300 hadith
A man came to Abdullah bin Masud and said, "I have divorced my wife with eight pronouncements of divorce." Ibn Masud asked, "And what have you been told?" The man replied, "I was told that she is now separated from me for good." Ibn Masud…
مالك 1198SahihA man asked the Prophet ﷺ, while he was on the pulpit addressing the people, about a man who had separated from his wife with three pronouncements of divorce, and he mentioned the meaning of it.
أحمد 5278DaifI was with Ibn Abbas when a man came to him and said that he had divorced his wife three times. Ibn Abbas remained silent, so much so that I thought he was going to return her to him. Then he said, "One of you goes off and commits an act of…
أبو داود 2197SahihThe wife of Thabit bin Qays came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, as for Thabit bin Qays, I find no fault with him in his character or his religion, but I hate to fall into ingratitude as a Muslim." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
النسائي 3493SahihI had a wife whom Umar disliked. My father said to me, "Divorce her." I said, "No." So he went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and informed him. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then summoned me and said, "Abdullah, divorce your wife." So I divorced…
أحمد 6470SahihA freedwoman of Banu Adi named Zabra told him that she had been married to a slave while she herself was a slave girl at the time, and then she was set free. Zabra said, "Hafsah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, sent for me and called me in, and…
مالك 1227DaifHabibah, daughter of Sahl, was married to Thabit bin Qays bin Shammas al-Ansari. She came to dislike him, for he was a man of unattractive appearance. So she went to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, when I see him, were it not…
أحمد 16095HasanAbdullah bin Kaab, who used to guide Kaab among his sons after he became blind, said, "I heard Kaab bin Malik..." and he related his story concerning Tabuk. He said, "When forty days of the fifty had passed, a messenger from the Messenger…
أبو داود 2202SahihHe divorced his wife with a final, irrevocable divorce, then came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and asked him about it. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "What did you intend by it?" He replied, "A single divorce." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ…
ابن ماجه 2051DaifA man said, "I had a wife whom I loved dearly, but Umar disliked her. He told me, 'Divorce her,' but I refused. So Umar went to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and mentioned the matter to him." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Divorce her." In another…
الأعظمي 6553HasanThe wife of Thabit bin Qays came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, I find no fault with Thabit bin Qays regarding his character or his religion, but I hate the thought of disbelief after embracing Islam." The Messenger of…
الأعظمي 6601SahihHe divorced his wife with a final, irrevocable divorce, then came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "What did you intend?" He replied, "A single divorce." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "By Allah?" He said, "By…
أبو داود 2208DaifA man from Thakeef gave his wife control over her own affair. She said, "You are divorced." He kept silent. Then she said again, "You are divorced." He said, "May a stone fill your mouth." Then she said once more, "You are divorced." He…
مالك 1209SahihHe heard Ibn Shihab say concerning a man who says to his wife, "You are quit of me and I am quit of you," that this amounts to three pronouncements of divorce, having the same standing as an absolute divorce.
مالك 1205SahihRafi bin Khadij married the daughter of Muhammad bin Maslama Ansari. She remained with him until she grew old, and then he married a young woman alongside her and began to favor the younger wife over her. So she pressed him for a divorce,…
مالك 1196SahihHis account of when he stayed behind from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the expedition of Tabuk. In it he said, "Suddenly a messenger from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to me and said, 'The Messenger of Allah ﷺ...'" Sulayman bin Dawud…
النسائي 3451-3452SahihA man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, I have a wife who does not refuse the hand of any man who touches her." He said, "Divorce her." The man said, "I love her, and she is beautiful." He said, "Then enjoy…
الأعظمي 6292HasanThe wife of Rifa came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I was married to Rifa, but he divorced me with a final, irrevocable divorce. Then I married Abdul-Rahman bin Zubayr, but what he has is like the fringe of a garment." The Messenger of Allah…
مسلم 3526SahihThe wife of Thabit bin Qays came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, I find no fault with Thabit bin Qays in his character or his religion, but I hate to fall into disbelief while in Islam." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, "Will…
البخاري 5273DifficultMy husband divorced me three times as he was leaving for Yemen, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ upheld it.
