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Hadith 923
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وعن ابن عباس قال : إذا حرم الرجل امرأته ليس بشيء وقال : لقد كان لكم في رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم أسوة حسنة . رواه البخاري. ولمسلم: عن ابن عباس : إذا حرم الرجل امرأته فهو يمين يكفرها.
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas (RA): "If anyone makes his wife unlawful for himself - it is nothing." He said, "Indeed you have a good example in Allah's Messenger." [Reported by al-Bukhari]. Muslim has: "When a man makes his wife unlawful for himself, it is (treated like) an oath for which atonement must be made (if broken)."
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Shaykh Safi ur-Rahman Mubarakpuri
Takhrij:
«أخرجه البخاري، الطلاق، باب "لم ترحم ما أحل الله لك"، حديث:5266، ومسلم، الطلاق، باب وجوب الكفارة علي من حرم امرأته ولم ينو الطلاق، حديث:1473.»©Explanation:
➊ In this hadith, a man declaring his wife forbidden to himself is referred to as “nothing at all.”
This means that it is neither a revocable divorce (raj‘i), nor an irrevocable divorce (ba’in), nor zihar; rather, it is an oath (qasm) for which expiation (kaffarah) must be given, as is mentioned in the hadith of Muslim.
➋ In Sahih al-Bukhari as well, it is narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (radi Allahu anhuma) that the man will be liable for the expiation of an oath.
➌ Thirteen different opinions from the scholars have been transmitted regarding this issue.
Among them, the preferred (rajih) opinion is this one.
«أخرجه البخاري، الطلاق، باب "لم ترحم ما أحل الله لك"، حديث:5266، ومسلم، الطلاق، باب وجوب الكفارة علي من حرم امرأته ولم ينو الطلاق، حديث:1473.»©Explanation:
➊ In this hadith, a man declaring his wife forbidden to himself is referred to as “nothing at all.”
This means that it is neither a revocable divorce (raj‘i), nor an irrevocable divorce (ba’in), nor zihar; rather, it is an oath (qasm) for which expiation (kaffarah) must be given, as is mentioned in the hadith of Muslim.
➋ In Sahih al-Bukhari as well, it is narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas (radi Allahu anhuma) that the man will be liable for the expiation of an oath.
➌ Thirteen different opinions from the scholars have been transmitted regarding this issue.
Among them, the preferred (rajih) opinion is this one.
Source: Bulugh al-Maram: Commentary by Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri, Page: 923
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
Some scholars of biography (ahl al-siyar) have stated that the reason for the revelation (shan-e-nuzul) of the verse of the chapter is related to the incident of Maryah (radi Allahu anha), when the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) made her unlawful (haram) upon himself.
Some scholars of biography (ahl al-siyar) have stated that the reason for the revelation (shan-e-nuzul) of the verse of the chapter is related to the incident of Maryah (radi Allahu anha), when the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) made her unlawful (haram) upon himself.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 5266
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
In one hadith, it is stated that when a man declares his wife forbidden (haram) upon himself, it will be considered an oath (qasam), and its expiation (kaffarah) must be given.
(Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Talaq, Hadith: 3676 (1473))
(2)
The meaning of the statement of Ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhuma appears to be that if a person had any intention when declaring his wife forbidden (haram), then in that case, it holds no significance.
It is narrated from Anas radi Allahu anhu that once the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam declared his slave-girl forbidden (haram) upon himself, so the aforementioned verse was revealed.
(Sunan al-Nasa’i, Kitab ‘Ishrat al-Nisa’, Hadith: 3411)
Regarding this, Allah the Exalted says:
“Allah has ordained for you the dissolution of your oaths.”
(al-Tahrim: 2)
That is, the expiation (kaffarah) for the oath should be given.
According to some scholars, the expiation for an oath will only be required when an oath is actually taken at the time of declaring something forbidden (haram); otherwise, simply declaring something haram is a futile act (laghw) for which there is no expiation.
And Allah knows best.
(1)
In one hadith, it is stated that when a man declares his wife forbidden (haram) upon himself, it will be considered an oath (qasam), and its expiation (kaffarah) must be given.
(Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Talaq, Hadith: 3676 (1473))
(2)
The meaning of the statement of Ibn Abbas radi Allahu anhuma appears to be that if a person had any intention when declaring his wife forbidden (haram), then in that case, it holds no significance.
It is narrated from Anas radi Allahu anhu that once the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam declared his slave-girl forbidden (haram) upon himself, so the aforementioned verse was revealed.
(Sunan al-Nasa’i, Kitab ‘Ishrat al-Nisa’, Hadith: 3411)
Regarding this, Allah the Exalted says:
“Allah has ordained for you the dissolution of your oaths.”
(al-Tahrim: 2)
That is, the expiation (kaffarah) for the oath should be given.
According to some scholars, the expiation for an oath will only be required when an oath is actually taken at the time of declaring something forbidden (haram); otherwise, simply declaring something haram is a futile act (laghw) for which there is no expiation.
And Allah knows best.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 5266
