[Machine] In His statement {And if a woman fears from her husband contempt or evasion} [An-Nisa: 128], it is said that this verse was revealed regarding a woman who her husband does not show favor towards her and wishes to divorce her and marry someone else. So, she says, "Do not divorce me, keep me in a state of marriage while you are capable of providing for me and fulfilling the obligations towards me." Then Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, revealed {There is no blame upon them if they make terms of settlement between themselves} [An-Nisa: 128].  

ؓ فِي قَوْلِهِ {وَإِنِ امْرَأَةٌ خَافَتْ مِنْ بَعْلِهَا نُشُوزًا أَوْ إِعْرَاضًا} [النساء 128] قَالَتْ نَزَلَتْ فِي الْمَرْأَةِ تَكُونُ عِنْدَ الرَّجُلِ لَا يَسْتَكْثِرُ مِنْهَا فَيُرِيدُ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا وَيَتَزَوَّجَ غَيْرَهَا فَتَقُولُ لَا تُطَلِّقْنِي وَأَمْسِكْنِي وَأَنْتَ فِي حِلٍّ مِنَ النَّفَقَةِ وَالْقِسْمَةِ لِي فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {لَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا أَنْ يُصْلِحَا بَيْنَهُمَا صُلْحًا} الْآيَةَ  

[Machine] "Do not divorce me and swear to me what seems good to you, for Allah has revealed the verse: 'And if a woman fears from her husband ill-conduct or evasion...' [Quran 4:128]."  

لَا تُطَلِّقْنِي وَاقْسِمْ لِي مَا بَدَا لَكَ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {وَإِنِ امْرَأَةٌ خَافَتْ مِنْ بَعْلِهَا نُشُوزًا أَوْ إِعْرَاضًا} [النساء 128] الْآيَةَ  

[Machine] The Sunnah in these two verses that Allah ﷻ mentioned about a person's rebellion and his turning away from his wife is that if a man disobeys his wife and shows preference to another woman, then it is his duty to offer her a divorce or to keep her with him based on what she was previously entitled to from the responsibilities of himself and his wealth. If she chooses to stay with him on those terms and does not want a divorce, then there is no harm on him in what he has chosen over her. If he does not offer her a divorce and reconciles with her by giving her whatever she is satisfied with from his wealth and agrees to her right to what she was previously entitled to from the responsibilities of himself and his wealth, then it is permissible and valid for them to reconcile. This is what Sa'id bin Al-Musayyib and Suleiman As-Sulhi mentioned when Allah ﷻ said, "There is no sin on them if they reconcile on those terms, and reconciliation is better." I was told that Rafe' bin Khadeej Al-Ansari, one of the companions of the Prophet ﷺ, had a wife, and when she became old, he married a young girl over her. And she asked him for a divorce, so he divorced her once, then he gave her a waiting period until she was about to end it, then he took her back. Then he favored the young girl over her, so she asked him for a divorce again, so he divorced her a second time, then he gave her a waiting period until she was about to end it, then he took her back. Then he favored the young girl over her again, so she asked him for a divorce again. He said to her, "You may have only one divorce left. If you wish, you can settle on what you see fits from your rights, and if you wish, I will separate from you." She said, "No, I would rather settle on what I have been favored with." So he kept her on those terms, and he did not commit any sin when she consented to settle on what he had chosen over her.  

أَنَّ السُّنَّةَ فِي هَاتَيْنِ الْآيَتَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ ذَكَرَ اللهُ ﷻ فِيهِمَا نُشُوزَ الْمَرْءِ وَإِعْرَاضَهُ عَنِ امْرَأَتِهِ فِي قَوْلِهِ {وَإِنِ امْرَأَةٌ خَافَتْ مِنْ بَعْلِهَا نُشُوزًا أَوْ إِعْرَاضًا} [النساء 128] إِلَى تَمَامِ الْآيَتَيْنِ أَنَّ الْمَرْءَ إِذَا نَشَزَ عَنِ امْرَأَتِهِ وَآثَرَ عَلَيْهَا فَإِنَّ مِنَ الْحَقِّ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَعْرِضَ عَلَيْهَا أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا أَوْ تَسْتَقِرَّ عِنْدَهُ عَلَى مَا كَانَتْ مِنْ أَثَرَةٍ فِي الْقَسَمِ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ وَمَالِهِ فَإِنِ اسْتَقَرَّتْ عِنْدَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَكَرِهَتْ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا فَلَا حَرَجَ عَلَيْهِ فِيمَا آثَرَ عَلَيْهِمَا مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَعْرِضْ عَلَيْهَا الطَّلَاقَ وَصَالَحَهَا عَلَى أَنْ يُعْطِيَهَا مِنْ مَالِهِ مَا تَرْضَاهُ وَتَقَرُّ عِنْدَهُ عَلَى الْأَثَرَةِ فِي الْقَسَمِ مِنْ مَالِهِ وَنَفْسِهِ صَلُحَ لَهُ ذَلِكَ وَجَازَ صُلْحُهُمَا عَلَيْهِ كَذَلِكَ ذَكَرَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ الْمُسَيِّبِ وَسُلَيْمَانُ الصُّلْحَ الَّذِي قَالَ اللهُ ﷻ {لَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا أَنْ يُصْلِحَا بَيْنَهُمَا صُلْحًا وَالصُّلْحُ خَيْرٌ} وَقَدْ ذُكِرَ لِي أَنَّ رَافِعَ بْنَ خَدِيجٍ الْأَنْصَارِيَّ وَكَانَ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ امْرَأَةٌ حَتَّى إِذَا كَبِرَتْ تَزَوَّجَ عَلَيْهَا فَتَاةً شَابَّةً فَآثَرَ عَلَيْهَا الشَّابَّةَ فَنَاشَدَتْهُ الطَّلَاقَ فَطَلَّقَهَا تَطْلِيقَةً ثُمَّ أَمْهَلَهَا حَتَّى إِذَا كَادَتْ تَحِلُّ رَاجَعَهَا ثُمَّ عَادَ فَآثَرَ الشَّابَّةَ عَلَيْهَا فَنَاشَدَتْهُ الطَّلَاقَ فَطَلَّقَهَا تَطْلِيقَةً أُخْرَى ثُمَّ أَمْهَلَهَا حَتَّى إِذَا كَادَتْ تَحِلُّ رَاجَعَهَا ثُمَّ عَادَ فَآثَرَ الشَّابَّةَ عَلَيْهَا فَنَاشَدَتْهُ الطَّلَاقَ فَقَالَ مَا شِئْتِ إِنَّمَا بَقِيَتْ لَكِ تَطْلِيقَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ فَإِنْ شِئْتِ اسْتَقْرَرْتِ عَلَى مَا تَرَيْنَ مِنَ الْأَثَرَةِ وَإِنْ شِئْتِ فَارَقْتُكِ فَقَالَتْ لَا بَلِ أَسْتَقِرُّ عَلَى الْأَثَرَةِ فَأَمْسَكَهَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَكَانَ ذَلِكَ صُلْحَهُمَا وَلَمْ يَرَ رَافِعٌ عَلَيْهِ إِثْمًا حِينَ رَضِيَتْ بِأَنْ تَسْتَقِرَّ عِنْدَهُ عَلَى الْأَثَرَةِ فِيمَا آثَرَ بِهِ عَلَيْهَا  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ passed away leaving behind nine wives, and he used to divide his time between eight of them.  

