Who was the first woman to seek a khul' (divorce at the wife's request for compensation) in Islam, and who did she seek it from?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the wife of Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammās, from whom she sought a khul', Jamilah bint 'Abd Allah ibn Abi?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is Jamilah bint 'Abd Allah ibn Abi. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Thabit ibn Qays is the one whose story was mentioned in the occasion of revelation of Surat al-Hujurat.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is he, and he was the orator of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The poet of the Messenger is Hassan.
The questioner:
His orator was Thabit ibn Qays, who was martyred at the plain of al-Yamamah.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the wife of Thabit ibn Qays ibn Shammās, from whom she sought a khul', Jamilah bint 'Abd Allah ibn Abi?
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is Jamilah bint 'Abd Allah ibn Abi. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Thabit ibn Qays is the one whose story was mentioned in the occasion of revelation of Surat al-Hujurat.
The Shaykh:
Yes, it is he, and he was the orator of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). The poet of the Messenger is Hassan.
The questioner:
His orator was Thabit ibn Qays, who was martyred at the plain of al-Yamamah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1930 -2802] من هي صاحبة أول «خُلع» في الإسلام ومن الذي خالعته؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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