Prohibition of demanding divorce, a woman seeking khula from her husband, and pronouncing zihar

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This excerpt is taken from Sheikh Hussain bin Mubarak Al-Mosuli’s Arabic book Al-Awamer wal-Nawahi, whose Urdu translation has been done by Muhammad Sarwar Gohar Sahib under the title Ahkamat o Mamnoaat.

Book of Divorce

Prohibition of Demanding Divorce

① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:

أيما امرأة سألت زوجها الطلاق من غير ما بأس فحرام عليها رائحة الجنة

“Whoever a woman demands divorce from her husband without any valid reason, even the fragrance of Paradise is forbidden for her.”

Reference: Abu Dawood, Book of Divorce 2226. Tirmidhi, Book of Divorce 1187. Ibn Majah 2055.

Prohibition of a Woman Taking Khula from Her Husband

① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:

أيما امرأة اختلعت من زوجها من غير بأس لم ترح رائحة الجنة

“Whoever a woman takes khula from her husband without any valid reason, she will not even attain the fragrance of Paradise.”

Reference: Tirmidhi, Book of Divorce and Cursing etc. 1186.

And it is also narrated from him that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said:

إن المختلعات هن المنافقات

“Those who take khula are hypocrites.”

Reference: Tirmidhi, Book of Divorce and Cursing etc. 1186.

Prohibition of Zihar

① It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Tamimah Jahni رضي الله عنه that the Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم heard a man calling his wife “my dear sister,” and he disliked it and forbade him from doing so.

Reference: Abu Dawood, Kitab al-Talaq 2211.