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5419. It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbâs that the husband of Barîrah was a slave called Mughhîth. It is as if I can see him walking behind her weeping, with the tears running down onto his beard. The Prophet ﷺ said to Al-'Abbâs: "O 'Abbâs, are you not amazed by the love of Mughhîth for Barîrah and the hatred of Barîrah for Mughhîth?" The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said to her: "Why don't you take him back, for he is the father of your child?" She said: "O Messenger of Allâh, are you commanding me (to do so)?" He said: "I am just interceding." She said: "I have no need of him." (Sahih)
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Earlier it has preceded that if a slave woman is emancipated and her husband is still a slave, then she has the right to keep the marriage intact, or if she so desires, she may break it. Here the problem was the same. So to speak, the ruler need not necessarily return the verdict. He may rather intercede on behalf of one of the two parties for reconciliation. And this is superior, particularly so when there is the possibility of a break up.
