Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3428
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، قَالَ أَنْبَأَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ مُعَتِّبٍ، عَنِ الْحَسَنِ، مَوْلَى بَنِي نَوْفَلٍ قَالَ سُئِلَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ عَنْ عَبْدٍ طَلَّقَ، امْرَأَتَهُ تَطْلِيقَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ عُتِقَا أَيَتَزَوَّجُهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ . قَالَ عَمَّنْ قَالَ أَفْتَى بِذَلِكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُبَارَكِ لِمَعْمَرٍ الْحَسَنُ هَذَا مَنْ هُوَ لَقَدْ حَمَلَ صَخْرَةً عَظِيمَةً .
Muhammad bin Rafi informed us; Abd al-Razzaq narrated to us; Ma'mar reported to us, from Yahya bin Abi Kathir, from Umar bin Mu'attib, from al-Hasan, the client of Banu Nawfal, who said: Ibn Abbas was asked about a man who divorced his wife twice, then both were freed: ‘May he marry her?’ He said, ‘Yes.’ He was asked, ‘From whom did you hear this?’ He said, ‘The Messenger of Allah gave this ruling.’ Abd al-Razzaq said: Ibn al-Mubarak said to Ma'mar, ‘Who is this al-Hasan? He has carried a great rock.’
Translation notes
The closing expression is translated literally; its intended force is uncertain.
الْحَسَنُ هَذَا مَنْ هُوَ لَقَدْ حَمَلَ صَخْرَةً عَظِيمَةً
The force of the closing figurative expression is unclear from the wording alone.
Please confirm the intended force of ‘he has carried a great rock’ in this report.