Muwatta Malik

Hadith #1162

Yahya related to me from Malik from Abd ar-Rahman ibn al-Qasim from his father that a man of Thaqif gave his wife command over herself, and she said, ""You are divorced."" He was silent. She said, ""You are divorced."" He said, ""May a stone be in your mouth."" She said, ""You are divorced."" He said, ""May a stone be in your mouth."" They argued and went to Marwan ibn al-Hakam. He took an oath that he had only given her control over one pronouncement, and then she returned to him. Malik said that Abd ar-Rahman declared that this decision had amazed al-Qasim, who thought it the best that he had heard on the subject. Malik added, ""That is also the best of what I have heard on the subject