Do you want to go back to Rifā‘ah? Not until you taste his sweetness and he tastes your sw…

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Authentic hadith

Updated on 24 September 2026 at 12:34 AM

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Hadith text: Do you want to go back to Rifā‘ah? Not until you taste…

عن عائشة- رضي الله عنها- مرفوعاً: «جاءت امرأة رفاعة القرظي إلى النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم فقالت: كنت عند رفاعة القرظي فطلقني فَبَتَّ طلاقي، فتزوجت بعده عبد الرحمن بن الزَّبير، وإنما معه مثل هُدْبَةِ الثَّوْبِ، فتبسم رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وقال: أتريدين أن ترجعي إلى رفاعة؟ لا، حتى تَذُوقي عُسَيْلَتَهُ، ويذوق عُسَيْلَتَكِ، قالت: وأبو بكر عنده، وخالد بن سعيد بالباب ينتظر أن يؤذن له، فنادى: يا أبا بكر، ألا تسمع إلى هذه: ما تَجْهَرُ به عند رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ».

Explanation of the hadith: Do you want to go back to Rifā‘ah? Not until you taste…

The wife of Rifā‘ah al-Qurazhi came to complain about her situation to the Prophet (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him). She told him that she was married to Rifā‘ah, who gave her a third irrevocable divorce. Then she married ‘Abdur-Rahmān ibn Az-Zubayr who, nevertheless, could not have sexual intercourse with her, because of his inability to have a penile erection. The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) smiled at her explicit words, which women would usually feel too shy to say. He understood that she wanted his judgment to go back to her ex-husband, Rifā‘ah. The lady believed that she was now lawful for Rifā‘ah on the grounds of her marriage contract with ‘Abdur-Rahmān. However, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) refused to grant her that judgment. To become lawful for her ex-husband, the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: She must have sexual intercourse with her new husband. Abu Bakr was with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) and Khālid ibn Sa‘īd was standing at the door, waiting to be allowed in. So Khālid called out to Abu Bakr in resentment at what the lady said to the Prophet. Indeed, the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) had great reverence and esteem for the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him). We ask Allah to grant us respect for and compliance with the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).

Categories : Family Jurisprudence · Divorce · Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles · Revocable and Irrevocable Divorce

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God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

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