18/6. Chapter:
Sahih Muslim 1480q — Divorce, Iddah and Marriage Counsel
The woman who has been irrevocably divorced is not entitled to spending
Hadith About Divorce Iddah and Marriage Counsel
Sahih Muslim : 1480q
Sahih MuslimHadith Number 1480q
وَحَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرِ بْنِ، أَبِي الْجَهْمِ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ قَيْسٍ، تَقُولُ أَرْسَلَ إِلَىَّ زَوْجِي أَبُو عَمْرِو بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَيَّاشَ بْنَ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ بِطَلاَقِي وَأَرْسَلَ مَعَهُ بِخَمْسَةِ آصُعِ تَمْرٍ وَخَمْسَةِ آصُعِ شَعِيرٍ فَقُلْتُ أَمَا لِي نَفَقَةٌ إِلاَّ هَذَا وَلاَ أَعْتَدُّ فِي مَنْزِلِكُمْ قَالَ لاَ . قَالَتْ فَشَدَدْتُ عَلَىَّ ثِيَابِي وَأَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " كَمْ طَلَّقَكِ " . قُلْتُ ثَلاَثًا . قَالَ " صَدَقَ لَيْسَ لَكِ نَفَقَةٌ . اعْتَدِّي فِي بَيْتِ ابْنِ عَمِّكِ ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَإِنَّهُ ضَرِيرُ الْبَصَرِ تُلْقِي ثَوْبَكِ عِنْدَهُ فَإِذَا انْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُكِ فَآذِنِينِي " . قَالَتْ فَخَطَبَنِي خُطَّابٌ مِنْهُمْ مُعَاوِيَةُ وَأَبُو الْجَهْمِ . فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " إِنَّ مُعَاوِيَةَ تَرِبٌ خَفِيفُ الْحَالِ وَأَبُو الْجَهْمِ مِنْهُ شِدَّةٌ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ - أَوْ يَضْرِبُ النِّسَاءَ أَوْ نَحْوَ هَذَا - وَلَكِنْ عَلَيْكِ بِأُسَامَةَ بْنِ زَيْدٍ " .
Fatima bint Qais (Allah be pleased with her) reported: My husband Abu 'Amr b. Hafs b. al-Mughira sent 'Ayyish b. Abu Rabi'a to me with a divorce, and he also sent through him five si's of dates and five si's of barley. I said: Is there no maintenance allowance for me but only this, and I cannot even spend my 'Idda period in your house? He said: No. She said: I dressed myself and came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ). He said: How many pronouncements of divorce have been made for you? I said: Three. He said what he ('Ayyish b. Abu Rabi'a) had stated was true. There is no maintenance allowance for you. Spend 'Idda period in the house of your cousin, Ibn Umm Maktum. He is blind and you can put off your garment in his presence. And when you have spent your Idda period, you inform me. She said: Mu'awiya and Abu'l-Jahm (Allah be pleased with them) were among those who had given me the proposal of marriage. Thereupon Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: Mu'awiya is destitute and in poor condition and Abu'l-Jahm is very harsh with women (or he beats women, or like that), you should take Usama b. Zaid (as your husband).
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1480qIn-book reference : Book 18, Hadith 61USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 9, Hadith 3527
Summary of Sahih Muslim Hadith 1480q
This hadith gives a detailed report from Fatima bint Qais. Her husband Abu Amr b. Hafs sent a divorce through Ayyash b. Abu Rabi'a, along with dates and barley. Fatima asked about maintenance and staying in the house, then went to Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم). He asked how many divorce pronouncements had been made, and she said three. He confirmed that there was no maintenance for her and told her to spend Iddah in the house of Ibn Umm Maktum. After her Iddah, she was to inform him. Later, when Mu'awiya and Abu'l-Jahm were among those who proposed, the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) advised her toward Usama b. Zaid.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fatima asked the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) when she was unsure about her situation.
- The ruling in the text is tied to three divorce pronouncements.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) gave practical direction about where she should spend Iddah.
- Marriage advice in the report included poverty, harshness, and a recommended choice.
