أَخْبَرَنَا يُوسُفُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي عُقَيْلٌ عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ کَعْبٍ أَنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ کَعْبٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ کَعْبًا يُحَدِّثُ حَدِيثَهُ حِينَ تَخَلَّفَ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوکَ وَقَالَ فِيهِ إِذَا رَسُولُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْتِينِي وَيَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَأْمُرُکَ أَنْ تَعْتَزِلَ امْرَأَتَکَ فَقُلْتُ أُطَلِّقُهَا أَمْ مَاذَا أَفْعَلُ قَالَ بَلْ اعْتَزِلْهَا وَلَا تَقْرَبْهَا وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَی صَاحِبَيَّ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِکَ فَقُلْتُ لِامْرَأَتِي الْحَقِي بِأَهْلِکِ وَکُونِي عِنْدَهُمْ حَتَّی يَقْضِيَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ خَالَفَهُمْ مَعْقِلُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ
سنن نسائی · Hadith 3457
‘Abdur-Rahman bin ‘Abdullah bin Ka’b bin M narrated that his father said: “heard my father Ka’b bin Malik — who was one of the three whose repentance was accepted say: ‘The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم sent word to me and to my two companions saying: The Messenger of Allah صلی اللہ علیہ وآلہ وسلم commands you to keep away from your wives. I said to his envoy: Shall I divorce my wife, or what should I do? He said: No, just keep away from her, and do not approach her. I said to my wife: Go to your family and stay with them. So she went to them.” (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020