What Has Been Related About The Man Who Thinks To Himself About Divorcing His Wife
Darussalam · Volume 2
11. The Chapters On Divorce And Li'an From The Messenger of Allāh ﷺJami at-Tirmidhi Darussalam English translation
الجزء: 2 ¦ الصفحة: 475
Source no. 1183 · Volume 3 · Page 183
Sahih
صحيح، ابن ماجة (٢٠٤٠)
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1183. Abū Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "Allāh has permitted my Ummah what occurs in their minds, as long as it is not spoken or acted upon." (Sahih) (Abū 'Eisā said:) This Hadīth is Hasan Ṣaḥīḥ. This is acted upon according to the people of knowledge, when a man thinks about divorce to himself, it will not amount to anything until he talks about it.
١١٨٣ - حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَوَانَةَ ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «تَجَاوَزَ» اللهُ لِأُمَّتِي مَا حَدَّثَتْ بِهِ أَنْفُسَهَا مَا لَمْ تَكَلَّمْ بِهِ أَوْ تَعْمَلْ بِهِ. هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ. وَالْعَمَلُ عَلَى هَذَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ؛ أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا حَدَّثَ نَفْسَهُ بِالطَّلَاقِ لَمْ يَكُنْ شَيْءٌ حَتَّى يَتَكَلَّمَ بِهِ.
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There is no accountability on thinking of human beings until they put this thinking into practice. If someone ponders over the issue of divorce, whether to divorce his wife or not, no matter if it is out loud there is no accountability and no divorce is implemented because no one knows his intention accept Allāh. When he brings his intention of divorce on his tongue and says it before the people it is effective.