Abu Ubaydah bin Abdullah bin Mas'ud narrates: Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) sent a message to my father asking him about this, and my father said: "How are you giving a fatwa to a hypocrite?" Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "We seek refuge for you with Allah from your being a hypocrite, and we also seek refuge with Allah from such a situation arising in Islam and then you pass away without having explained it." Then Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "I think that the man has a right to the woman until she performs the ritual bath (ghusl) after the third menstrual period and prayer becomes lawful for her." The narrator says: To my knowledge, Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him) adopted this view.
Al-Tabarani recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Zayd bin Rafi', who is da'if (weak). Abu Ubaydah did not hear from his father (Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him).
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب الطلاق / 7781