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3446. It was narrated from 'Aishah that when the Kilâbî woman entered upon the Prophet ﷺ she said: "I seek refuge with Allâh from you." The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: "You have sought refuge with One Who is Great. Go back to your family." (Sahîh)
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1. 'The Kilâbî woman': Her name was Fatimah bint Dhahhâk. Her father had contracted her marriage with the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ. The controversy is: why did she utter these words? (I seek Allâh's refuge from you). It occurs in some reports that someone had deceptively told her that if she uttered these words in her first meeting with the Prophet ﷺ, he would become very glad. Or she was probably not happy about the marriage committed by her father, and she, therefore, uttered these words. Whatever the situation might have been, the Prophet ﷺ divorced her.
3. 'Go back to your family': If these words are uttered with the intention of divorcing, the divorce shall come into effect.