Hadiths on Wife-Initiated Divorce

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2 explained prophetic hadiths on "Wife-Initiated Divorce": Arabic text, translation, explanation and lessons, with authenticity grade and references.

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This category gathers 2 authentic hadiths on the annulment of the marriage (Al Khul'). The first reports that the wife of Thabit ibn Qays separated from her husband by a dissolution of marriage at the time of the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him), who ordered her to count a menstrual period. The second transmits the formula of the khul': "Accept (to take back) the garden, and divorce her once" (no. 58133).

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

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