Sunan an-Nasa'i
Sunan an-Nasa'i 3203
Arabic hadith text
أَخْبَرَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ خَيَّرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَاخْتَرْنَاهُ فَلَمْ يَكُنْ طَلاَقًا .
Translation
Amr ibn Ali reported to us; he said: Abd al-Rahman narrated to us, from Sufyan, from Ismail, from al-Shabi, from Masruq, from Aishah, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave us a choice, and we chose him; that was not a divorce.
Translation notes
Aishah says that the wives chose the Prophet after being given a choice and explicitly states that this was not a divorce.