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A slave has two counts of divorce to discharge toward his free wife, who shall observe a waiting period of three menstrual cycles. A free man has two counts of divorce to discharge toward his slave wife, who shall observe a waiting period of two menstrual cycles

Al-Bayhaqi - Narrated by Ad-Daraqutny - ‘Abdur-Razzaaq · Authentic hadith

عن ابن عمر أنه كان يقول: «طَلَاقُ العبد الحُرَّةَ تطليقتان وَعِدَّتُهَا ثلاثة قُروء، وطلاق الحر الأَمَةَ تطليقتان وعِدَّتُهَا عِدَّةُ الأمَة حَيْضَتَانِ».

“Ibn ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "A slave has two counts of divorce to discharge toward his free wife, who shall observe a waiting period of three menstrual cycles. A free man has two counts of divorce to discharge toward his slave wife, who shall observe a waiting period of two menstrual cycles."”

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