Hadith 12130

Chapter 22

باب 22

(22) باب مَنْ طَلَّقَ فِي نَفْسِهِ

(22) Chapter: The One Who Utters A Divorce To Himself (Without Uttering The Words Loudly)
47
أَخْبَرَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنٌ الْجُعْفِيُّ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ شَيْبَانَ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى تَجَاوَزَ لأُمَّتِي عَمَّا حَدَّثَتْ بِهِ أَنْفُسَهَا مَا لَمْ تَكَلَّمْ أَوْ تَعْمَلْ بِهِ " .

It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Prophet said:
"Allah, the Most High, has forgiven my Ummah for whatever enters the mind, so long as it is not spoken of or put into action."

Reference: Sunan an-Nasa'i 3435

In-book reference: Book 27, Hadith 47

English translation: Vol. 4, Book 27, Hadith 3465