English translation
2088. It was narrated that 'Abdullâh bin 'Umar said: "I had a wife whom I loved, but my father hated her. 'Umar mentioned that to the Prophet ﷺ, and he ordered me to divorce her, so I divorced her." (Hasan)
Hadith 2088
A Man Whose Father Orders Him To Divorce His Wife
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Darussalam · Volume 3
10. The ChaptersOn DivorceSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
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الحديث: 2088 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 675
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Source no. 2088 · Volume 5 · Page 88
Hasan
حسن، الصحيحة (٩١٨)
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Arabic text
2088 - حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ الْقَطَّانُ، وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي ذِئْبٍ، عَنْ خَالِهِ الْحَارِثِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ، قَالَ: «كَانَتْ تَحْتِي امْرَأَةٌ، وَكُنْتُ أُحِبُّهَا، وَكَانَ أَبِي يُبْغِضُهَا، فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرُ لِلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، فَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ أُطَلِّقَهَا، فَطَلَّقْتُهَا»
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The parents often give preference to the pleasure of children, and sometimes they tolerate unreasonable and un-Islamic things just for the sake of children. In this situation if the parents are unhappy with the daughter-in-law, there must be a valid reason for it. Particularly, a father cannot order his son to divorce his wife. Giving precedence to parents' pleasure over one's own, is part of being dutiful and good to parents.