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The Book of Divorce

كتاب الطلاق

(4) Chapter: Giving one's wife the choice does not count as a divorce, unless it is intended as such

باب بَيَانِ أَنَّ تَخْيِيرَ امْرَأَتِهِ لاَ يَكُونُ طَلاَقًا إِلاَّ بِالنِّيَّةِ ‏‏

‘A’isha reported:

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) gave us the option (to get divorce) but we did not deem it as divorce.
Reference : Sahih Muslim 1477a
In-book reference : Book 18, Hadith 33
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Book 9, Hadith 3500
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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 ‏.‏
 
 
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