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Sunan an-Nasai 3523 — Surah At-Talaq Revealed After Al-Baqarah
The 'Iddah Of A Pregnant Woman Whose Husband Dies
Surah At-Talaq After Al-Baqarah: Why the Order Matters
Sunan an-Nasai : 3523
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 3523
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ، سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ سَيْفٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَعْيَنَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، ح وَأَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ مُعَاوِيَةَ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، وَمَسْرُوقٍ، وَعَبِيدَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، أَنَّ سُورَةَ النِّسَاءِ الْقُصْرَى، نَزَلَتْ بَعْدَ الْبَقَرَةِ .
`Abdullah Narrated from:
The shorter Surah, that speaks of women (At-Talaq), was revealed after Al-Baqarah.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 3523In-book reference : Book 27, Hadith 135English translation : Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3553
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 3523
This short narration records one specific point from Abdullah: the shorter Surah that discusses women, Surah At-Talaq, was revealed after Surah Al-Baqarah. The hadith itself does not give a long explanation, list every related verse, or state a full set of legal details. Its value lies in the order it preserves. In the nearby discussion about waiting periods, that order helps explain why a later statement may guide the understanding of an earlier one. Still, this report should be read as exactly what it says: a statement about revelation sequence. For someone searching for the hadith about Surah At-Talaq being revealed after Al-Baqarah, this is the central and complete message of the text.
What we learn from this hadith
- Surah At-Talaq is identified as later than Surah Al-Baqarah.
- The narration preserves the order of revelation between the two Surahs.
- The report is brief and should not be expanded beyond its stated point.
- Knowing revelation order can help readers follow the discussion found around this report.
