English
‘Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) said, "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) gave us the choice, and we chose Allah and His Messenger, so he did not count that as anything (against us)." [Agreed upon]
Abdur-Razzaq narrated from Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah that he said, "If a man gives his wife the choice and she does not make a choice in that sitting, she has no choice afterward."
At-Tabarani narrated from Ibn Mas’ud, and Ibn Abi Shaybah narrated from ‘Umar and ‘Uthman a similar report. Tirmidhi said: "It is narrated from ‘Umar and ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud that they said, 'If she chooses herself, it is one irrevocable divorce.'"
Possible references (unverified, pending editorial review)
- Candidate: Sahih al-Bukhari 5262 (unverified) 95% confidence
- Candidate: Sahih Muslim 1477a (unverified) 88% confidence
Confidence and text similarity are not editorial verification.
Commentary and footnotes (2)
Note 5
(5) The statement: "He did not count that as anything"—This means it was not counted as a divorce—neither three, nor one, nor an irrevocable or revocable divorce. This was the view of most Companions, and Abu Hanifah and Ash-Shafi’i held this opinion. This hadith refutes those who say that if a woman is given the choice and chooses her husband, it counts as one revocable divorce. Malik held this view. Ibn al-Humam said: "The one given the choice has the choice in that sitting by the consensus of the Companions." Al-Mudhaffar said: "If a man says to his wife, 'Choose between yourself and me,' and she says, 'I choose you' or 'I choose myself,' it results in a revocable divorce according to Ash-Shafi’i and an irrevocable divorce according to Abu Hanifah. Our evidence is the statement of ‘Umar and ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud." Tirmidhi said: "Most scholars and jurists from the Companions and those after them in this matter followed the opinion of ‘Umar and ‘Abdullah, which is also the view of Ath-Thawri and the people of Kufa." This is taken from Al-Maraqi and Jami’ at-Tirmidhi.
Note 1
ف: واضح ہو کہ حدیث شریف میں شوہر کی طرف سے بیوی کو طلاق کے اختیار دینے کا ذکر ہے اس کی تفصیل یہ ہے کہ اگر کوئی شخص خود بخود اپنی زبان سے طلاق کا لفظ نہیں کہتا ہے بلکہ بیوی سے کہتا ہے کہ تمہیں اختیار ہے چاہو تو تم اپنے نفس کو اختیار کرلو اور اپنے آپ کو طلاق دیدو اور اگر چاہو تو مجھے یعنی خاوند کو اختیار کرلو اور طلاق مت لو تو اگر بیوی نے اسی مجلس میں یہ کہا کہ میں نے اپنے کو اختیار کرلیا تو اس سے ایک بائن طلاق پڑ جاتی ہے اور اگر اس نے اپنے خاوند کو اختیار کیا تو طلاق نہیں پڑے گی اور اگر مجلس ختم ہو جائے اور بیوی نے اپنے اختیار کو استعمال نہیں کیا تو بیوی کا یہ اختیار باقی نہیں رہے گا۔ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے اپنے ازواج مطہرات رضی اللہ عنہن کو اختیار دیا تھا تو ازواج مطہرات نے رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو اختیار کیا تو طلاق نہیں واقع ہوئی۔12