Giving A Child The Choice Between His Parents
Darussalam · Volume 3
13. The Chapters On RulingsSunan Ibn Majah Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2352 ¦ الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 788
Source no. 2352 · Volume 5 · Page 352
Sahih
صحيح، صحيح أبي داود (١٩٤١)
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2352. It was narrated from 'Abdul-Hamid bin Salamah, from his father, from his grandfather, that his parents referred their dispute to the Prophet ﷺ, and one of them was a disbeliever while the other a Muslim. He gave him the choice and he turned towards the disbeliever. He (the Prophet ﷺ) said: "O Allâh, guide him," and he turned towards the Muslim, and he ruled that he should go with that parent. (Hasan)
2352 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُ عُلَيَّةَ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ الْبَتِّيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ جَدِّهِ، أَنَّ أَبَوَيْهِ اخْتَصَمَا إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، أَحَدُهُمَا كَافِرٌ وَالْآخَرُ مُسْلِمٌ، فَخَيَّرَهُ فَتَوَجَّهَ إِلَى الْكَافِرِ، فَقَالَ: «اللَّهُمَّ اهْدِهِ» ، فَتَوَجَّهَ إِلَى الْمُسْلِمِ، فَقَضَى لَهُ بِهِ
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If the husband or wife embraces Islam, and the other spouse persists in disbelief, then they will be separated; and the wife has the right to marry another man after passing the waiting period. If the wife waits for her husband to become a Muslim instead of marrying another man, they will be allowed to establish matrimonial relations again, whenever he embraces Islam, without a new marriage bond. (See Hadith: 2009) If a husband and wife get separated for some reason; maybe because of divorce or the cancellation of the marriage bond; in this case the child will be given the choice to go with whoever the child pleases. Or the judge will look at the circumstances, to determine who will be better for the child, and then will decide accordingly.