Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3426
أَخْبَرَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ ثَوْرٍ - عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ كَعْبِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ فِي حَدِيثِهِ إِذَا رَسُولٌ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ أَتَانِي فَقَالَ اعْتَزِلِ امْرَأَتَكَ . فَقُلْتُ أُطَلِّقُهَا قَالَ لاَ وَلَكِنْ لاَ تَقْرَبْهَا . وَلَمْ يَذْكُرْ فِيهِ الْحَقِي بِأَهْلِكِ .
Muhammad bin Abd al-A'la informed me; Muhammad—meaning Ibn Thawr—narrated to us, from Ma'mar, from al-Zuhri, from Abd al-Rahman bin Ka'b bin Malik, from his father, who said in his report: When a messenger from the Prophet came to me and said, ‘Separate from your wife.’ I said, ‘Should I divorce her?’ He said, ‘No, but do not approach her.’ He did not mention the words, ‘Join your family.’
Translation notes
إِذَا رَسُولٌ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَدْ أَتَانِي
The source phrase has an unusual construction around ‘when a messenger’.
Please confirm whether this phrase should be understood as ‘when a messenger from the Prophet came to me’.