Is "The most detestable of permissible things to Allah is divorce" a Prophetic Hadith or a Quranic verse?

The hadith: "The most detestable of lawful things to Allah is divorce," was narrated by Abu Dawud and Ibn Majah, and authenticated by Al-Hakim. Some scholars, however, preferred to consider it mursal (lacking a companion in its chain) and Al-Albani declared it weak.

This hadith indicates that there are lawful things detestable to Allah Almighty, and the most severe among them is divorce, meaning there is no reward or act of nearness in it. It suggests the desirability of avoiding divorce as long as there is an alternative.