih Muslim : 1480i
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1480i
حَدَّثَنِي زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا سَيَّارٌ، وَحُصَيْنٌ، وَمُغِيرَةُ، وَأَشْعَثُ، وَمُجَالِدٌ وَإِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ وَدَاوُدُ كُلُّهُمْ عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، قَالَ دَخَلْتُ عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ فَسَأَلْتُهَا عَنْ قَضَاءِ، رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَتْ طَلَّقَهَا زَوْجُهَا الْبَتَّةَ . فَقَالَتْ فَخَاصَمْتُهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي السُّكْنَى وَالنَّفَقَةِ - قَالَتْ - فَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ لِي سُكْنَى وَلاَ نَفَقَةً وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَعْتَدَّ فِي بَيْتِ ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ .
Sha'bi reported: I visited Fatima bint Qais and asked her about the verdict of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) about (board and lodging during the 'Idda) and she said that her husband divorced her with an irrevocable divorce. She (further. said): I contended with him before Allah's Messerger (ﷺ) about lodging and maintenance allowance, and she said: He did not provide me with any lodging or maintenance allowance, and he commanded me to spend the 'Idda in the house of Ibn Umm Maktum.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1480iIn-book reference : Book 18, Hadith 53USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 9, Hadith 3519
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1480i
This hadith about no lodging or maintenance during Idda records Sha'bi visiting Fatima bint Qais and asking her about the judgment of Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم concerning her case. She said her husband divorced her with an irrevocable divorce. She then disputed with him before Allah's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم about lodging and maintenance. According to her report, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not assign her lodging or maintenance. Instead, he commanded her to spend her Idda in the house of Ibn Umm Maktum. The hadith is clear in its limited focus: it reports Fatima's own account of what happened in her case. It should not be expanded beyond the words given without making clear that extra discussion comes from scholars.
What we learn from this hadith
- Sha'bi asked Fatima directly about the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم judgment.
- Fatima described her divorce as irrevocable.
- She said no lodging or maintenance was assigned to her.
- She was told to spend Idda in Ibn Umm Maktum's house.
