Hadith 11587

Chapter 5

باب 5

(5) باب مَنْ خَيَّرَ نِسَاءَهُ

(5) Chapter: Giving option to the wives.
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حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمٌ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ خَيَّرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاخْتَرْنَا اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ، فَلَمْ يَعُدَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْنَا شَيْئًا.

Narrated `Aisha:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave us the option (to remain with him or to be divorced) and we selected Allah and His Apostle . So, giving us that option was not regarded as divorce.

Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5262

In-book reference: Book 68, Hadith 12

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Vol. 7, Book 63, Hadith 188