حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، عَنْ خَارِجَةَ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ، كَانَ جَالِسًا عِنْدَ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ فَأَتَاهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَتِيقٍ وَعَيْنَاهُ تَدْمَعَانِ فَقَالَ لَهُ زَيْدٌ مَا شَأْنُكَ فَقَالَ مَلَّكْتُ امْرَأَتِي أَمْرَهَا فَفَارَقَتْنِي . فَقَالَ لَهُ زَيْدٌ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ قَالَ الْقَدَرُ . فَقَالَ زَيْدٌ ارْتَجِعْهَا إِنْ شِئْتَ فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ وَاحِدَةٌ وَأَنْتَ أَمْلَكُ بِهَا .
Yahya related to me from Malik from Said ibn Sulayman ibn Zaydibn Thabit that Kharija ibn Zayd ibn Thabit told him that he wassitting with Zayd ibn Thabit when Muhammad ibn Abi Atiq came to himwith his eyes brimming with tears. Zayd asked him what the matter was.He said, "I gave my wife command of herself, and she separated fromme." Zayd said to him, "What made you do that?" He said, "The Decree."Zayd said, "Return to her if you wish for it is only onepronouncement, and you have access to her." Translation Not Available
Book Ref: Muwatta Imam Malik Book 29 Hadith 1164
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