27/12. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3414 — Second Marriage Not Consummated
Making A Thrice-Divorced Woman Lawful (To Return To Her First Husband) And The Marriage That Makes T
Second Marriage Not Consummated: Can She Return to the First Husband?
Sunan an-Nasai : 3414
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3414
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ بْنِ مَرْثَدٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَالِمَ بْنَ رَزِينٍ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي الرَّجُلِ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْمَرْأَةُ يُطَلِّقُهَا ثُمَّ يَتَزَوَّجُهَا رَجُلٌ آخَرُ فَيُطَلِّقُهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا فَتَرْجِعَ إِلَى زَوْجِهَا الأَوَّلِ قَالَ " لاَ حَتَّى تَذُوقَ الْعُسَيْلَةَ " .
Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:
The Prophet said, concerning a man who had a wife and he divorced her, then she married another man who divorced her before consummating the marriage with her, and (it was asked) whether she could go back to her first husband: "No, not until she tastes his sweetness."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3414In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 26English translation : Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3443
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3414
This Hadith from Ibn 'Umar explains a case where a man divorced his wife, then she married another man, and the second man divorced her before consummating the marriage. The question was whether she could go back to her first husband. The Prophet said no, not until she tastes the sweetness. This report is short but clear. It does not speak about every detail of divorce. It focuses on one point: a second marriage that ends before consummation does not open the way back to the first husband in this case. The main search idea is second marriage not consummated after divorce, and the Hadith answers that issue with a direct prophetic statement.
What we learn from this hadith
- The second marriage must meet the condition mentioned in the Hadith.
- Divorce before consummation did not allow return in this case.
- The Prophet’s answer was clear and brief.
- Questions about returning to a first husband need exact guidance.
