Manhaj al-Salikin wa Tawdih al-Fiqh fi al-Din - Abd al-Rahman al-Sadi’ - (209)

The Book of Divorce

Introduction

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THE BOOK OF DIVORCE

559—The basis for it is the statement of Allah Most High: “O Prophet, when you divorce women, divorce them for the commencement of their prescribed waiting period” [Divorce: 1].

560—The meaning of divorcing them for their prescribed waiting period is explained by the hadith of Ibn Umar. He divorced his wife while she was menstruating, so Umar—may Allah be pleased with him—asked the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—about it. He said: “Tell him to take her back and then leave her until she becomes pure, menstruates again, and then becomes pure again. Thereafter, if he wishes, he may keep her, and if he wishes, he may divorce her before having intercourse with her1. That is the waiting period for which Allah commanded women to be divorced.” Agreed upon2. Another narration states: “Tell him to take her back and then divorce her while she is pure or pregnant.” 3

This proves that it is not lawful for him to divorce her while she is menstruating or during a period of purity in which he has had intercourse with her, unless it has become clear that she is pregnant.

561—Divorce takes effect through any wording that indicates it, of the following kinds:

(1) Manuscript “T” reads: “he has intercourse with her.” (2) Recorded by al-Bukhārī, 9:345, and Muslim, no. 1471. (3) Muslim, no. 1471.

كتاب الطلاق مدخل ... كِتَابُ الطَّلاقِ ٥٥٩- وَالْأَصْلُ فِيهِ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ لِعِدَّتِهِنَّ﴾ [الطلاق: ١] . ٥٦٠- وَطَلَاقُهُنَّ لِعِدَّتِهِنَّ، فَسَّرَهُ حَدِيثُ اِبْنِ عُمَرَ، حَيْثُ طَلَّقَ زَوْجَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، فَسَأَلَ عُمَرُ ﵁ رسولَ اَللَّهِ ﷺ عَنْ ذَلِكَ، فَقَالَ: "مُرْهُ فَلْيُرَاجِعهَا ثُمَّ ليَتْرُكهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ، ثُمَّ تَحِيضَ، ثُمَّ تَطْهُرَ، ثُمَّ إِنْ شَاءَ أَمْسَكَ بَعْد، وإِنْ شَاءَ طَلَّق قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمَسَّ١، فَتِلْكَ العِدَّةُ الَّتِي أَمَرَ اللهُ أَنْ تُطَلَّقَ لَهَا النِّسَاءُ" مُتَّفَقٌ عَلَيْهِ٢، وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ: "مُرْهُ فَلْيُرَاجِعهَا ثُمَّ ليُطَلِّقها طَاهِرًا أَوْ حَامِلًا" ٣. وَهَذَا دَلِيلٌ عَلَى أَنَّهُ لَا يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ، أَوْ فِي طُهْرٍ وَطِئَ فِيهِ، إِلَّا إنْ تَبَيَّنَ حَمْلُهَا. ٥٦١- ويَقَعُ اَلطَّلَاقُ بِكُلِّ لَفْظٍ دَلَّ عليه من:

١ في "ط": "يمسها". ٢ أخرجه البخاري "٣٤٥/٩"، ومسلم "١٤٧١". ٣ مسلم "١٤٧١".