كتاب النكاح
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Marriage
Bulugh al-Maram 1082
Narrated Jabir (RA):
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said: "There is no divorce except after marriage, and no freeing (of a slave) till one has possession (of one)." [Reported by Abu Ya'la and al-Hakim graded it Sahih (authentic), but it is Ma'lul (containing a hidden defective).
وَعَنْ جَابِرٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-قَالَ : { لَا طَلَاقَ إِلَّا بَعْدَ نِكَاحٍ , وَلَا عِتْقَ إِلَّا بَعْدَ مِلْكٍ } رَوَاهُ أَبُو يَعْلَى , وَصَحَّحَهُ اَلْحَاكِمُ , وَهُوَ مَعْلُولٌ 1‏ .‏
Reference : Bulugh al-Maram 1082
In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 1082
English translation : Book 8, Hadith 1093
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