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Sunan an-Nasai 3412 — Consummation Before Return
Making A Thrice-Divorced Woman Lawful (To Return To Her First Husband) And The Marriage That Makes T
Consummation Before Return to the First Husband
Sunan an-Nasai : 3412
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3412
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي الْقَاسِمُ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ ثَلاَثًا فَتَزَوَّجَتْ زَوْجًا فَطَلَّقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمَسَّهَا فَسُئِلَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَتَحِلُّ لِلأَوَّلِ فَقَالَ " لاَ حَتَّى يَذُوقَ عُسَيْلَتَهَا كَمَا ذَاقَ الأَوَّلُ " .
A'isha Narrated from:
A man divorced his wife three times and she married another husband who divorced her, before having intercourse with her. The Messenger of Allah was asked: "Is she permissible for the first (husband to remarry her)?" He said: "No, not until he tastes her sweetness as the first tasted her sweetness."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3412In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 24English translation : Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3441
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3412
This Hadith gives a clear answer to a question about a woman divorced three times. She then married another husband, but he divorced her before touching her. The Messenger of Allah was asked whether she was permissible for the first husband to remarry. He said no, not until the second husband tastes her sweetness as the first had tasted her sweetness. The wording makes the central point plain: a second marriage without consummation did not make her lawful for the first husband in this case. This Hadith is often searched under terms like consummation before remarriage in Islam and triple divorce remarriage. Its message should be kept close to the text, without adding extra cases not mentioned here.
What we learn from this hadith
- A woman divorced three times has a special condition before returning to the first husband.
- A second marriage without intercourse was not enough in this case.
- The Prophet gave a direct answer to the question asked.
- Marriage rules must be treated with care and honesty.
