47/5. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3040 — Marital Peace and Agreement
Regarding Surat An-Nisa
Marital Peace in Islam: Making Peace Is Better
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3040
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3040
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ خَشِيَتْ سَوْدَةُ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا، النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ لاَ تُطَلِّقْنِي وَأَمْسِكْنِي وَاجْعَلْ يَوْمِي لِعَائِشَةَ فَفَعَلَ فَنَزَلَتْ : ( فَلاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا أَنْ يُصْلِحَا بَيْنَهُمَا صُلْحًا وَالصُّلْحُ خَيْرٌ ) . فَمَا اصْطَلَحَا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَهُوَ جَائِزٌ كَأَنَّهُ مِنْ قَوْلِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ .
Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:
Sawdah Feared That The Prophet (ﷺ) Was Going To Divorce Her, So She Said: 'Do Not Divorce Me, But Keep Me And Give My Day To 'Aishah.' So He (ﷺ) Did So, And The Following Was Revealed:Then There Is No Sin On Them Both If They Make Terms Of Peace Between Themselves, And Making Peace Is Better (4:128).So Whatever They Agree To Make Peace In Something Then It Is Permissible.
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3040In-book reference : Book 47, Hadith 92English translation : Vol. 5, Book 44, Hadith 3040
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3040
This hadith is about marital peace in Islam. Ibn Abbas narrated that Sawdah feared the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) would divorce her, so she asked him not to divorce her, to keep her, and to give her day to Aishah. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) did so. Then the verse was revealed: there is no sin upon them if they make terms of peace between themselves, and making peace is better. The narration ends by saying that whatever they agree upon in making peace is permissible, as if from the statement of Ibn Abbas. The text teaches that in marriage, a peaceful agreement can be a valid way to avoid separation.
What we learn from this hadith
- Sawdah asked to remain married and offered her day to Aishah.
- The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) accepted the arrangement mentioned in the narration.
- The verse says making peace between spouses is better.
- A mutually agreed settlement can help preserve a marriage.
