Jami' at-Tirmidhi
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3040
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو دَاوُدَ الطَّيَالِسِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ، عَنْ سِمَاكٍ، عَنْ عِكْرِمَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ خَشِيَتْ سَوْدَةُ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا، النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَتْ لاَ تُطَلِّقْنِي وَأَمْسِكْنِي وَاجْعَلْ يَوْمِي لِعَائِشَةَ فَفَعَلَ فَنَزَلَتْ : ( فَلاَ جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا أَنْ يُصْلِحَا بَيْنَهُمَا صُلْحًا وَالصُّلْحُ خَيْرٌ ) . فَمَا اصْطَلَحَا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَهُوَ جَائِزٌ كَأَنَّهُ مِنْ قَوْلِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ غَرِيبٌ .
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ibn ‘Abbas reported: ‘Sawda feared that the Prophet would divorce her, so she said, “Do not divorce me; keep me as your wife, and give my day to ‘A’ishah.” He did so, and the verse was revealed: “There is no blame on them if they make a settlement between themselves, and settlement is best” (Qur’an 4:128). Any settlement they agree upon is permissible.’ The final statement appears to be Ibn ‘Abbas’s own explanation. Abu ‘Isa graded this hadith hasan sahih gharib.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
The report describes Sawda ceding her allotted day to ‘A’ishah to remain married to the Prophet; the closing legal observation is attributed to Ibn ‘Abbas.