´Thawban narrated that:` The Prophet said: "The women who seek a Khul are hypocrites."
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
This has been stated as a form of rebuke and reprimand, meaning these women are such that they will not be deemed worthy of initial entry into Paradise, because outwardly they appear obedient but inwardly they are disobedient.
And this statement is regarding women who seek khul‘ (divorce initiated by the wife) without any valid reason.
Note:
(Based on corroborating narrations and supporting evidence, this hadith is classified as sahih li ghayrihi (authentic due to external supporting chains); otherwise, its narrator “Layth ibn Abi Sulaym” is weak, and “Abu al-Khattab” is unknown.
See: Sahihah No. 632)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 1186