Tag: Q n A, Bukhari

A man from the tribe of Bani Aslam came to the Prophet (ﷺ) while he was in the mosque and said, “I have
committed illegal sexual intercourse.” The Prophet (ﷺ) turned his face to the other side. The man turned
towards the side towards which the Prophet (ﷺ) had turned his face, and gave four witnesses against
himself. On that the Prophet (ﷺ) called him and said, “Are you insane?” (He added), “Are you married?”
The man said, ‘Yes.” On that the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered him to be stoned to the death in the Musalla (a
praying place). When the stones hit him with their sharp edges and he fled, but he was caught at Al-
Harra and then killed

A man divorced his wife and she married another man who proved to be impotent and divorced her.
She could not get her satisfaction from him, and after a while he divorced her. Then she came to the
Prophet and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! My first husband divorced me and then I married another man
who entered upon me to consummate his marriage but he proved to be impotent and did not approach
me except once during which he benefited nothing from me. Can I remarry my first husband in this
case?” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “It is unlawful to marry your first husband till the other husband
consummates his marriage with you.”

that he heard Ibn `Abbas saying, “If a man makes his wife unlawful for him, it does not mean that she
is divorced.” He added, “Indeed in the Messenger of Allah , you have a good example to follow.”

I heard `Aisha saying, “The Prophet (ﷺ) used to stay for a long while with Zanab bint Jahsh and drink
honey at her house. So Hafsa and I decided that if the Prophet (ﷺ) came to anyone of us, she should say
him, “I detect the smell of Maghafir (a nasty smelling gum) in you. Have you eaten Maghafir?’ ” So
the Prophet (ﷺ) visited one of them and she said to him similarly. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Never mind, I have
taken some honey at the house of Zainab bint Jahsh, but I shall never drink of it anymore.” So there
was revealed: ‘O Prophet ! Why do you ban (for you) that which Allah has made lawful for you . . . If
you two (wives of Prophet) turn in repentance to Allah,’ (66.1-4) addressing Aisha and Hafsa. ‘When
the Prophet (ﷺ) disclosed a matter in confidence to some of his wives.’ (66.3) namely his saying: But I
have taken some honey.”

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.

I asked `Aisha about the option: She said, “The Prophet (ﷺ) gave us the option. Do you think that option was considered as a divorce?” I said, “It matters little to me if I give my wife the option once or a hundred times after she has chosen me.”

When Ibn ‘Umar was asked about person who had given three divorces, he said, “Would that you gave one or two divorces, for the Prophet (ﷺ) ordered me to do so. If you give three divorces then she cannot be lawful for you until she has married another husband (and is divorced by him).”

Uwaimir Al-`Ajlani came to `Asim bin Adi Al-Ansari and asked, “O `Asim! Tell me, if a man sees his
wife with another man, should he kill him, whereupon you would kill him in Qisas, or what should he
do? O `Asim! Please ask Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) about that.” `Asim asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) about that. Allah’s
Apostle disliked that question and considered it disgraceful. What `Asim heard from Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
was hard on him. When he returned to his family, ‘Uwaimir came to him and said “O `Asim! What did
Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) say to you?” `Asim said, “You never bring me any good. Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) disliked to
hear the problem which I asked him about.” ‘Uwaimir said, “By Allah, I will not leave the matter till I
ask him about it.” So ‘Uwaimir proceeded till he came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) who was in the midst of the
people and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! If a man finds with his wife another man, should he kill him,
whereupon you would kill him (in Qisas): or otherwise, what should he do?” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said,
“Allah has revealed something concerning the question of you and your wife. Go and bring her here.”
So they both carried out the judgment of Lian, while I was present among the people (as a witness).
When both of them had finished, ‘Uwaimir said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! If I should now keep my wife
with me, then I have told a lie”. Then he pronounced his decision to divorce her thrice before Allah’s
Apostle ordered him to do so. (Ibn Shihab said, “That was the tradition for all those who are involved
in a case of Lian.”

The wife of Rifa`a Al-Qurazi came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Rifa`a divorced
me irrevocably. After him I married `Abdur-Rahman bin Az-Zubair Al-Qurazi who proved to be
impotent.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said to her, “Perhaps you want to return to Rifa`a? Nay (you cannot return
to Rifa`a) until you and `Abdur-Rahman consummate your marriage.”

A man divorced his wife thrice (by expressing his decision to divorce her thrice), then she married
another man who also divorced her. The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked if she could legally marry the first
husband (or not). The Prophet (ﷺ) replied, “No, she cannot marry the first husband unless the second
husband consummates his marriage with her, just as the first husband had done.”