Volume 7, Book 63, Number 189:
Narrated Musruq:
I asked ‘Aisha about the option: She said, “The Prophet gave us the option. Do you think that option
was considered as a divorce?” I said, “It matters little to me if I give my wife the option once or a
hundred times after she has chosen me.”
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Volume 7, Book 63, Number 190:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
A man divorced his wife and she married another man who proved to be impotent and divorced
her. She could not get her satisfaction from him, and after a while he divorced her. Then she came to
the Prophet and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! My first husband divorced me and then I married another
man who entered upon me to consummate his marriage but he proved to be impotent and did not
approach me except once during which he benefited nothing from me. Can I remarry my first hus –
band in this case?” Allah’s Apostle said, “It is unlawful to marry your first husband till the other hus –
band consummates his marriage with you.”
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 191:
Narrated Said bin Jubair:
that he heard Ibn ‘Abbas saying, “If a man makes his wife unlawful for him, it does not mean that
she is divorced.” He added, “Indeed in the Apostle of Allah , you have a good example to follow.”
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 192:
Narrated ‘Ubaid bin ‘Umar:
I heard ‘Aisha saying, “The Prophet used to stay for a long while with Zanab bint Jahsh and drink
honey at her house. So Hafsa and I decided that if the Prophet came to anyone of us, she should say
him, “I detect the smell of Maghafir (a nasty smelling gum) in you. Have you eaten Maghafir?’ ” So
the Prophet visited one of them and she said to him similarly. The Prophet said, “Never mind, I have
taken some honey at the house of Zainab bint Jahsh, but I shall never drink of it anymore.” So there
was revealed: ‘O Prophet ! Why do you ban (for you) that which Allah has made lawful for you . . . If
you two (wives of Prophet) turn in repentance to Allah,’ (66.1-4) addressing Aisha and Hafsa. ‘When
the Prophet disclosed a matter in confidence to some of his wives.’ (66.3) namely his saying: But I
have taken some honey.”
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 193:
Narrated ‘Aisha:
Allah’s Apostle was fond of honey and sweet edible things and (it was his habit) that after finishing
the ‘Asr prayer he would visit his wives and stay with one of them at that time. Once he went to Haf –
sa, the daughter of ‘Umar and stayed with her more than usual. I got jealous and asked the reason for
that. I was told that a lady of her folk had given her a skin filled with honey as a present, and that
she made a syrup from it and gave it to the Prophet to drink (and that was the reason for the delay). I
said, “By Allah we will play a trick on him (to prevent him from doing so).” So I said to Sada bint
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Zam’a “The Prophet will approach you, and when he comes near you, say: ‘Have you taken Maghafir
(a bad-smelling gum)?’ He will say, ‘No.’ Then say to him: ‘Then what is this bad smell which i smell
from you?’ He will say to you, ‘Hafsa made me drink honey syrup.’ Then say: Perhaps the bees of that
honey had sucked the juice of the tree of Al-‘Urfut.’ I shall also say the same. O you, Safiyya, say the
same.” Later Sada said, “By Allah, as soon as he (the Prophet ) stood at the door, I was about to say to
him what you had ordered me to say because I was afraid of you.” So when the Prophet came near
Sada, she said to him, “O Allah’s Apostle! Have you taken Maghafir?” He said, “No.” She said. “Then
what is this bad smell which I detect on you?” He said, “Hafsa made me drink honey syrup.” She said,
“Perhaps its bees had sucked the juice of Al-‘Urfut tree.” When he came to me, I also said the same,
and when he went to Safiyya, she also said the same. And when the Prophet again went to Hafsa, she
said, ‘O Allah’s Apostle! Shall I give you more of that drink?” He said, “I am not in need of it.” Sada
said, “By Allah, we deprived him (of it).” I said to her, “Keep quiet.” ‘
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 194:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, “Allah has forgiven my followers the evil thoughts that occur to their minds, as
long as such thoughts are not put into action or uttered.” And Qatada said, “If someone divorces his
wife just in his mind, such an unuttered divorce has no effect.:
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 195:
Narrated Jabir:
A man from the tribe of Bani Aslam came to the Prophet while he was in the mosque and said, “I
have committed illegal sexual intercourse.” The Prophet turned his face to the other side. The man
turned towards the side towards which the Prophet had turned his face, and gave four witnesses
against himself. On that the Prophet called him and said, “Are you insane?” (He added), “Are you
married?” The man said, ‘Yes.” On that the Prophet ordered him to be stoned to the death in the Mus –
alla (a praying place). When the stones hit him with their sharp edges and he fled, but he was caught
at Al-Harra and then killed
Volume 7, Book 63, Number 196:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
A man from Bani Aslam came to Allah’s Apostle while he was in the mosque and called (the
Prophet ) saying, “O Allah’s Apostle! I have committed illegal sexual intercourse.” On that the Prophet
turned his face from him to the other side, whereupon the man moved to the side towards which the
Prophet had turned his face, and said, “O Allah’s Apostle! I have committed illegal sexual inter –
course.” The Prophet turned his face (from him) to the other side whereupon the man moved to the
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side towards which the Prophet had turned his face, and repeated his statement. The Prophet turned
his face (from him) to the other side again. The man moved again (and repeated his statement) for
the fourth time. So when the man had given witness four times against himself, the Prophet called
him and said, “Are you insane?” He replied, “No.” The Prophet then said (to his companions), “Go and
stone him to death.” The man was a married one. Jabir bin ‘Abdullah Al-Ansari said: I was one of
those who stoned him. We stoned him at the Musalla (‘Id praying place) in Medina. When the stones
hit him with their sharp edges, he fled, but we caught him at Al-Harra and stoned him till he died.