English translation
2203. 'Aīshah narrated: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ gave us the right to choose, so we all chose him, and that was not counted as anything." (Saḥīh)
Hadith 2203
/12. Regarding Allowing The Wife To Choose
- English source
Darussalam · Volume 3
13. THE BOOK OF DIVORCESunan Abi Dawud Darussalam English translation
- Arabic source
- Shamela Arabic edition (opens in a new tab)
الحديث: 2203 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 262
Al-Albani source references (2)
- صحيح وضعيف سنن أبي داود (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 2203 · Volume 1 · Page 2
Sahih
صحيح
- صحيح سنن أبي داود ط غراس (opens in a new tab)
Source no. 1913 · Volume 6 · Page 410
Sahih chain
(قلت: إسناده صحيح على شرط البخاري. وقد أخرجه هو ومسلم. وصححه الترمذي وابن الجارود وابن حبان بلفظ: أفكان طلاقًا؟ ! وهو رواية للشيخين)
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Arabic text
2203 - حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ، عَنِ الْأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي الضُّحَى، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ قَالَتْ: «خَيَّرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَاخْتَرْنَاهُ فَلَمْ يَعُدَّ ذَلِكَ شَيْئًا»
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Commentary
If a husband says to his wife: "Either choose me or yourself" and by that he means divorce, then she will be divorced if she chooses herself.