It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) concerning a man who gives his wife three divorces before consummation; (the narrator) said: Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) used to regard her as being like a woman with whom the marriage had been consummated.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 9587