´It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Ali bin Yazid bin Rukanah, from his father, from his grandfather, that:` he divorced his wife irrevocably, then he came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and asked him. He said: "What did you mean by that?" He said: "One (divorce)." He said: "By Allah did you only mean one (divorce) thereby?" He said: "By Allah, I meant one." Then he sent her back to him. (Da'if)Muhammad bin Majah said: I heard Abul-Hasan ' Ali bin Muhammad Tanafisi saying: "How noble is this Hadith." Ibn Majah said: 'Abu 'Ubaid left it (i.e., did not accept its narration) and Ahmad was fearful of it (i.e., of narrating it)."
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Commentary:
Note:
(In the chain of narration, Zubair bin Sa‘id and Abdullah bin ‘Ali are weak,
and ‘Ali bin Yazid bin Rukanah is unknown (majhool).
Also, according to the narration of Tirmidhi, Imam Bukhari said:
There is severe irregularity (idtirab) in this hadith.
For details, see: Al-Irwa’ (no. 2063).
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1177
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
There is a difference of opinion regarding the authenticity of this narration.
According to our esteemed researcher Shaykh Zubair Ali Zai and some other scholars, it is weak. When Abu Dawood says that this hadith is more authentic than the hadith of Ibn Jurayj, it does not mean that it is actually authentic according to the technical definition; rather, the meaning is that this chain is somewhat better compared to the other.
However, in reality, both are weak.
(See Irwa al-Ghalil: 1437)
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2208
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
"Bat'tah" means cutting (severing).
That is, the one giving divorce says: "I give you a bat'tah divorce."
Meaning, such a divorce in which there is no possibility of return (ruju‘), and I am completely severing my relationship.
And by this, he intends three divorces.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2206