Detailed Analysis of the Chain and Ruling on Sunan Ibn Mājah’s Ḥadīth “
Source: Fatāwā ʿIlmiyyah, Vol. 1 – Principles, Takhrīj, and Authentication of Narrations – p. 599
❖ Question
What is the authentication of Sunan Ibn Mājah ḥadīth no. 2024 (or 2034), "طلقني زوجي ثلاث"? Is this ḥadīth authentic?
❖ Answer
الحمد لله، والصلاة والسلام علىٰ رسول الله، أما بعد!
In Sunan Ibn Mājah, the narration "طلقني زوجي ثلاث" (Kitāb al-Ṭalāq, chapter: One who issued three divorces in a single sitting), numbered 2034, is very severely weak in terms of its chain.
❖ Chain Investigation (إسناد کی تحقیق)
◈ The narrator is Isḥāq ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Farwah.
◈ According to the consensus of the muḥaddithīn, he is matrūk (abandoned); his narrations are not reliable.
❖ Scholarly References
◈ Ḥāshiyah al-Būṣīrī ʿalā Sunan Ibn Mājah (p. 345) also declares this narrator matrūk.
◈ Works on al-ḍuʿafāʾ wa al-matrūkīn likewise record the criticisms against him.
Certification: May 2000❖ Conclusion
Result: This narration is severely weak (شدید الضَعف); therefore, no sharʿī ruling or creed can be established upon it.
ھذا ما عندي، والله أعلم بالصواب
