Hadiths on Family Jurisprudence

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177 explained prophetic hadiths on "Family Jurisprudence": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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163 hadiths cover family law in 15 subcategories: marriage, divorce, remarriage with one's divorcee, wife-initiated divorce, the oath of abstinence, mutual condemnation, the waiting period, breastfeeding, child custody, expenses, clothing and adornment, Muslim society, as well as the rulings of women and of the newborn. Marriage is the largest part with 57 hadiths.

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

The list of hadiths on Family Jurisprudence

Authentic hadith The Jews say that coitus interruptus is minor infanticide. He said: The Jews told a lie. If Allah intends to create it, you cannot prevent it Authentic hadith I asked ‘Ā'ishah: How much was the dowry paid by the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him)? She said: His dowry for his wiv Authentic hadith ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) reported: I married Fātimah (may Allah be pleased with her) so I said: O Messenger of Allah, let me consummate th Authentic hadith ‘Abdullāh ibn Mas‘ūd was asked about a man who had married a woman without specifying a dowry for her and then died before consummating the marriage w Authentic hadith The easiest marriage is the best marriage Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) held a wedding dinner for his marriage to one of his wives with two Mudds of barley Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) stayed for three nights between Khaybar and Madīnah when he married Safiyyah Authentic Whoever has two wives and is inclined to one of them will come on the Day of Judgment with his side inclined Authentic hadith It is a Sunnah for a man who marries a virgin when he already has a wife (who is no longer a virgin) that he stay seven nights with the new wife and t Authentic hadith Indeed, you are not inferior in the sight of your family. If you wish, I can stay seven (nights) with you, but if I stay seven with you, I will also s Authentic hadith the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) allocated two days to ‘Ā’ishah; her own day and that of Sawdah Good hadith The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) did not give preference to one of us over the other in terms of his division of t Authentic A dinar you spent in the cause of Allah, a dinar you spent on a slave, a dinar you gave in charity to a needy person, and a dinar you spent on your fa Authentic hadith Whenever the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) intended to go on a journey, he would cast lots among his wives and would take the Authentic hadith Accept (to take back) the garden, and divorce her once Authentic hadith The wife of Thābit ibn Qays was separated from her husband by a Khul‘ during the time of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). So Authentic hadith The (pronouncement) of three divorces during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and that of Abu Bakr Good hadith ‘Abd Yazīd — the father of Rukānah and his siblings — divorced Umm Rukānah and married a woman from Muzaynah. So the new wife came to the Prophet (may Good hadith Three things are binding regardless of whether they were expressed seriously or jokingly: marriage, divorce, and restoration (of a divorcee) Authentic Allah has forgiven my Ummah for the thoughts that come to their minds, unless they act upon them or utter them Authentic hadith Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If [a man] forbids his wife, this is nothing. He further quoted: {There is in the Messenger of Allah Authentic hadith The son of Adam cannot make a vow concerning what is not his; he cannot free a slave who is not his; and he cannot divorce a woman who is not his (wif Authentic hadith You divorced (in a manner that is) against the Sunnah and took back (in a manner that is) against the Sunnah. Call someone to bear witness to her divo Authentic hadith If a period of four months has passed, the husband should be put in prison so that he divorces his wife, but the divorce does not occur unless the hus Authentic hadith I have seen more than ten of the Companions of the Messengers of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him); they all stopped the 'Mūli' (the No judgment by Shaykh Al-Albaani is available The people of the pre-Islamic era of ignorance would practice Īlā' (take an oath not to have sexual intercourse with their wives) for a duration of on Good hadith A man went to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) as he made Zhihār against his wife yet had intercourse with her Good hadith The Hadīth of Salamah ibn Sakhr (may Allah be pleased with him) on Zhihār Authentic hadith Watch her, if she gives birth to a white-complexioned child having straight hair and sore eyes, he is the son of Hilāl ibn Umayyah, but if she gives b Authentic hadith ‘Uwaymir al-‘Ajlāni went to ‘Āsim ibn ‘Adyy al-Ansāri and asked: O ‘Āsim, tell me, if a man sees his wife (sleeping) with another man, should he kill Authentic hadith A man came to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and said: My wife does not object if anyone touches her. He said: Divorce her. Good chain of narrators If a man acknowledges his paternity of a child (even) for a moment, he has no right to deny it (later) Authentic hadith Barīrah was instructed to observe an ‘Iddah of three menstrual cycles Authentic hadith No, go and collect the harvest from your trees, for perhaps you will give (some of it in) charity or do a good deed with it Authentic hadith Stay in your house until the term (of ‘Iddah) lapses. She said: So I spent my ‘Iddah therein (in her husband's house) for four months and ten days Authentic hadith O Messenger of Allah, my husband has divorced me three times and I am afraid that my house will be broken into Authentic hadith Do not confuse the Sunnah of our Prophet. The ‘Iddah of a mother-slave girl whose master dies is four months and ten (days) Authentic hadith ‘Urwah ibn Az-Zubayr reported from ‘Ā’ishah that she took Hafsah bint ‘Abdur-Rahmān ibn Abu Bakr As-Siddīq into her house when she was in her third pe Authentic hadith A slave has two counts of divorce to discharge toward his free wife, who shall observe a waiting period of three menstrual cycles. A free man has two No judgment by Shaykh Al-Albaani is available A woman whose husband is missing and whose whereabouts is unknown to her must wait for four years and then observe the ‘Iddah (of a widow) for four mo Authentic hadith Let no man stay the night in the place of a previously married woman unless he is her husband or her Mahram Authentic hadith There should be no sexual intercourse with a pregnant woman until she gives birth, nor with a non-pregnant woman until she has one menstrual cycle Authentic hadith One or two sucks do not render marriage prohibited Authentic hadith Suckle him, and you will become unlawful for him (in marriage), and (the discomfort) which Abu Hudhayfah feels in his heart will disappear Authentic hadith It was revealed in the Qur'an that: ten times of breastfeeding known with certainty establish prohibition (Mahram relationship through breastfeeding); Authentic hadith No prohibition results from suckling, except for what penetrates the intestines from the breast before weaning Authentic hadith The hand which gives is the higher hand. Start with those for whom you are responsible: your mother, your father, your sister, your brother, then the Authentic hadith One will be committing a great sin if he withholds sustenance from those whom he should provide for Authentic hadith Ibn ‘Umar reported that ‘Umar ibn al-Khattāb wrote to the army commanders about men who stayed for a long time away from their wives. He ordered the [ Good hadith You are more entitled to him as long as you do not get married Authentic Every one of you is a guardian and responsible for his subjects Authentic hadith This is your father, and this your mother, so take whichever of them you wish by the hand Authentic hadith Hadīth of Rāfi‘ ibn Sinān about giving a child the option to choose between parents who separated upon conversion to Islam Authentic Indeed, many women have come to the family of Muhammad complaining about their husbands. Those (men) are not the best among you Authentic hadith I went to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) with my father. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon hi Authentic hadith Whenever a woman harms her husband in this world, his wife from the Houris of Paradise says: Do not harm him! May Allah destroy you! He is but a passi Authentic hadith The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) cursed the effeminate men and the masculine women. He said: Turn them out of your houses Authentic hadith Hilāl ibn Umayyah went to the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and accused his wife of committing illegal sexual intercourse with Authentic hadith If I were to order anyone to prostrate himself before another, I would have ordered the wife to prostrate herself before her husband Authentic hadith ‘Abdullāh ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) divorced his wife while she was menstruating. So, ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) informed t
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