Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 20243 — A man who divorces his wife while she

Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) took the matter of the upbringing of Asim to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), with Umm Asim as the opposing party. He ruled that the child would stay with Umm Asim until he grew up or she married, and then he would choose for himself. And he said: The mother is more kind, more merciful, more tender-hearted and more affectionate toward the child.