Sahih al-Bukhari 5269
Book 68: Divorce · Hadith 19
Hadith text
حَدَّثَنَا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ زُرَارَةَ بْنِ أَوْفَى، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَجَاوَزَ عَنْ أُمَّتِي مَا حَدَّثَتْ بِهِ أَنْفُسَهَا، مَا لَمْ تَعْمَلْ أَوْ تَتَكَلَّمْ ". قَالَ قَتَادَةُ إِذَا طَلَّقَ فِي نَفْسِهِ فَلَيْسَ بِشَىْءٍ.
Narrated Abu Huraira:The Prophet (ﷺ) 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.:
Abu Huraira bataate hain: Nabi (SAW) ne farmaya, 'Allah ne mere maanne walon ke un buri khayaalon ko maaf kar diya hai jo unke zehen mein aate hain, jab tak wo unhein amal mein na laayein ya zabaan se na kahein.' Aur Qatada ne kaha, 'Agar koi apni biwi ko sirf dil mein talaaq de, to aisi bagair kahi hui talaaq ka koi asar nahi hota.'
Sahih al-Bukhari 5269 · Book 68, Hadith 19