Ata bin Sayyar (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated that a man came and asked Abdullah bin Amr bin al-As (may Allah be pleased with him) about a man who gave his wife three divorces before consummation. Ata bin Sayyar (may Allah have mercy on him) says, I said, "For a virgin, only one will apply." So Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "You are a storyteller; one divorce will make her irrevocably separated, and three will make her unlawful for him until she marries another husband."
Hadith Referenceمسند الإمام الشافعي / كتاب الطلاق / 1249
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