Hadith 7536

Chapter 4

باب 4

(4) باب بَيَانِ أَنَّ تَخْيِيرَ امْرَأَتِهِ لاَ يَكُونُ طَلاَقًا إِلاَّ بِالنِّيَّةِ

(4) Chapter: Giving one's wife the choice does not count as a divorce, unless it is intended as such
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حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَاصِمٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَيَّرَ نِسَاءَهُ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ طَلاَقًا.


'A'isha reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave option to his wives, but it was not a divorce.

Reference: Sahih Muslim 1477 c

In-book reference: Book 18, Hadith 35

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 9, Hadith 3502