Those who said he has the greater right to take her back until she bathes from the third menstruation

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: After divorcing her, a man keeps the right to take her back until the woman takes her bath (ghusl) from her third menstrual period.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: After divorcing her, a man keeps the right to take her back until the woman takes her bath (ghusl) from her third menstrual period.

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: (After divorcing her,) the man has the greater right to her.

Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: After divorcing her, a man keeps the right to take her back until the woman takes her bath (ghusl) from her third menstrual period.

Sayyiduna Abu Bakr, Sayyiduna Umar, Sayyiduna Ali, Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud, Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda', Sayyiduna Ubadah bin al-Samit and Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Qays al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with them) used to say: After giving one or two divorces, a man keeps the right to take her back until the woman takes the bath (ghusl) of her third menstrual period. As long as she is in her waiting period, the two of them inherit from each other.

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: If he enters upon her in the place where she bathes before she has poured the water over herself, then he has the greater right to her.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: After divorcing her, a man keeps the right to take her back until the woman takes her bath (ghusl) from her third menstrual period.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If a man goes in to his wife just as she is beginning her bath after finishing her third menstrual period, and says to her: "I have taken you back," and she says: "You lie, you lie," and pours water over her head, even then that man has the greater right to her.

Al-Dahhak bin Muzahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: A woman once married a young man. The young man gave her one or two divorces. Then he came to her while she was taking the bath of her third menstrual period and said to her: "O so-and-so! I have taken you back." The woman said: "You lie! You cannot do that." Then the case was brought before Sayyiduna Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him). Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) was also sitting with him. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: "O Abu Abd al-Rahman! What is your view?" He put the woman under oath and asked her: "Had you poured water over your body?" She said: "No." Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said to the young man: "Take her by the hand and go."