45. Chapter
٤٥۔ كِتَابُ الظِّهَارِ
"Praise is to Allah Whose hearing encompasses all voices. The woman who disputed concerning her husband (Al-Mujadilah) came to the Prophet when I was (sitting) in a corner of the house, and she complained about her husband, but I did not hear what she said. The Allah revealed: 'Indeed Allah has heard the statement of her that disputes with you concerning her husband.'" (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 188)
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي وَسِعَ سَمْعُهُ الْأَصْوَاتَ لَقَدْ جَاءَتِ الْمُجَادِلَةُ تَشْتَكِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَنَا فِي نَاحِيَةِ الْبَيْتِ مَا أَسْمَعُ مَا تَقُولُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللهُ ﷻ {قَدْ سَمِعَ اللهُ قَوْلَ الَّتِي تُجَادِلُكَ فِي زَوْجِهَا} [المجادلة 1]
"Blessed is the One Whose hearing encompasses all things. I heard some of the words of Khawlah bint Tha'labah, but some of her words were not clear to me, when she complained to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about her husband, and said: 'O Messenger of Allah, ﷺ he has consumed my youth and I split my belly for him (i.e., bore him many children), but when I grew old and could no longer bear children he declared Zihar upon me; O Allah, I complain to You.' She continued to complain until Jibra'il brought down these Verses: 'Indeed Allah has heard the statement of she who pleads with you (O Muhammad) concerning her husband, and complains to Allah" (58:1) (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2063)
تَبَارَكَ اللهُ الَّذِي وَسِعَ سَمْعُهُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ إِنِّي لَأَسْمَعُ كَلَامَ خَوْلَةَ بِنْتِ ثَعْلَبَةَ وَيَخْفَى عَلَيَّ بَعْضُهُ وَهِيَ تَشْتَكِي إِلَى رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ زَوْجَهَا وَهِيَ تَقُولُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَكَلَ شَبَابِي وَنَثَرْتُ لَهُ بَطْنِي حَتَّى إِذَا كَبِرَتْ سِنِّي وَانْقَطَعَ لَهُ وَلَدِي ظَاهَرَ مِنِّي اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَشْكُو إِلَيْكَ قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ ؓ فَمَا بَرِحَتْ حَتَّى نَزَلَ جِبْرِيلُ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ بِهَؤُلَاءِ الْآيَاتِ {قَدْ سَمِعَ اللهُ قَوْلَ الَّتِي تُجَادِلُكَ فِي زَوْجِهَا} [المجادلة 1] قَالَ وَزَوْجُهَا أَوْسُ بْنُ الصَّامِتِ
حَمَّادٍ فَأَرْسَلَهُ
[Machine] "Regarding his wife during the pre-Islamic period, you are to me like the back of my mother, forbidden to me in Islam," he said. He was the first person to openly declare his acceptance of Islam. Aus was his name, and his cousin's daughter, whose name was Khawla bint Khaylid, was married to him. He divorced her and then took her back, saying, "I don't see you as anything but forbidden to me." She responded with the same, and he then told her, "Go to the Prophet ﷺ and present your case to him." So she went to the Prophet ﷺ and found him using a comb to comb his hair. She informed him of what had transpired, and he said, "O Khawla, has anything been revealed to us about your situation?" The Prophet ﷺ then received a revelation and said, "O Khawla, have good news. She responded with, "Good news?!" He repeated, "Good news!" And then he recited to her the verse from the Quran, "Indeed, Allah has heard the statement of the woman who argues with you concerning her husband and complains to Allah" (Surah Al-Mujadila, 58:1)."
لِامْرَأَتِهِ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ أَنْتِ عَلَيَّ كَظَهْرِ أُمِّي حُرِّمَتْ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ قَالَ وَكَانَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ ظَاهَرَ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ أَوْسٌ وَكَانَتْ تَحْتَهُ ابْنَةُ عَمٍّ لَهُ يُقَالُ لَهَا خُوَيْلَةُ بِنْتُ خُوَيْلِدٍ فَظَاهَرَ مِنْهَا فَأُسْقِطَ فِي يَدِهِ وَقَالَ مَا أَرَاكِ إِلَّا قَدْ حُرِّمْتِ عَلَيَّ قَالَتْ لَهُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ قَالَ فَانْطَلِقِي إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَسَلِيهِ فَأَتَتِ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَوَجَدَتْ عِنْدَهُ مَاشِطَةً تَمْشُطُ رَأْسَهُ فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ فَقَالَ يَا خُوَيْلَةُ مَا أُمْرِنَا فِي أَمْرِكِ بِشَيْءٍ فَأُنْزِلَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ يَا خُوَيْلَةُ أَبْشِرِي قَالَتْ خَيْرًا قَالَ خَيْرًا فَقَرَأَ عَلَيْهَا قَوْلَهُ تَعَالَى {قَدْ سَمِعَ اللهُ قَوْلَ الَّتِي تُجَادِلُكَ فِي زَوْجِهَا وَتَشْتَكِي إِلَى اللهِ} [المجادلة 1] الْآيَاتِ
[Machine] A divorce does not occur in the back, meaning it is not valid.
لَا يَقَعُ فِي الظِّهَارِ طَلَاقٌ يَعْنِي بِالظِّهَارِ
[Machine] Dhuhr and 'Ila' were considered forms of divorce during the pre-Islamic period, but Allah abolished them. Allah imposed a waiting period of four months for 'Ila' and prescribed expiation for Dhuhr.
كَانَ الظِّهَارُ وَالْإِيلَاءُ طَلَاقًا عَلَى عَهْدِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَوَقَّتَ اللهُ ﷻ فِي الْإِيلَاءِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَجَعَلَ فِي الظِّهَارِ الْكَفَّارَةَ