Sahih Muslim is one of the most authentic collections of hadith in Sunni Islam, compiled by the Islamic scholar Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (821–875 CE). It is considered second only to Sahih al-Bukhari in terms of authenticity and is part of the “Sahihain,” the two most reliable hadith collections. Sahih Muslim meticulously gathers sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) with a rigorous methodology that emphasizes the reliability of the chain of narrators. The collection covers a broad spectrum of Islamic jurisprudence, ethics, theology, and ritual practices, serving as a foundational reference for scholars and students of Islamic knowledge worldwide.

Book 18, The Book of Divorce, discusses the procedures, waiting periods, and implications of divorce.

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 61

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 61 Fatima bint Qais (Allah be pleased with her) reported: My husband Abu ‘Amr b. Hafs b. al-Mughira sent ‘Ayyish b. Abu Rabi’a to me with a divorce, and he also sent through him five si’s of dates and five si’s of barley. I said: Is there no maintenance allowance […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 62

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 62 Abu Bakr b. Abu’l-Jahm reported: I and Abu Salama b ‘Abd al-Rahman came to fatima bint Qais (Al! ah be pleased with her) and asked her (about divorce, etc.). She said: I was the wife of Abu ‘Amr b. Hafs b. al-Mughira, and he set out to join the […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 63

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 63 Abu Bakr reported: I and Abu Salama came to Fatima bint Qais (Allah be pleased with her) during the time of Ibn Zubair (Allah be pleased with him) and she narrated to us that her husband gave her an irrevocable divorce. (The rest of the hadith is the same.) […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 64

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 64 Fatima bint Qais (Allah be pleased with her) reported: My husband divorced me with three pronouncements and Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) made no provision for lodging and maintenance allowance. وَحَدَّثَنِي حَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْحُلْوَانِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ آدَمَ، حَدَّثَنَا حَسَنُ بْنُ صَالِحٍ، عَنِ السُّدِّيِّ، عَنِ الْبَهِيِّ، عَنْ فَاطِمَةَ بِنْتِ قَيْسٍ، […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 65

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 65 Hisham reported on the authority of his father that Yahya b. Sa’id b. al-‘As married the daughter of ‘Abd al-Rahman b. al-Hakam, and he divorced her and he turned her out from his house. ‘Urwa (Allah be -pleased with him) criticised this (action) of theirs (the members of the […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 66

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 66 Fatima bint Qais (Allah be pleased with her) reported that she said: Allah’s Messenger, my husband has divorcee me with three pronouncements and I am afraid that I may be put to hardship, and so he commanded her and so she moved (to another house). وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 67

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 67 ‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with her) said: It is no good for Fatima to make mention of it, i. e. her statement:” There is no lodging and maintenance allowance (for the divorced women).” وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، بْنِ الْقَاسِمِ عَنْ […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 68

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 68 Ibn al-Qasim narrated on the authority of his father that ‘Urwa b. Zubair (Allah be pleased with him) said to ‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with her): Didn’t you see that such and such daughter of al-Hakam was divorced by her husband with an irrevocable divorce, and she left (the […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 69

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 69 Jabir b. ‘Abdullah (Allah be pleased with them) reported: My maternal aunt was divorced, and she intended to pluck her dates. A person scolded her for having come out (during the period of ‘Idda). She came to Allah’s Prophet (may peace be upon him.) and he said: Certainly you […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 70

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 70 ‘Ubaidullah b. ‘Abdullah b. ‘Utba (b. Mas’ud) reported that his father wrote to Umar b. ‘Abdullah b al Arqam al-Zuhri that he would go to Subai’ah bint al-Hirith al-Aslamiyya (Allah be pleased with her) and ask her about a verdict from him which Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) gave her when […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 71

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 71 Abu Salama b. ‘Abd al-Rahman and Ibn ‘Abbas. (Allah be pleased with them) got together in the house of Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) and began to discuss about the woman who gave birth to a child a few nights after the death of her husband. Ibn […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 72

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 72 This hadith has been narated with the same chain of transrmitters except with a small change of words (and that is): They sent him to Umm Salama, but no mention was made of Kuraib. وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا اللَّيْثُ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَعَمْرٌو، النَّاقِدُ […]