It is narrated from Sayyiduna Laqit bin Sabirah (may Allah be pleased with him), who came in the delegation of Banu al-Muntafiq, that he and a companion of his came to Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) looking for the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) but did not find him (peace and blessings be upon him), so Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) fed them porridge ('asidah). Not long had passed when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) came, walking and leaning forward, and said: "Did you feed them anything?" We said: Yes. I said: O Messenger of Allah! (Tell me) about the prayer. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Perform ablution thoroughly, pass (water) between the fingers, and draw water into the nose thoroughly, unless you are fasting."
I said: O Messenger of Allah! I have a wife — and he mentioned her ill-treatment — and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Divorce her." I said: She has been a long companion and has children. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then advise her; if there is any good in her, she will accept it. And never beat your wife the way you beat your little slave-girl."
Meanwhile the shepherd brought the goats into the fold, with a newborn kid on his hands. He (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "Has she given birth?" He said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is a lamb" — he said — "slaughter a goat in its place." Then he turned to me and said: "Do not by any means think" — and he did not say: you should not think — "that we slaughtered it because of you. We have a hundred goats and we do not want the number to grow beyond that; whenever a young one is born to the shepherd, we order him to slaughter a goat."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب اللام / 16532