ابن ماجه 2024DaifThe wife of Rifa Qurazi came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "I was married to Rifa, and he divorced me with a final, irrevocable divorce. Then I married Abdul-Rahman bin Zubayr, but what he has is like the fringe of a garment." The…
ابن ماجه 1932SahihThe wife of Rifa Qurazi came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, Rifa divorced me with a final, irrevocable divorce, and afterward I married Abdul-Rahman bin Zubayr Qurazi. But all he has is like the fringe of a…
البخاري 5260SahihI came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, I have divorced my wife absolutely." He asked, "What did you intend by it?" I replied, "One divorce." He asked, "By Allah?" I said, "By Allah." He said, "Then it is as you intended."
الترمذي 1177DaifHe divorced his wife with the irrevocable formula, and this was mentioned to the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ asked, "What did you intend by it?" He replied, "A single divorce." The Prophet ﷺ asked, "By Allah?" He answered, "By Allah." The…
أحمد 24009.91DaifI had a wife whom I loved, but my father disliked her. My father ordered me to divorce her, but I refused. I mentioned this to the Prophet ﷺ, and he said, "Abdullah bin Umar, divorce your wife."
الترمذي 1189HasanThere was among us a man whose mother kept urging him to marry until he did, then she commanded him to divorce his wife. So he traveled to Abu Darda in Sham and said, "My mother kept pressing me until I married, and now she has ordered me…
أحمد 27511HasanI had a wife whom I loved, but my father disliked her. Umar mentioned this to the Prophet ﷺ, and he ordered me to divorce her, so I divorced her.
ابن ماجه 2088HasanThe Prophet ﷺ said, "If a woman claims that her husband has divorced her and brings forward a single upright witness to support her claim, the husband is required to take an oath. If he swears, the witness's testimony is nullified. If he…
ابن ماجه 2038DaifI had a wife whom I loved, but my father disliked her and ordered me to divorce her. I refused. He then went to the Prophet ﷺ and mentioned this to him, so the Prophet sent for me and said, "Abdullah, divorce your wife." So I divorced her.
أحمد 5144SahihThabit bin Ahnaf reported that he married a slave woman who had borne a child to Abdul-Rahman bin Zayd bin Khattab. He said, "Abdullah bin Abdul-Rahman bin Zayd bin Khattab summoned me, so I came and entered his house, and there I found…
مالك 1284SahihThe wife of Rifa came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I was married to Rifa, and he divorced me with a final, irrevocable divorce. Then I married Abdul-Rahman bin Zubayr, but what he has is like the fringe of a garment." The Messenger of Allah…
الأعظمي 6487SahihI performed the Hajj with Adi bin Adi al-Kindi, and he sent me to Safiya bint Shayba, daughter of Uthman the custodian of the Kaabah, to ask her about certain matters she had heard from Ayesha, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, reported from the…
أحمد 26360DaifWhen a man swears an oath to abstain from his wife, no divorce takes effect against him even after the four months have passed, until he is brought before the authorities and made to choose. Then he must either divorce her or return to her.
مالك 1214DaifThe wife of Rifa Qurazi came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I was married to Rifa, and he divorced me with a final, irrevocable divorce. Then I married Abdul-Rahman bin Zubayr, but all he has is like the fringe of a garment." The Prophet ﷺ…
البخاري 2639SahihThe wife of Rifa Qurazi came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "I was married to Rifa, and he divorced me with a final, irrevocable divorce. Then I married Abdul-Rahman bin Zubayr, but all he has is like the fringe of a garment." The…
أحمد 24098SahihI had a wife whom I loved, but Umar disliked her and ordered me to divorce her. I refused. So he went to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, Abdullah bin Umar has a wife whom I dislike for him. I ordered him to divorce her, but he…
أحمد 5011SahihA man came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "My wife does not refuse the hand of anyone who touches her." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Divorce her, if you wish." The man said, "I fear that my heart will keep longing for her." The Prophet ﷺ said, "Then…
النسائي 3494SahihThe sister of Abdullah bin Ubayy, with this account. He asked, "Will you return his garden?" She replied, "Yes." So she returned it, and he ordered him to divorce her. Ibrahim bin Tahman reported from Khalid, from Ikrima, from the Prophet…
البخاري 5274SahihNufay, a slave who had a contract of manumission with Umm Salama, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, sought a ruling from Zayd bin Thabit. He said, "I have pronounced two divorces against my wife, who is a free woman." Zayd bin Thabit replied, "She…
مالك 1252DaifThe wife of Rifa Qurazi came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "I was married to Rifa, and he divorced me with a final, irrevocable divorce. Then I married Abdul-Rahman bin Zubayr, but all he has is like the fringe of a garment." He…
الترمذي 1118SahihAbd Yazid, the father of Rukana, divorced Umm Rukana, the mother of Rukana and his brothers, and then married a woman from Mazina. She came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "He is of no more use to me than this hair," pointing to a single hair…
أبو داود 2196DaifRukana bin Abd Yazid, the brother of Muttalib, divorced his wife with three pronouncements in a single sitting, then grieved deeply over her. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "How did you divorce her?" He replied, "I divorced her with…
أحمد 2387DaifWhen forty nights of the fifty had passed, a messenger from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to me and said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ orders you to stay away from your wife." I asked, "Shall I divorce her, or what should I do?" He replied,…
الأعظمي 6573SahihI said, "Messenger of Allah, my husband has divorced me three times, and I fear he may break in upon me." He then instructed her, and she moved away.
