27/15. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3418 — Iddah After Triple Divorce
A Man Sending Word To His Wife That She Is Divorced
Iddah After Triple Divorce: Fatimah bint Qais’ Instruction
Sunan an-Nasai : 3418
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3418
أَخْبَرَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَبِي الْجَهْمِ - قَالَ سَمِعْتُ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتَ قَيْسٍ، تَقُولُ أَرْسَلَ إِلَىَّ زَوْجِي بِطَلاَقِي فَشَدَدْتُ عَلَىَّ ثِيَابِي ثُمَّ أَتَيْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " كَمْ طَلَّقَكِ " . فَقُلْتُ ثَلاَثًا . قَالَ " لَيْسَ لَكِ نَفَقَةٌ وَاعْتَدِّي فِي بَيْتِ ابْنِ عَمِّكِ ابْنِ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَإِنَّهُ ضَرِيرُ الْبَصَرِ تُلْقِينَ ثِيَابَكِ عِنْدَهُ فَإِذَا انْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُكِ فَآذِنِينِي " . مُخْتَصَرٌ .
Abu Bakr Narrated from:
I heard Fatimah bint Qais say: 'My husband sent word to me that I was divorced, so I put on my garments and went to the Prophet. He said: 'How many times did he divorce you?' I said: 'Three.' He said: 'You are not entitled to maintenance. Observe your 'Iddah in the house of your paternal cousin Ibn Umm Maktum, for he is blind and you can take off your garments there. And when your 'Iddah is over let me know.'" This is an abridgment.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3418In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 30English translation : Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3447
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3418
This Hadith gives an abridged report from Fatimah bint Qais. Her husband sent word that she was divorced. She put on her garments and went to the Prophet. He asked how many times she had been divorced, and she said three. He told her that she had no maintenance, and instructed her to observe her 'Iddah in the house of her paternal cousin Ibn Umm Maktum. The reason given in the text is that he was blind, so she could take off her garments there. The Prophet also told her to inform him when her 'Iddah ended. The Hadith brings together three points: triple divorce, no maintenance, and a safe place to observe 'Iddah.
What we learn from this hadith
- Fatimah bint Qais asked the Prophet about her divorce situation.
- The Prophet connected her case to no maintenance after three divorces.
- She was guided to observe 'Iddah in a suitable house.
- She was told to inform the Prophet when her 'Iddah ended.
