27/34. Chapter:
Sunan an-Nasai 3463 — Wife of Thabit and Khul'
What Was Narrated Concerning Khul'
Hadith About Khul' and Returning the Garden
Sunan an-Nasai : 3463
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3463
أَخْبَرَنَا أَزْهَرُ بْنُ جَمِيلٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَهَّابِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا خَالِدٌ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ امْرَأَةَ، ثَابِتِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ أَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ثَابِتُ بْنُ قَيْسٍ أَمَا إِنِّي مَا أَعِيبُ عَلَيْهِ فِي خُلُقٍ وَلاَ دِينٍ وَلَكِنِّي أَكْرَهُ الْكُفْرَ فِي الإِسْلاَمِ . فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَتَرُدِّينَ عَلَيْهِ حَدِيقَتَهُ " . قَالَتْ نَعَمْ . قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اقْبَلِ الْحَدِيقَةَ وَطَلِّقْهَا تَطْلِيقَةً " .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
The wife of Thabit bin Qais came to the Prophet and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I do not find any fault with Thabit bin Qais regarding his attitude or religious commitment, but I hate Kufr after becoming Muslim." The Messenger of Allah said: "Will you give him back his garden?" She said: "Yes." The Messenger of Allah said: "Take back the garden and divorce her once."
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3463In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 75English translation : Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3493
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3463
This hadith about Khul' describes the wife of Thabit bin Qais coming to the Prophet and speaking plainly. She did not accuse Thabit of bad character or weak religion. Instead, she said that she hated Kufr after becoming Muslim. The Messenger of Allah asked whether she would return his garden. She agreed. Then the Prophet told Thabit to accept the garden and divorce her once. The text shows a careful separation process. The woman’s words are recorded without adding extra claims against her husband. The return of the garden is mentioned clearly, and the instruction is also clear: accept it and give one divorce. This makes the hadith a key narration for people searching for Khul' in Islam and the return of mahr or gifts.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person should be truthful and fair when explaining a marital problem.
- The wife did not falsely accuse her husband of bad character or religion.
- The garden was returned as part of the separation mentioned in the hadith.
- The Prophet instructed that the divorce be one divorce.
