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 73

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 73 Zainab (bint Abu Salama) (Allah be pleased with her) reported: I went to Umm Habiba, the wife of Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ), when her father Abu Sufyan had died. Umm Habiba sent for a perfume having yellowness in it or something else like it, and she applied it to a […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 74

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 74 Zainab bint Umm Salama (Allah be pleased with her) reported that a relative of Umm Habiba (Allah he pleased with her) died. She sent for a yellow (perfume) and applied that to her forearm and said: I, am doing it, for I have heard Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) saying: It […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 75

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 75 – This hadith was narrated by Zainab from her mother and from Zainab, the wife of Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ), or from some other lady from among the wives of the Prophet (ﷺ). وَحَدَّثَتْهُ زَيْنَبُ، عَنْ أُمِّهَا، وَعَنْ زَيْنَبَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَوْ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْ بَعْضِ […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 76

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 76 Zainab bint Umm Salama (Allah be pleased with her) reported on the authority of her mother that a woman lost her husband. (As her eyes were ailing) they (her kith and kin) entertained fear about her eyes, so they came to Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) and sought permission for the […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 77

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 77 – Humaid b. Nafi’ narrated two traditions from Umm Salama dealing with collyrium and the other hadith from the wives of Allah’s Prophet (ﷺ) except with this that no mention was made of Zainab. وَحَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ حُمَيْدِ بْنِ نَافِعٍ، بِالْحَدِيثَيْنِ جَمِيعًا […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 78

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 78 Zainab bint Abu Salama reported: Umm Salama and Umm Habiba (Allah be pleased with them) were talking with each other (and saying) that a woman came to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and mentioned to him that her daughter had lost her husband, and her eyes were sore and she wanted […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 79

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 79 Zainab bint Abu Salama reported that when the news of the death of Abu Safyan came to Umm Habiba she sent for yellow (perfume) on the third day and rubbed it on her forearms and on her cheeks and said: I had in fact no need of it, but […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 80

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 80 Safiyya bint Abu ‘Ubaid reported on the authority of Hafsa or ‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with thein) or from both of them that Allah’s Messenger (may peace he upon him) said: It is not permissible for a woman believing in Allah and the Hereafter (or believing in Allah and […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 81

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 81 – A hadith like this is transmitted on the authority of Nafi’. وَحَدَّثَنَاهُ شَيْبَانُ بْنُ فَرُّوخَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ، – يَعْنِي ابْنَ مُسْلِمٍ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ، اللَّهِ بْنُ دِينَارٍ عَنْ نَافِعٍ، بِإِسْنَادِ حَدِيثِ اللَّيْثِ ‏.‏ مِثْلَ رِوَايَتِهِ ‏.‏ Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 81   The above hadith is […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 82

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 82 Safiyya bint Abu ‘Ubaid reported that she heard Hafsa daughter of Umar (Allah be pleased with them), (and) wife of Allah’s Prophet (ﷺ), narrating a hadith like this from Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ), and she made this addition: ” She should abstain from adorning herself (in case of the death […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 83

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 83 – Safiyya bint Abu ‘Ubaid narrated this tradition of Allah’s Prophet (ﷺ) on the authority of some wives of Allah’s Apostle (ﷺ) وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الرَّبِيعِ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ نُمَيْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، جَمِيعًا عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ صَفِيَّةَ بِنْتِ أَبِي عُبَيْدٍ، عَنْ بَعْضِ، أَزْوَاجِ […]

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 84

Sahih Muslim: Book 18, Hadith 84 ‘A’isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: It is not permissible for a woman believing in Allah and the Hereafter to observe mourning on the dead for more than three (days), except in case of her husband. وَحَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى، وَأَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ […]