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Sahih al-Bukhari 2640 (Book 52, Hadith 4) #2526
Divorce in Cases of Doubtful Suckling

SUMMARY: A man married a woman and then someone came and said that she had suckled both of them. The Prophet (ﷺ) advised the man to divorce his wife as it was not permissible for them to stay together.

Narrated 'Abdullah bin Abu Mulaika from 'Uqba bin Al-Harith: 'Uqba married the daughter of Abu Ihab bin 'Aziz, and then a woman came and said, "I suckled 'Uqba and his wife"'.Uqba said to her, "I do not know that you have suckled me, and you did not inform me". He then sent someone to the house of Abu Ihab to inquire about that but they did not know that she had suckled their daughter. Then 'Uqba went to the Prophet in Medina and asked him about it. The Prophet said to him, "How (can you keep your wife) after it has been said (that both of you were suckled by the same woman)?" So, he divorced her and she was married to another (husband).
حَدَّثَنَا حِبَّانُ، أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ، أَخْبَرَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ سَعِيدِ بْنِ أَبِي حُسَيْنٍ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ الْحَارِثِ، أَنَّهُ تَزَوَّجَ ابْنَةً لأَبِي إِهَابِ بْنِ عَزِيزٍ، فَأَتَتْهُ امْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَتْ قَدْ أَرْضَعْتُ عُقْبَةَ وَالَّتِي تَزَوَّجَ‏.‏ فَقَالَ لَهَا عُقْبَةُ مَا أَعْلَمُ أَنَّكِ أَرْضَعْتِنِي وَلاَ أَخْبَرْتِنِي‏.‏ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى آلِ أَبِي إِهَابٍ يَسْأَلُهُمْ فَقَالُوا مَا عَلِمْنَا أَرْضَعَتْ صَاحِبَتَنَا‏.‏ فَرَكِبَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَسَأَلَهُ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ كَيْفَ وَقَدْ قِيلَ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَفَارَقَهَا، وَنَكَحَتْ زَوْجًا غَيْرَهُ‏.‏

TOPICS
divorce  *  doubt  *  suckling  *  marriage

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EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the Islamic ruling on marriage when there is doubt about whether two people were suckled by the same woman or not. In this case, the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ advised Uqba to divorce his wife as it was not permissible for them to stay together. This hadith teaches us that if there is any doubt in a marriage relationship then it should be resolved before continuing with the marriage. It also teaches us that we should always seek advice from knowledgeable people when faced with difficult situations like this one.

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