Hadith 2214

حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ إِدْرِيسَ ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ ، عَنْ مَعْمَرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ حَنْظَلَةَ ، عَنْ يُوسُفَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَلَامٍ ، عَنْ خُوَيْلَةَ بِنْتِ مَالِكِ بْنِ ثَعْلَبَةَ ، قَالَتْ : ظَاهَرَ مِنِّي زَوْجِي أَوْسُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ ، فَجِئْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَشْكُو إِلَيْهِ ، وَرَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يُجَادِلُنِي فِيهِ ، وَيَقُولُ : " اتَّقِي اللَّهَ ، فَإِنَّهُ ابْنُ عَمِّكِ " ، فَمَا بَرِحْتُ حَتَّى نَزَلَ الْقُرْآنُ : قَدْ سَمِعَ اللَّهُ قَوْلَ الَّتِي تُجَادِلُكَ فِي زَوْجِهَا سورة المجادلة آية 1 إِلَى الْفَرْضِ ، فَقَالَ : " يُعْتِقُ رَقَبَةً " ، قَالَتْ : لَا يَجِدُ ، قَالَ : " فَيَصُومُ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ " ، قَالَتْ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، إِنَّهُ شَيْخٌ كَبِيرٌ مَا بِهِ مِنْ صِيَامٍ ، قَالَ : " فَلْيُطْعِمْ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا " ، قَالَتْ : مَا عِنْدَهُ مِنْ شَيْءٍ يَتَصَدَّقُ بِهِ ، قَالَتْ : فَأُتِيَ سَاعَتَئِذٍ بِعَرَقٍ مِنْ تَمْرٍ ، قُلْتُ : يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ، فَإِنِّي أُعِينُهُ بِعَرَقٍ آخَرَ ، قَالَ : " قَدْ أَحْسَنْتِ ، اذْهَبِي فَأَطْعِمِي بِهَا عَنْهُ سِتِّينَ مِسْكِينًا وَارْجِعِي إِلَى ابْنِ عَمِّكِ " ، قَالَ : وَالْعَرَقُ سِتُّونَ صَاعًا . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد فِي هَذَا : إِنَّهَا كَفَّرَتْ عَنْهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ تَسْتَأْمِرَهُ . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : وَهَذَا أَخُو عُبَادَةَ بْنِ الصَّامِتِ .
Narrated Khuwaylah, daughter of Malik ibn Thalabah: My husband, Aws ibn as-Samit, pronounced the words: You are like my mother. So I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, complaining to him about my husband. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ disputed with me and said: Remain dutiful to Allah; he is your cousin. I continued (complaining) until the Quranic verse came down: "Certainly has Allah heard the speech of the one who argues with you, [O Muhammad], concerning her husband. . . " [58: 1] till the prescription of expiation. He then said: He should set free a slave. She said: He cannot afford it. He said: He should fast for two consecutive months. She said: Messenger of Allah, he is an old man; he cannot keep fasts. He said: He should feed sixty poor people. She said: He has nothing which he may give in alms. At that moment an araq (i. e. date-basket holding fifteen or sixteen sa's) was brought to him. I said: I shall help him with another date-basked ('araq). He said: You have done well. Go and feed sixty poor people on his behalf, and return to your cousin. The narrator said: An araq holds sixty sa's of dates. Abu Dawud said: She atoned on his behalf without seeking his permission. Abu Dawud said: This man (Aws bin al-Samit) is the brother of Ubadah bin al-Samit.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب تفريع أبواب الطلاق / 2214
Hadith Grading الألبانی: حسن دون قوله والعرق  |  زبیر علی زئی: ضعيف, إسناده ضعيف, معمر بن عبد اللّٰه : مجهول،انظر التحرير (2810), انوار الصحيفه، صفحه نمبر 84
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:

The reason for the revelation (shan-e-nuzul) of Surah Mujadilah and the verses regarding the expiation (kafarah) of zihar is precisely this incident.


The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) does not declare any religious matter from his own desire; rather, everything is revelation from Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.
: (And he does not speak from [his own] desire. It is not but a revelation revealed) (An-Najm)


If the financial expiation (kafarah) is paid on behalf of a Muslim by someone else, it is permissible and also a source of reward.


If a wife gives charity (sadaqah) or obligatory alms (zakat) to her husband who is financially needy, it is permissible; however, the husband cannot give it to his wife.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2214