Sunan Abi Dawud

Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) — Hadith #2233

Traditional grade: Sahih, Hasan How we grade
Sunan Abi Dawud:Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq):Hadith 2233
حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، فِي قِصَّةِ بَرِيرَةَ قَالَتْ كَانَ زَوْجُهَا عَبْدًا فَخَيَّرَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاخْتَارَتْ نَفْسَهَا وَلَوْ كَانَ حُرًّا لَمْ يُخَيِّرْهَا ‏.‏

While relating the tradition about Barirah A’ishah said “her husband was a slave, so the Prophet(ﷺ) gave her choice. She chose herself. Had he been a free man, he would not given her choice.”

Chain of Narration (Isnad)
Uthman bin Muhammad → al-Husain bin 'Ali bin al-Walid al-Ja'fi الحسين بن علي بن الوليد الجعفي → Za'ida bin Qadama al-Thaqifi زائدة بن قدامة الثقفي → Smak bin Hrb bin Aws سماك بن حرب بن أوس → Abdur Rahman bin al-Qasim عبد الرحمن بن القاسم بن محمد بن أبي بكر → al-Qasim ibn Muhammad القاسم بن محمد بن أبي بكر الصديق → Aisha bint Abi Bakr

Chain Family Tree

7 narrators from originator to compiler

Hadith Grading

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Traditional grade: Sahih, Hasan