27/34. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3462 — Habibah bint Sahl and Khul'
What Was Narrated Concerning Khul'
Hadith About Khul' and Returning the Marriage Gift
Sunan an-Nasai : 3462
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3462
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا ابْنُ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ عَمْرَةَ بِنْتِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّهَا أَخْبَرَتْهُ عَنْ حَبِيبَةَ بِنْتِ سَهْلٍ، أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ تَحْتَ ثَابِتِ بْنِ قَيْسِ بْنِ شَمَّاسٍ وَأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَرَجَ إِلَى الصُّبْحِ فَوَجَدَ حَبِيبَةَ بِنْتَ سَهْلٍ عِنْدَ بَابِهِ فِي الْغَلَسِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَنْ هَذِهِ " . قَالَتْ أَنَا حَبِيبَةُ بِنْتُ سَهْلٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ . قَالَ " مَا شَأْنُكِ " . قَالَتْ لاَ أَنَا وَلاَ ثَابِتُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ . لِزَوْجِهَا فَلَمَّا جَاءَ ثَابِتُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ قَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " هَذِهِ حَبِيبَةُ بِنْتُ سَهْلٍ قَدْ ذَكَرَتْ مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ تَذْكُرَ " . فَقَالَتْ حَبِيبَةُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كُلُّ مَا أَعْطَانِي عِنْدِي . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم لِثَابِتٍ " خُذْ مِنْهَا " . فَأَخَذَ مِنْهَا وَجَلَسَتْ فِي أَهْلِهَا .
Amra bint Abd ar-Rahman Narrated from:
It was narrated from Yahya bin Sa'eed, from 'Amrah bint 'Abdur-Rahman, that she told him about Habibah bint Sahl: "She was married to Thabit bin Qais bin Shammas. The Messenger of Allah went out to pray As-Subh and he found Habibah bint Sahl at his door at the end of the night. The Messenger of Allah said: 'Who is this?' She said: 'I am Habibah bint Sahl, O Messenger of Allah.' He said: 'What is the matter?' She said: 'I cannot live with Thabit bin Qais' -her husband.When Thabit bin Qais came, the Messenger of Allah said to him: 'Here is Habibah bint Sahl and she has said what Allah willed she should say.' Habibah said: 'O Messenger of Allah, everything that he gave me is with me.' The Messenger of Allah said: 'Take it from her.' So he took it from her and she stayed with her family."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3462In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 74English translation : Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3492
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3462
This hadith about Khul' tells the case of Habibah bint Sahl and her husband Thabit bin Qais. She came to the Messenger of Allah at the end of the night and clearly said that she could not live with Thabit. The Prophet listened to her, then spoke to Thabit when he came. Habibah said that everything he had given her was still with her. The Messenger of Allah told Thabit to take it from her. He took it, and she stayed with her family. The hadith presents Khul' as a serious family matter handled with direct speech, fairness, and clear action. The focus is not on blame, but on the process mentioned in the text: complaint, return of what was given, and separation.
What we learn from this hadith
- A marital problem should be brought forward with honesty and clarity.
- The Prophet listened to the woman's concern before giving direction.
- In this case, what the husband had given was returned to him.
- Separation was handled through a clear and fair process.
