942 – Imran ibn Husayn (may Allah be pleased with him) was asked about a man who divorces his wife, then takes her back without summoning witnesses. He replied, “Bring witnesses to her divorce and to her reinstatement.” Abu Dawud narrated it in this mawquf form, and its chain of transmission is sound (1).

Status of the report:
• The narration is mawquf with a sound chain.
• It was recorded by Abu Dawud, Ibn Majah, and al-Bayhaqi.
• Ibn ʿAbd al-Hadi said: “Its transmitters are reliable—each of them is cited in the Sahih collections,” and al-Hafiz also declared it authentic.