Major Sins # 19
Asking ones husband for a divorce for no legitimate reason
Many women hasten to demand a divorce from their husbands for the least little
argument, or if their husbands do not give them what they want of money. Some
women may be egged on by troublemakers among their relatives or neighbours to
challenge their husbands with provocative words such as: "If you were a real
man, you would divorce me!" The dire results of divorce are well known:
breakdown of the family and children roaming the streets. A person may come to
regret divorce when it is too late.
For all these reasons and others, the Shareeah wisely prohibited such actions.
Thawbaan (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Any woman who asks her husband for a
divorce with no sound reason will be deprived of smelling the fragrance of
Paradise." (Reported by Ahmad, 5.277; see also Saheeh al-Jaami', 2703).
Uqbah ibn Aamir (may Allaah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: "Woman who ask for divorce
and women who contend unnecessarily with their husbands are hypocrites."
(Reported by al-Tabaraani in al-Kabeer, 17/339; see also Saheeh al-Jaami',
1934).
But if there is a sound reason, such as the husband abandoning prayer, drinking
or taking drugs, or forcing his wife to do something haraam, or oppressing her
and making her suffer by denying her the rights granted to her by Islaam, and
he does not listen to advice to mend his ways, then in this case there is
nothing wrong with a woman seeking divorce for her own sake and for the sake of
her religion.
False Hadith regarding Divorce
The hadith "marry and do not divorce for verily divorce causes the arsha
(throne o Allah) to shake" is also forged and daeef. (Al Jami As- Sagheer #2429)
As-Salaam Walekum
Adil Khan
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Prohibition of Reviling a Muslim without any cause
Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah
(PBUH) said, "When two persons indulge in abusing each other, the beginner will
be the sinner so long as the oppressed does not transgress the limits."[Muslim].
266/1561 - Riyad Us-Saliheen (Gardens of the Righteous)
Commentary:
This Hadith tells us that if a Muslim abuses another and says unfair things
about him and in return the recipient also abuses him and says unfair things to
the same extent, then the entire burden of sin of abusing would lie with the
person who initiated the quarrel. But if the one who is wronged, exceeds the
limits in revenge, then he will also be guilty to the degree of his excess.
Thus, this Hadith shows that although revenge is permissible in Islam, it is
better to forgive and bear the excess with patience. The reason behind this is
that in revenge, one usually exceeds the limits and becomes an aggressor. Allah
says: "And verily, whosoever shows patience and forgives, that would truly be
from the things recommended by Allah." (42:43).
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