´Jabir bin Abdullah and Ali narrated:` "The Messenger of Allah cursed the Muhill and the one the Muhallal was done for."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
The muhallil is the person who marries and has intercourse with a thrice-divorced woman with the intention of making her lawful (for her first husband). The muhallal lahu refers to the first husband who issued the three divorces and now wishes to remarry his wife through this method. This hadith is evidence that a marriage contracted with the intention of halalah is invalid and forbidden, because a curse is invoked only upon a forbidden act. The majority of scholars hold its prohibition, while the Hanafis consider it permissible.
Note:
Based on supporting evidences, this hadith is sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to corroborating chains); otherwise, in Jabir's narration, "Mujahid" is weak, and in the narration of Ali radi Allahu anhu, "Harith al-A'war" is weak.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1119