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Sahih Muslim 1443 (Book 16, Hadith 169) #10704
Divorce and its Effects on Children

SUMMARY: Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) advised against 'azi, a form of divorce, as it would not be beneficial to the children.

Sa'd b. Abu Waqqas (Allah be pleased with him) reported that a person came to Allah's Messenger and said: I do 'azi with my wife. Thereupon Allah's Messenger said: Why do you do that? The person said: I fear harm to her child or her children. Thereupon Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) said: If that were harmful it would harm the Persians and the Greeks.
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ نُمَيْرٍ، وَزُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ نُمَيْرٍ - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَزِيدَ الْمَقْبُرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ، حَدَّثَنِي عَيَّاشُ بْنُ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ أَبَا النَّضْرِ، حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ عَامِرِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، أَنَّ أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ، أَخْبَرَ وَالِدَهُ، سَعْدَ بْنَ أَبِي وَقَّاصٍ أَنَّ رَجُلاً، جَاءَ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أَعْزِلُ عَنِ امْرَأَتِي ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ لِمَ تَفْعَلُ ذَلِكَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ أُشْفِقُ عَلَى وَلَدِهَا أَوْ عَلَى أَوْلاَدِهَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏"‏ لَوْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ ضَارًّا ضَرَّ فَارِسَ وَالرُّومَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَقَالَ زُهَيْرٌ فِي رِوَايَتِهِ ‏"‏ إِنْ كَانَ لِذَلِكَ فَلاَ مَا ضَارَ ذَلِكَ فَارِسَ وَلاَ الرُّومَ

TOPICS
divorce  *  harm  *  children  *  marriage

QUICK LESSONS:
Think carefully before taking any drastic measures such as divorcing your spouse in order to protect your children from potential harm .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the effects of divorce on children. In this hadith a person came to Allah's Messenger and asked if it was permissible for him to divorce his wife in order to protect her child or children from harm. The Prophet replied that if such an action were harmful then it would have already harmed the Persians and Greeks who practice it. This implies that divorcing one's wife will not necessarily protect her child or children from harm but may even cause them more distress than before. Therefore, this hadith teaches us that we should think carefully before taking any drastic measures such as divorcing our spouse in order to protect our children from potential harm as this may not always be beneficial for them in the long run.

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