Hadith 25165

Chapter 11

باب 11

(11) باب الطَّلاَقِ فِي الإِغْلاَقِ

(11) Chapter: A divorce given in a state of anger, under compulsion or under the effect of intoxicants or insanity (DE)
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حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَجَاوَزَ عَنْ أُمَّتِي مَا حَدَّثَتْ بِهِ أَنْفُسَهَا، مَا لَمْ تَعْمَلْ أَوْ تَتَكَلَّمْ ". قَالَ قَتَادَةُ إِذَا طَلَّقَ فِي نَفْسِهِ فَلَيْسَ بِشَىْءٍ.

Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah has forgiven my followers the evil thoughts that occur to their minds, as long as such thoughts are not put into action or uttered." And Qatada said, "If someone divorces his wife just in his mind, such an unuttered divorce has no effect.: (DE)

Reference (DE): Sahih al-Bukhari 5269 (DE)

In-book reference (DE): Book 68, Hadith 19 (DE)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 7, Book 63, Hadith 194 (DE)