النَّبِيَّ ﷺ تُوُفِّيَ عَنْ تِسْعِ نِسْوَةٍ وَكَانَ يَقْسِمُ لِثَمَانٍ  

A’ishah wife of the Prophet ﷺ reported “When the Apostle of Allaah ﷺ intended to go on a journey he cast lots amongst his wives and the one who was chosen by lot went on it with him. He divided his time, day and night (equally) for each of his wives except that Saudah daughter of Zam’ah gave her day to A’ishah. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2138)   

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِذَا أَرَادَ سَفَرًا أَقْرَعَ بَيْنَ نِسَائِهِ فَأَيَّتُهُنَّ خَرَجَ سَهْمُهَا خَرَجَ بِهَا مَعَهُ وَكَانَ يَقْسِمُ لِكُلِّ امْرَأَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ يَوْمَهَا وَلَيْلَتَهَا غَيْرَ أَنَّ سَوْدَةَ بِنْتَ زَمْعَةَ وَهَبَتْ يَوْمَهَا وَلَيْلَتَهَا لِعَائِشَةَ زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ تَبْتَغِي بِذَلِكَ رِضَا رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ  

[Machine] Bintu Zam'ah gifted her day to Aisha, and so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would allocate a day for her, known as the day of Sowdah.  

بِنْتُ زَمْعَةَ ؓ وَهَبَتْ يَوْمَهَا لِعَائِشَةَ ؓ فَكَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَقْسِمُ لَهَا بِيَوْمِ سَوْدَةَ  

[Machine] It was reported that the Prophet ﷺ divorced her, so she said, "O Messenger of Allah, do not divorce me, hold on to me, and make my day for Aisha." So he did as she requested, and then this verse was revealed: "And if a woman fears from her husband contempt or evasion, there is no sin upon them if they make terms of settlement between them" [Quran 4:128]. He said, "Whatever they agree upon is permissible."  

يُطَلِّقَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ لَا تُطَلِّقْنِي وَأَمْسِكْنِي وَاجْعَلْ يَوْمِي لِعَائِشَةَ فَفَعَلَ فَنَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ {وَإِنِ امْرَأَةٌ خَافَتْ مِنْ بَعْلِهَا نُشُوزًا أَوْ إِعْرَاضًا} [النساء 128] قَالَ فَمَا اصْطَلَحَا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَهُوَ جَائِزٌ  

[Machine] "And similar to this (situation) is (the case of) a woman who fears disobedience or aversion from her husband" [Surah An-Nisa, verse 128]. This is because Sawdah, may Allah be pleased with her, was a woman who had aged, so the Messenger of Allah ﷺ decided to separate from her. She felt sadness from this and she came to know about Aisha and her status with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . So she gifted her day with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to Aisha, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ accepted that. Ahmad ibn Yunus narrated this from Abu Zinad in a connected chain, as mentioned previously in the first book of marriage."  

ؓ وَأَشْبَاهِهَا {وَإِنِ امْرَأَةٌ خَافَتْ مِنْ بَعْلِهَا نُشُوزًا أَوْ إِعْرَاضًا} [النساء 128] وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ سَوْدَةَ ؓ كَانَتِ امْرَأَةً قَدْ أَسَنَّتْ فَفَرِقَتْ أَنْ يُفَارِقَهَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَضَنَّتْ بِمَكَانِهَا مِنْهُ وَعَرَفَتْ مِنْ حُبِّ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ عَائِشَةَ وَمَنْزِلَتِهَا مِنْهُ فَوَهَبَتْ يَوْمَهَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لِعَائِشَةَ ؓ فَقَبِلَ ذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَرَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يُونُسَ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ مَوْصُولًا كَمَا سَبَقَ ذِكْرُهُ فِي أَوَّلِ كِتَابِ النِّكَاحِ