Hadith No: 11
Ibn Kathir - Tafsir Ibn Kathir - Tafsir al-Quran al-Azim - Tafsir of Surah Al-Ahzab (33): 52
Interpretation of His Statement, exalted be He: {It is not lawful for you to marry other women after this, nor to exchange them for other wives}
Volume: (6) - Page Number: (449)
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Then Ibn Jarir challenged himself with what was narrated:that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) divorced Hafsa and then took her back and resolved to part with Sawdah until she offered her day to Aisha, but he then replied that this was before the revelation of His statement, exalted be He: {It is not lawful for you to marry other women after this, nor to exchange them for other wives} (Surah Al-Ahzab 33:52).
- .... As for the incident with Hafsa, Abu Dawood, an-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, and Ibn Hibban in his Sahih narrated through various chains from Yahya ibn Zakariya ibn Abi Zaa'idah, from Salih ibn Salih ibn Hayyi, from Salamah ibn Kuhayl, from Sa'id ibn Jubayr, from Ibn Abbas,
from Umar: that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) divorced Hafsa and then took her back. This is a strong chain of narration.
- .... Al-Hafiz Abu Ya'la said: Abu Kuraib narrated to us, saying: Yunus ibn Bakir narrated to us from al-Amash, from Abu Salih,
from Ibn Umar, who said: Umar entered upon Hafsa while she was weeping and said: What is causing you to weep? Perhaps the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his holy progeny) divorced you. He divorced you once and then took you back for my sake. By Allah, if he has divorced you again, I will never speak to you again. And its narrators are trustworthy, meeting the criteria of the two Sahihs.