27/12. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3413 — Complaint About Second Husband
Making A Thrice-Divorced Woman Lawful (To Return To Her First Husband) And The Marriage That Makes T
Complaint About the Second Husband and Returning to the First
Sunan an-Nasai : 3413
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3413
أَخْبَرَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ حُجْرٍ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا هُشَيْمٌ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ الْغُمَيْصَاءَ، أَوِ الرُّمَيْصَاءَ أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم تَشْتَكِي زَوْجَهَا أَنَّهُ لاَ يَصِلُ إِلَيْهَا فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ أَنْ جَاءَ زَوْجُهَا فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ هِيَ كَاذِبَةٌ وَهُوَ يَصِلُ إِلَيْهَا وَلَكِنَّهَا تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَرْجِعَ إِلَى زَوْجِهَا الأَوَّلِ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى تَذُوقِي عُسَيْلَتَهُ " .
`Abdullah bin `Abbas Narrated from:
Al-Ghumaisa or Ar-Rumaisa' came to the Prophet complaining that her husband would not have intercourse with her. It was not long before her husband came and said: "O Messenger of Allah, she is lying; he is having intercourse with her, but she wants to go back to her first husband." The Messenger of Allah said: "She cannot do that until she tastes his sweetness."
[1] In the narration of Ahmad (1:214, No.1837) and others through the same route, the narrator is 'Ubaidullāh bin Al-'Abbās rather than 'Abdullāh. Also, in reference to the odd manner in which the man spoke about himself; in the narration of Ahmad and others, the statement is about what the man said, not a quote of what the man said.Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3413In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 25English translation : Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3442
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3413
This Hadith reports that Al-Ghumaisa or Ar-Rumaisa' came to the Prophet complaining that her husband would not have intercourse with her. Soon after, her husband came and said she was lying, and that he was having intercourse with her, but she wanted to return to her first husband. The Messenger of Allah said that she could not do that until she tasted his sweetness. The Hadith is about a dispute over whether the condition for return to the first husband had been met. It also shows that both sides of a sensitive claim were present in the report. The Prophet’s answer kept the matter tied to the required marital condition, not only to the complaint itself.
What we learn from this hadith
- A claim in a marital dispute may be answered by the other side.
- Returning to the first husband is tied to the condition stated in the Hadith.
- The Prophet kept the ruling connected to the issue at hand.
- Sensitive family matters should be handled through proper guidance.