الأعظمي 6678SahihA man said, "Messenger of Allah, I have a wife who does not refuse the hand of anyone who touches her." He said, "Divorce her." The man replied, "I cannot bear to be without her." He said, "Then keep her." Abu Abdul-Rahman said, "This is a…
النسائي 3495SahihFor twenty years, people whom I had no reason to doubt kept telling me that Ibn Umar had divorced his wife with three pronouncements while she was menstruating, and that he was ordered to take her back. I did not accuse them of lying, yet I…
مسلم 3661SahihHis account of when he stayed behind from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during the expedition of Tabuk, in which he said: A messenger from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to me and said, "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ orders you to keep apart from your…
النسائي 3454SahihRukana bin Abd Yazid, the brother of Banu Muttalib, divorced his wife three times in a single sitting, and he grieved deeply over her. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him, "How did you divorce her?" He answered, "I divorced her three times."…
الأعظمي 6570HasanThe wife of Rifa Qurazi came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "I was married to Rifa, and he divorced me, making my divorce final. Then I married Abdul-Rahman bin Zubayr, but what he has is like the fringe of a garment." He replied, "Do you wish…
الأعظمي 6578SahihA man came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said, "I have a wife who is among the dearest of people to me, but she does not refuse the hand of anyone who touches her." He said, "Divorce her." The man said, "I cannot bear to be without her."…
النسائي 3231SahihRifa Qurazi divorced his wife with an irrevocable divorce. After him, Abdul-Rahman bin Zubayr married her. She came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Prophet of Allah, I was married to Rifa, and he gave me the last of three divorces. After him, I…
أحمد 25892SahihHe was married to a woman who had grown advanced in years, and then he married a young woman as well and gave her preference over the first. His first wife refused to accept this, so he divorced her with a single pronouncement, and when…
الأعظمي 12226SahihIn earlier times, if a man divorced his wife and then took her back before her waiting period had ended, that was his right, even if he divorced her a thousand times. So one man set out to harm his wife. He divorced her, and when her…
مالك 1286DaifAbdullah bin Umar divorced a wife of his who was living in the dwelling of Hafsah, the wife of the Prophet ﷺ, and his route to the masjid ran past it. So he would take the other route, around behind the houses, because he did not want to…
مالك 1269SahihShe informed him that Rifa Qurazi had divorced his wife with an irrevocable divorce, and afterward she married Abdul-Rahman bin Zubayr. She came to the Prophet ﷺ and said, "Messenger of Allah, I was married to Rifa, and he gave me the final…
مسلم 3527SahihA man came to Abdullah bin Umar and said, "Abu Abdul-Rahman, I placed my wife's affair in her own hands, and she divorced herself. What is your view?" Abdullah bin Umar replied, "I hold that it is as she said." The man said, "Do not do…
مالك 1206DaifShe was counted as having one divorce against Ali.
البخاري 5253SahihHe was asked about a man who divorces his wife, then has intercourse with her, without having had witnesses to the divorce or to taking her back. He replied, "You divorced contrary to the Sunnah, and you took her back contrary to the…
الأعظمي 6568HasanI was with a man from Banu Makhzum, and he divorced me with an irrevocable divorce. He then narrated something similar to the hadith of Malik, in which he said, "Do not commit yourself elsewhere without consulting me."
أبو داود 2287SahihA man said to Abdullah bin Abbas, "I divorced my wife a hundred times. What do you say is due from me?" Ibn Abbas replied, "She is divorced from you by three of them, and with the other ninety-nine you have made a mockery of the verses of…
مالك 1197Sahih