Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 7780

It is reported about Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that once he was with Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) when a man and his wife came to him. The man said: "I divorced my wife, then I took her back." The woman said: "If you permit me, I will tell you the actual situation." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Tell it." The woman said: "This man divorced me, then he left me as I was until the last part of three menstrual periods came and my (third period's) bleeding stopped. I put out the water for my ritual bath (ghusl), shut my door and took off my clothes; then he knocked at the door and said: 'I have taken you back, I have taken you back.' So I left my bath and put on my clothes." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "O son of Umm Abd! What do you say about her?" I said: "I think that this man has more right to this woman before prayer becomes lawful for the woman." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Your opinion is good; I think the same."
Al-Tabarani recorded it. Its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.