Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that when a man intends to divorce his wife, he should divorce her in such a state that she is pure and in that period of purity he has not had intercourse with her.

Hazrat Humaid bin Abdur Rahman Humairi (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) received news that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was displeased with the people. Hazrat Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) went to the service of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned this. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: One of you says, "I got married! I divorced!" This is not the way of the Muslims. Divorce women at the beginning of their waiting period (so that it is easier for them to count the waiting period).

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), in the explanation of the verse of the Holy Qur'an { فَطَلِّقُوہُنَّ لِعِدَّتِہِنَّ }, says that a woman should be divorced at the beginning of her waiting period (so that it is easy for her to count the waiting period).

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) says that if people had to face the prescribed punishment for divorce, then no man would regret divorcing his wife while she is pregnant, nor after divorcing her in a period of purity in which he has not had intercourse with her. He would wait and divorce her at the beginning of her waiting period (‘iddah), then if he wishes to take her back, he may do so, and if he wishes to let her go, he may let her go.

Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) and Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) say that the Sunnah method of divorce is that divorce should be given at the beginning of the waiting period (‘iddah), that he should divorce her while she is pure and has not had intercourse with her, and if she is pregnant, he may divorce her whenever he wishes.

Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) once divorced his wife during her menses. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned this matter to the Prophet (peace be upon him), so he said: Tell him to take her back, then when the woman becomes pure, then she experiences menstruation again, then when she becomes pure, he may divorce her before intercourse, or keep her, because the waiting period (‘iddah) is that which Allah has prescribed.

Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) once divorced his wife during her menses. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned this matter to the Prophet (peace be upon him), so he said: Tell him to take her back, then after she becomes pure, divorce her before consummation.

Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with both of them) once divorced his wife during her menses. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned this matter to the Prophet (peace be upon him), so he said: Tell him to take her back, then divorce her after she has purified herself or in a state of pregnancy.

Hazrat Tawus (may Allah have mercy on him) says that if divorce is given in such a period of purity in which intercourse has taken place, then that period will not be counted as menstruation.

Hazrat Sha’bi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that when divorce is given in the state of purity, then it is considered a Sunnah divorce, even if intercourse has taken place.

Hazrat Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him) and Hazrat Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) state that the meaning of the verse of the Holy Qur'an { فَطَلِّقُوہُنَّ لِعِدَّتِہِنَّ } is that she should be divorced in a state of purity without intercourse.

Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the meaning of the verse of the Holy Qur'an { فَطَلِّقُوہُنَّ لِعِدَّتِہِنَّ } is that divorce should be given either in the state of purity or in the state of pregnancy.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that one who gives divorce according to the Sunnah is never regretful.

Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Sunnah divorce takes place before intercourse, in a period of purity.