A man who divorces his wife three times and then denies it

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: If a man gives his wife three divorces and then denies it, what is the ruling? He said: I prefer that she take the case to the ruler; and if he swears an oath, I prefer, once he has sworn, that she ransom herself from him (by khul').

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If a man gives his wife three divorces and then denies it, then if the woman is truthful, it is permissible for her to ransom herself from him (by khul').

Al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: In such a case the woman should take her husband to the ruler, and he should have him swear an oath.

Al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about a woman who claims that her husband has given her three divorces, and she has no evidence: what should she do? He said: She should stay with him and not go anywhere away from him.

Jabir bin Zayd (may Allah have mercy on him) said: As long as they remain together, they will be committing fornication (zina).

Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The husband of a slave woman of Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) used to divorce her in private. The slave woman spoke to Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) about it, so he made her husband swear an oath and let him go.

An elder, Abu Amr (may Allah have mercy on him), said: I was sitting with Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) when a woman came and said: "My husband divorces me in private and then denies it in front of people." He said: The man must swear four oaths by Allah that he did not divorce her, and the fifth time say that the curse of Allah be upon him if he did divorce her.

Ibn Sirin (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If a man divorces his wife three times and then denies it, the woman should flee from him.

Al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If a man denies having divorced, the woman should have him swear an oath after the prayer; if he swears, the woman will be returned to him.

Shu'bah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Hammad (may Allah have mercy on him): If a man gives his wife three divorces, the woman has no evidence, and the man denies it, what is the ruling? He said: The woman should ransom herself from that man. I said: And if the man refuses, then what? He said: The woman should flee from him and not stay with him.

Muhammad (Ibn Sirin) (may Allah have mercy on him) used to instruct a woman in such a situation to flee from the man.