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Jami at-Tirmidhi 1176 — Sunnah Divorce Timing
What has been related about the Sunnah divorce
Hadith About Sunnah Divorce Timing
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1176
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1176
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، مَوْلَى آلِ طَلْحَةَ عَنْ سَالِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ فِي الْحَيْضِ فَسَأَلَ عُمَرُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ " مُرْهُ فَلْيُرَاجِعْهَا ثُمَّ لْيُطَلِّقْهَا طَاهِرًا أَوْ حَامِلاً " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ يُونُسَ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَكَذَلِكَ حَدِيثُ سَالِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَقَدْ رُوِيَ هَذَا الْحَدِيثُ مِنْ غَيْرِ وَجْهٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم . وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ أَنَّ طَلاَقَ السُّنَّةِ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا طَاهِرًا مِنْ غَيْرِ جِمَاعٍ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ إِنْ طَلَّقَهَا ثَلاَثًا وَهِيَ طَاهِرٌ فَإِنَّهُ يَكُونُ لِلسُّنَّةِ أَيْضًا . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الشَّافِعِيِّ وَأَحْمَدَ بْنِ حَنْبَلٍ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لاَ تَكُونُ ثَلاَثًا لِلسُّنَّةِ إِلاَّ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا وَاحِدَةً وَاحِدَةً . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ سُفْيَانَ الثَّوْرِيِّ وَإِسْحَاقَ . وَقَالُوا فِي طَلاَقِ الْحَامِلِ يُطَلِّقُهَا مَتَى شَاءَ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الشَّافِعِيِّ وَأَحْمَدَ وَإِسْحَاقَ . وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ يُطَلِّقُهَا عِنْدَ كُلِّ شَهْرٍ تَطْلِيقَةً .
Salim Narrated from:
Salim narrated that: His Father Divorced His Wife During Her Menses, So Umar Asked The Prophet About That And He Said: "Tell Him To Take Her Back, Then Let Him Divorce Her While She Is Pure Or Pregnant."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1176In-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 2English translation : Vol. 2, Book 8, Hadith 1176
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1176
This Hadith about Sunnah divorce timing gives a clearer form of the Ibn Umar case. Salim narrated that his father divorced his wife during her menses, so Umar asked the Prophet about it. The Prophet said to tell him to take her back, then let him divorce her while she is pure or pregnant. The narration directly mentions the proper timing: purity or pregnancy. It also shows that the Prophet corrected the action by ordering return before a later divorce. The main lesson is that talaq has rules and timing. It should not be issued in anger or at a time the Prophet corrected in this report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Prophet ordered the wife to be taken back after divorce during menses.
- The Hadith mentions divorce while she is pure or pregnant.
- Talaq has timing rules and should not be careless.
- A mistake in divorce procedure needs correction according to prophetic guidance.
