Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Raja’ (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I asked Hazrat Qabeesah (may Allah have mercy on him): A man divorced his wife and she became irrevocably separated (bainah). She completed her waiting period (‘iddah) and married another man. He had intercourse with her, then either died or divorced her. If she then returns to her first husband, with how many divorces will she return? He replied: With the remaining divorces. I asked: If he divorced her a second time, she became irrevocably separated, then married another man, he had intercourse with her, and then either died or divorced her, and she returned to her first husband, with how many divorces will she return? He replied: With the remaining divorces. I said: He divorced her again, after the waiting period she married another man, he had intercourse with her and then either divorced her or died, and this woman returned to her first husband, with how many divorces will she return? He replied: With three divorces.