Muwaṭṭaʾ Mālik 1242

Muwaṭṭaʾ Mālik — compiled by Imam Mālik ibn Anas (d. 179 AH)

Collection
Muwaṭṭaʾ Mālik (موطأ مالك)
Hadith number
1242

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Chapter: Divorce

وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ الْمُسَيَّبِ، كَانَ يَقُولُ إِذَا لَمْ يَجِدِ الرَّجُلُ مَا يُنْفِقُ عَلَى امْرَأَتِهِ فُرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ وَعَلَى ذَلِكَ أَدْرَكْتُ أَهْلَ الْعِلْمِ بِبَلَدِنَا ‏.‏

English translation

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Said ibn al-Musayyab said, "If a man does not find the means to spend on his wife, they are to be separated . " Malik said, "That is what I saw the people of knowledge in our city doing." 29.30 Idda of Widows when Pregnant

Printed with this Arabic in the same edition.

Salim al-Hilali: Maqtu Sahih

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