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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب تفريع أبواب الطلاقDivorce (Kitab Al-Talaq)
باب الرَّجُلِ يُرَاجِعُ وَلاَ يُشْهِدُChapter: A Man Takes His Wife Back Without Any Witnesses.
Hadith 2186
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ ، أَنَّ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ حَدَّثَهُمْ ، عَنْ يَزِيدَ الرِّشْكِ ، عَنْ مُطَرِّفِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ، أَنَّ عِمْرَانَ بْنَ حُصَيْنٍ سُئِلَ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُطَلِّقُ امْرَأَتَهُ ثُمَّ يَقَعُ بِهَا وَلَمْ يُشْهِدْ عَلَى طَلَاقِهَا وَلَا عَلَى رَجْعَتِهَا ، فَقَالَ : " طَلَّقْتَ لِغَيْرِ سُنَّةٍ وَرَاجَعْتَ لِغَيْرِ سُنَّةٍ ، أَشْهِدْ عَلَى طَلَاقِهَا وَعَلَى رَجْعَتِهَا ، وَلَا تَعُدْ " .
Narrated Mutarrif ibn Abdullah: Imran ibn Husayn was asked about a person who divorces his wife, and then has intercourse with her, but he does not call any witness to her divorce nor to her restoration. He said: You divorced against the sunnah and took her back against the sunnah. Call someone to bear witness to her divorce, and to her return in marriage, and do not repeat it.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
In Surah At-Talaq it is stated: (فَإِذَا بَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ فَارِقُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ وَأَشْهِدُوا ذَوَيْ عَدْلٍ مِنْكُمْ) (At-Talaq: 2) — When these women approach the completion of their waiting period (‘iddah), then either retain them in marriage according to the prescribed manner or separate from them in a good way. And take two just men from among yourselves as witnesses.
It is recommended and superior to appoint witnesses for both divorce (talaq) and taking back (ruju‘).
This is especially the case when the taking back (ruju‘) is verbal.
In the case of taking back (ruju‘) by action, appointing witnesses has no meaning.
In Surah At-Talaq it is stated: (فَإِذَا بَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ فَارِقُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ وَأَشْهِدُوا ذَوَيْ عَدْلٍ مِنْكُمْ) (At-Talaq: 2) — When these women approach the completion of their waiting period (‘iddah), then either retain them in marriage according to the prescribed manner or separate from them in a good way. And take two just men from among yourselves as witnesses.
It is recommended and superior to appoint witnesses for both divorce (talaq) and taking back (ruju‘).
This is especially the case when the taking back (ruju‘) is verbal.
In the case of taking back (ruju‘) by action, appointing witnesses has no meaning.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2186
