Toggle above to switch between keyword search and direct hadith lookup
Hadith 2308
اُردوEn
أَخْبَرَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ هَارُونَ، أَخْبَرَنَا يَحْيَى هُوَ ابْنُ سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ عَمْرَةَ أَخْبَرَتْهُ، أَنَّ حَبِيبَةَ بِنْتَ سَهْلٍ تَزَوَّجَهَا ثَابِتُ بْنُ قَيْسِ بْنِ شَمَّاسٍ، فَذَكَرَتْ أَنّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ هَمَّ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا . وَكَانَتْ جَارَةً لَهُ، وَأَنَّ ثَابِتًا ضَرَبَهَا، فَأَصْبَحَتْ عَلَى بَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الْغَلَسِ، وَأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ خَرَجَ، فَرَأَى إِنْسَانًا فَقَالَ: "مَنْ هَذَا ؟"قَالَتْ: أَنَا حَبِيبَةُ بِنْتُ سَهْلٍ، فَقَالَ: "مَا شَأْنُكِ ؟"، قَالَتْ: لَا أَنَا وَلَا ثَابِتٌ، فَأَتَى ثَابِتٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ: "خُذْ مِنْهَا وَخَلِّ سَبِيلَهَا"، فَقَالَتْ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ، عِنْدِي كُلُّ شَيْءٍ أَعْطَانِيهِ فَأَخَذَ مِنْهَا، وَقَعَدَتْ عِنْدَ أَهْلِهَا.
‘Amrah bint ‘Abd al-Rahman reported that Sayyidah Habibah bint Sahl was married to Sayyiduna Thabit bin Qais bin Shammas (may Allah be pleased with them). Sayyidah Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her) mentioned that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) intended to marry her, and she was his neighbor («انفرد به الدارمي»). Sayyiduna Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) struck her, so she came to the door of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in the darkness of the morning. When the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out, he saw the shadow (silhouette) of a person and said, “Who is it?” She replied, “I am Habibah bint Sahl.” He said, “What is the matter?” She said, “I do not want Thabit (i.e., I cannot stay with him).” Then when Sayyiduna Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he said, “Take back your property from her and let her go.” Sayyidah Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her) said, “O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)! Whatever he gave me is all with me.” So Sayyiduna Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) took all his property back and let her go, and Sayyidah Habibah (may Allah be pleased with her) went and stayed with her family (i.e., she obtained khul‘ from her husband).
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 2307)
In the aforementioned narration, the mention is of khul‘, meaning that if a woman is being wronged, she can go to the judge or ruler and demand separation from her husband, and the man will be obliged to fulfill this demand by leaving his wife. In return, whatever gold, jewelry, or land he had given to the woman will be returned to him; taking more than what was given is disliked (makruh). The judge will separate the husband and wife, just as the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) separated Sayyiduna Thabit and Sayyidah Habibah (radi Allahu anhuma). After khul‘, the woman must observe a waiting period (‘iddah) of one month. This is the beautiful system of justice in Islam, which prevents forcing husband and wife to remain together against their will and does not compel them to continue the relationship. Firstly, a woman cannot be married without her consent, and secondly, if she is being wronged, she has the full right to obtain release from her husband.
This is referred to in Islam by the term khul‘.
Those who claim to be champions of women's rights should reflect on this and refrain from casting aspersions on Islam.
In the aforementioned narration, the mention is of khul‘, meaning that if a woman is being wronged, she can go to the judge or ruler and demand separation from her husband, and the man will be obliged to fulfill this demand by leaving his wife. In return, whatever gold, jewelry, or land he had given to the woman will be returned to him; taking more than what was given is disliked (makruh). The judge will separate the husband and wife, just as the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) separated Sayyiduna Thabit and Sayyidah Habibah (radi Allahu anhuma). After khul‘, the woman must observe a waiting period (‘iddah) of one month. This is the beautiful system of justice in Islam, which prevents forcing husband and wife to remain together against their will and does not compel them to continue the relationship. Firstly, a woman cannot be married without her consent, and secondly, if she is being wronged, she has the full right to obtain release from her husband.
This is referred to in Islam by the term khul‘.
Those who claim to be champions of women's rights should reflect on this and refrain from casting aspersions on Islam.
