Hadith 7637

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 (RU)
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حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى التَّمِيمِيُّ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْثَرٌ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، قَالَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ قَدْ خَيَّرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَلَمْ نَعُدَّهُ طَلاَقًا .

'A'isha reported:
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) gave us the option (to get divorce) but we did not deem it as divorce. (RU)

Reference (RU): Sahih Muslim 1477 a (RU)

In-book reference (RU): Book 18, Hadith 33 (RU)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 9, Hadith 3500 (RU)