18/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1480n — Divorce Reports and Careful Evidence
The woman who has been irrevocably divorced is not entitled to spending
Hadith About Divorce Evidence and Maintenance
Sahih Muslim : 1480n
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1480n
وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ جَبَلَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو أَحْمَدَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمَّارُ بْنُ رُزَيْقٍ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ كُنْتُ مَعَ الأَسْوَدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ جَالِسًا فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الأَعْظَمِ وَمَعَنَا الشَّعْبِيُّ فَحَدَّثَ الشَّعْبِيُّ بِحَدِيثِ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لَمْ يَجْعَلْ لَهَا سُكْنَى وَلاَ نَفَقَةً ثُمَّ أَخَذَ الأَسْوَدُ كَفًّا مِنْ حَصًى فَحَصَبَهُ بِهِ . فَقَالَ وَيْلَكَ تُحَدِّثُ بِمِثْلِ هَذَا قَالَ عُمَرُ لاَ نَتْرُكُ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ وَسُنَّةَ نَبِيِّنَا صلى الله عليه وسلم لِقَوْلِ امْرَأَةٍ لاَ نَدْرِي لَعَلَّهَا حَفِظَتْ أَوْ نَسِيَتْ لَهَا السُّكْنَى وَالنَّفَقَةُ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ { لاَ تُخْرِجُوهُنَّ مِنْ بُيُوتِهِنَّ وَلاَ يَخْرُجْنَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَأْتِينَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ مُبَيِّنَةٍ} .
Abu Ishaq reported: I was with al-Aswad b. Yazid sitting in the great mosque, and there was with us al-Sha'bi, and he narrated the narration of Fatima bint Qais (Allah be pleased with her) that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) did not make any provision for lodging and maintenance allowance for her. Al-Aswad caught hold of some pebbles in his fist and he threw them towards him saying: Woe be to thee, you narrate like it, whereas Umar said: We cannot abandon the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of our Apostle (ﷺ) for the words of a woman. We do not know whether she remembers that or she forgets. For her, there is a provision of lodging and maintenance allowance. Allah, the Exalted and Majestic, said:" Turn them not from their houses nor should they themselves go forth unless they commit an open indecency" (lxv. 1).
[1] Meaning the grand Masjid of Al-Kûfah, for Abû Ishâq, Al-Aswad, and Ash-Sha'bî were all in Al-Kûfah. [2] At-Talâq 65:1.Reference : Sahih Muslim 1480nIn-book reference : Book 18, Hadith 58USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 9, Hadith 3524
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1480n
This hadith about divorce evidence reports a discussion in the mosque involving Abu Ishaq, al-Aswad b. Yazid, and al-Sha'bi. Al-Sha'bi narrated the report of Fatima bint Qais that Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم) did not assign lodging or maintenance for her. Al-Aswad strongly objected and mentioned the statement of Umar, who said they would not leave the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) for the statement of a woman when it was not known whether she remembered or forgot. The report also cites the Quranic wording about not turning women out of their houses unless there is open indecency. The core topic is careful handling of divorce rulings.
What we learn from this hadith
- Divorce rulings were discussed with close attention to evidence.
- The report shows that scholars and Companions could question how a narration was applied.
- The Quranic wording about not expelling women from their houses is quoted in the discussion.
- Serious family rulings should not be treated lightly.
