It is narrated from Nafi’ bin ‘Ujeir bin ‘Abd Yazid that Rukanah bin ‘Abd Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) divorced his wife, then came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: “I have given my wife a talaq-e-battah (final and absolute divorce), and by Allah, I only intended one (divorce).” So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ (seeking confirmation) said: “By Allah! Did you only intend one?” Rukanah replied: “Yes, I only intended one.” So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent the woman back to him.
Hadith Referenceمسند الإمام الشافعي / كتاب الرجعة / 1279
Hadith Takhrijضعيف اخرجه البيهقي : 342/7 ، وفي المعرفة السنن والآثار له (4431)۔
It is narrated from Nafi’ bin Ujeir bin ‘Abd Yazeed that Rukanah bin ‘Abd Yazeed (may Allah be pleased with him) gave his wife Suhaimah Al-Muzaniyyah (may Allah be pleased with her) an irrevocable divorce (Talaq-e-Battah). Then he came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and said: “O Messenger of Allah! I have given my wife Suhaimah an irrevocable divorce, and by Allah, I only intended one divorce.” The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Rukanah: “By Allah! Did you only intend one?” Then Rukanah said: “By Allah! I only intended one.” So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ returned her to Rukanah (may Allah be pleased with him). Then Rukanah gave her a second divorce during the caliphate of ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and a third divorce during the caliphate of ‘Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him).
Hadith Referenceمسند الإمام الشافعي / كتاب الرجعة / 1280
Hadith Takhrijاخرجه ابوداؤد ،الطلاق، باب في البتة ، (2206)، (2207) والترمذي ، الطلاق، واللعان، باب ما جاء في الرجل يطلق امرأته البتة (1177) وقال سألت محمداً عن هذا الحديث فقال فيه اضطراب وابن ماجة، الطلاق، باب طلاق البتة (2051)۔
Muhammad bin ‘Abbad bin Ja‘far says that Mutlib bin Hantab (may Allah have mercy on him) narrated to me that he gave his wife a talaq-e-battah (irrevocable divorce), then he came to ‘Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) and presented this matter to him. He (‘Umar) said: “Why did you do this?” Mutlib says, I said: “I just did it,” and upon hearing this, ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) recited this verse: “If they had done what they were advised to do, it would surely have been better for them and more strengthening.” (An-Nisa: 66). “Why did you do this?” He said: “I just did it.” Then he (‘Umar) said: “Keep your wife with you, indeed this is only one (divorce).”
Hadith Referenceمسند الإمام الشافعي / كتاب الرجعة / 1281
Hadith Takhrijاسناده صحیح اخرجه البيهقي: 7 / 343 ـ وفي المعرفة السنن والآثار له (4433)۔ وعبدالرزاق (11175)۔ و ابن ابی شیبة (18130)۔
It is narrated from Sulaiman bin Yasar (may Allah have mercy on him) that Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said to Tu'amah in the same way as he had said to Mutlib.
Hadith Referenceمسند الإمام الشافعي / كتاب الرجعة / 1282
Hadith Takhrijاسناده ضعيف لإنقطاعه، فان سليمان بن يسار لم يسمع من عمر بن الخطاب اخرجه البيهقي: 7 343- وفي المعرفة السنن والآثار له (4434)- وعبدالرزاق (11173)۔
It is narrated from Ibn Musayyib that Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) said: When a man divorces his wife, he has more right to take her back until she performs ghusl after her third menstruation. This right of taking her back applies in the case of the first and second divorce.
Hadith Referenceمسند الإمام الشافعي / كتاب الرجعة / 1283
Hadith Takhrijاسناده صحیح اخرجه البيهقي : 417/7 - وفى المعرفة السنن والآثار له (4613) - وعبدالرزاق (10983)، (10984) وابن ابي شيبة (18894)۔
It is narrated from Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) that he divorced his wife in the house of Hafsa (may Allah be pleased with her), and his way to the mosque used to pass by there. After that, he would go to the mosque by another route from behind the houses, disliking that perhaps he might come across her. This continued until he took his wife back.
Hadith Referenceمسند الإمام الشافعي / كتاب الرجعة / 1284
Hadith Takhrijاسناده صحيح اخرجه البيهقي 7/372 - وفي المعرفة السنن والآثار له (4503) - وعبد الرزاق (11024)۔