13/3. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 1178 — Your Case Is In Your Hand
What has been related about: Your case is up to you
Hadith About Your Case Is In Your Hand
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 1178
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 1178
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ نَصْرِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَيُّوبَ هَلْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ أَحَدًا قَالَ فِي أَمْرُكِ بِيَدِكِ أَنَّهَا ثَلاَثٌ إِلاَّ الْحَسَنَ فَقَالَ لاَ إِلاَّ الْحَسَنَ . ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ غَفْرًا إِلاَّ مَا حَدَّثَنِي قَتَادَةُ عَنْ كَثِيرٍ مَوْلَى ابْنِ سَمُرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " ثَلاَثٌ " . قَالَ أَيُّوبُ فَلَقِيتُ كَثِيرًا - مَوْلَى ابْنِ سَمُرَةَ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَلَمْ يَعْرِفْهُ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى قَتَادَةَ فَأَخْبَرْتُهُ فَقَالَ نَسِيَ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ حَرْبٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ . وَسَأَلْتُ مُحَمَّدًا عَنْ هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ، فَقَالَ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ، بِهَذَا وَإِنَّمَا هُوَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، مَوْقُوفٌ . وَلَمْ يُعْرَفْ حَدِيثُ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ مَرْفُوعًا . وَكَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ نَصْرٍ حَافِظًا صَاحِبَ حَدِيثٍ . وَقَدِ اخْتَلَفَ أَهْلُ الْعِلْمِ فِي أَمْرُكِ بِيَدِكِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَغَيْرِهِمْ مِنْهُمْ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ هِيَ وَاحِدَةٌ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ غَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ مِنَ التَّابِعِينَ وَمَنْ بَعْدَهُمْ . وَقَالَ عُثْمَانُ بْنُ عَفَّانَ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ الْقَضَاءُ مَا قَضَتْ . وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ إِذَا جَعَلَ أَمْرَهَا بِيَدِهَا وَطَلَّقَتْ نَفْسَهَا ثَلاَثًا وَأَنْكَرَ الزَّوْجُ وَقَالَ لَمْ أَجْعَلْ أَمْرَهَا بِيَدِهَا إِلاَّ فِي وَاحِدَةٍ اسْتُحْلِفَ الزَّوْجُ وَكَانَ الْقَوْلُ قَوْلَهُ مَعَ يَمِينِهِ . وَذَهَبَ سُفْيَانُ وَأَهْلُ الْكُوفَةِ إِلَى قَوْلِ عُمَرَ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ . وَأَمَّا مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ فَقَالَ الْقَضَاءُ مَا قَضَتْ . وَهُوَ قَوْلُ أَحْمَدَ . وَأَمَّا إِسْحَاقُ فَذَهَبَ إِلَى قَوْلِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ .
Hammad bin Yazid Narrated from:
I Said To Abu Ayyub: 'Do You Know Of Anyone Who Said That: Your Case Is Up To You?" Counts As Three Besides Al-Hasan?' He Said: "No, Not Besides Al-Hasan.' Then He Said: 'O Allah Forgive Me - Except For What Has Been Narrated To Me By Qatadah, From Kathir The Freed Slave Of Banu Samurah, From Abu Salamah, From Abu Hurairah, That The Prophet Said: "Three.'" Abu Ayyub Said: 'So I Met Kathir The Freed Slave Of Banu Samurah And Asked Him About It, But He Was Not Aware Of It. So I Returned To Qatadah And Informed Him About That And He Said: "He Forgot."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1178In-book reference : Book 13, Hadith 4English translation : Vol. 2, Book 8, Hadith 1178
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 1178
This Hadith about “your case is in your hand” discusses a divorce-related statement and how it may be counted. Hammad bin Yazid asked Abu Ayyub whether anyone besides Al-Hasan said that the phrase “Your case is up to you” counts as three. Abu Ayyub first said no, then remembered a narration through Qatadah from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet said, “Three.” Later, when Abu Ayyub asked Kathir about it, Kathir did not know it, and Qatadah said he forgot. The narration also records scholarly disagreement after it. The careful lesson is that divorce wording was studied seriously, and reports about it were checked.
What we learn from this hadith
- Divorce-related phrases were treated as serious legal statements.
- The narration shows scholars checking reports and memory.
- There was discussion over whether the phrase counted as three.
- A person should avoid unclear divorce wording.
