{"fatawa":{"id":7751,"title":"Status of the Hadeeth: \u201cThe most hated thing before Allaah is divorce\u201d","slug":"status-of-the-hadeeth-the-most-hated-thing-before-allaah-is-divorce","order":"","question":"What is the source of the phrase, \u201cThe most hated thing before Allah is divorce\u201d? Is it a hadeeth (Prophetic narration) or what?","answer":"Praise be to Allah.\r\nThis hadeeth is narrated from the trustworthy narrator Mu\u2019arrif ibn Wasil, from the trustworthy imam Muharib ibn Dathar (d.116 AH), who was one of the Tabi\u2019een (Successors). But it came from Mu\u2019arrif via two isnads (chains of transmission). \r\n\r\n1 \u2013 A muttasil (connected) isnad from Mu\u2019arrif ibn Wasil, from Muharib, from Ibn \u2018Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). \r\n\r\nThis was narrated by Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Wahabi, from Mu\u2019arrif, like this with an isnad, as recorded by Abu Dawood (2178), and via al-Bayhaqi in al-Sunan al-Kubra (7\/322), and Ibn \u2018Adiy in al-Kamil (6\/2453). \r\n\r\n2 \u2013 A mursal isnad (stops at the Successor) from Mu\u2019arrif ibn Wasil, from Muharib ibn Dathar, from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), without any mention of Ibn \u2018Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). \r\n\r\nIt was narrated thus by Ahmad ibn Yoonus, Yahya ibn Bakeer and Wakee\u2019 ibn al-Jarrah. \r\n\r\nAs recorded by Abu Dawood in al-Sunan (2177), al-Bayhaqi in al-Sunan al-Kubra (7\/322), Ibn Abi Shaybah in al-Musannaf (5\/253); it was also mentioned by al-Sakhawi in al-Maqasid al-Hasanah (11), and al-Daraqutni in al-\u2018Ilal (13\/225). \r\n\r\nWhen the muhaddithoon (scholars of hadeeth) saw that those who narrated it via a mursal isnad were more trustworthy and more numerous than those who narrated via a muttasil (connected) isnad, they thought it more likely to be mursal, and mursal is one of the types of da\u2019eef (weak) hadeeths. They stated that those who narrated it with a muttasil isnad from Ibn \u2018Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) were either mistaken or confused. \r\n\r\nIbn Abi Hatim said:  \r\n\r\nMy father said: It is only Muharib, from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). Mursal. End quote. \r\n\r\nAl-\u2018Ilal (1\/431). \r\n\r\nAl-Daraqutni (may Allah have mercy on him) said: It is more likely to be mursal. End quote. \r\n\r\nAl-\u2018Ilal (13\/225). \r\n\r\nAl-Bayhaqi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: \r\n\r\nIt is mursal. According to the report of Ibn Abi Shaybah from \u2018Abd-Allah ibn \u2018Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) it is mawsool (connected). End quote. \r\n\r\nAl-Sunan al-Kubra (7\/322). \r\n\r\nIbn \u2018Abd al-Hadi (may Allah have mercy on him) said of it being mursal: it is more likely the case. End quote. \r\n\r\nAl-Muharrir fi\u2019l-Hadeeth (1\/567). \r\n\r\nIn al-Maqasid al-Hasanah (p. 11), al-Sakhari thought is more likely to be mursal. End quote.  \r\n\r\nAl-Shaykh Ahmad Shakir (may Allah have mercy on him) said in \u2018Umdat al-Tafseer (1\/583): There is some doubt as to whether it is saheeh. End quote. \r\n\r\nAl-Albani said in Irwa\u2019 al-Ghaleel (2040): To sum up: the hadeeth was narrated from Mu\u2019arrif ibn Wasil by four trustworthy narrators: Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Wahibi, Ahmad ibn Yoonus, Wakee\u2019 ibn al-Jarrah and Yahya ibn Bakeer. \r\n\r\nThey differed concerning it. The first of them narrated it from Muharib ibn Dathar from Ibn \u2018Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) in a marfoo\u2019 report (i.e., attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)).The others said it was narrated from him from Muharib in a mursal report. \r\n\r\nThe one who has knowledge of hadeeth will not doubt that the narration of these men is more valid, because they are more numerous and had better memories. They are all among those whose hadeeth the two Shaykhs (al-Bukhari and Muslim) narrated in al-Saheehayn. So it comes as no surprise that Ibn Abi Hatim narrated from his father that the hadeeth is most likely mursal, and that al-Daraqutni suggested the same in al-\u2018Ilal, and al-Bayhaqi did likewise, as al-Hafiz said in al-Talkhees (3\/205). Al-Khattabi said something similar and al-Mundhiri followed him in Mukhtasar al-Sunan (3\/92): The well known view is that it is mursal. End quote.  \r\n\r\nThe hadeeth has a corroborating report from Mu\u2019adh ibn Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), which was narrated by al-Daraqutni in al-Sunan (4\/35) and Ibn \u2018Adiy in al-Kamil (2\/694), with the wording: \u201cAllah has not permitted anything more hated to Him than divorce.\u201d And there are other versions, but its isnad is da\u2019eef jiddan (very weak) and it is not valid to be quoted as evidence. \r\n\r\nBut although it is most likely that the hadeeth cannot be soundly attributed to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), its meaning is sound. \r\n\r\nAl-Shaykh Ibn \u2018Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: \r\n\r\nIt is narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: \u201cThe most hated of permissible things to Allah is divorce.\u201d This hadeeth is not saheeh, but its meaning is sound: Allah hates divorce, but He does not forbid it to His slaves, so as to make things easier for them. If there is a legitimate shar\u2019ee (religiously legislated) or regular reason for divorce, then it is permissible and depends on the likely outcome of keeping this woman as one's wife. If keeping her will lead to something that is contrary to sharee\u2019ah (Islamic law) which cannot be avoided except by divorcing her, such as if the woman is lacking in religious commitment or chastity, and the husband cannot set her straight, then in this case we say that it is better to divorce. But if there is no shar\u2019ee reason or ordinary reason, then it is better not to divorce, rather in that case divorce is makrooh (disliked). End quote. \r\n\r\nLiqa at al-bab il-Maftooh, no. 55, question no.3 \r\n\r\nAnd Allah knows best.\r\n\r\nIslam Q&A","status":1,"created_at":"2014-10-27T20:51:56.000000Z","updated_at":"2014-10-27T20:51:56.000000Z","language_id":1,"fatawacate_id":32,"parent_id":7750,"author_id":"","books":[],"articles":[],"videos":[],"audios":[],"author_name":"","category_name":"\u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u0627\u062f\u064a\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0636\u0639\u064a\u0641\u0629","category_slug":"","get_date":"2014-10-27"},"translations":[],"fatawa_books":[],"fatawa_articles":[],"fatawa_videos":[],"fatawa_audios":[],"url":"http:\/\/islamland.com\/eng\/api\/fatawas\/7751"}