Umar on Talaq: The Caliph punishes men who triple divorce

Anas reported: Whenever a man was brought to Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, who had divorced his wife three times in one sitting, he would flog his back.

Source: Sharḥ Maʻānī al-Āthār 4488

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn Hajar

عَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ كَانَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رضي الله عنه  إِذَا أُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ ثَلَاثًا أَوْجَعَ ظَهْرَهُ

4488 شرح معاني الآثار باب الرجل يطلق امرأته ثلاث معاً

9/275 المحدث ابن حجر العسقلاني خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده صحيح في فتح الباري

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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