´It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Prophet said, concerning a man who had a wife and he divorced her, then she married another man who divorced her before consummating the marriage with her, and (it was asked) whether she could go back to her first husband:` "No, not until she tastes his sweetness."
Hadith Referenceسنن نسائي / كتاب الطلاق / 3443
Hadith Gradingالألبانی:صحيح لغيره | زبیر علی زئی:صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«سنن ابن ماجہ/النکاح 32 (1933)، (تحفة الأشراف: 7083) مسند احمد (2/85) (صحیح بما قبلہ)»
1؎: That is, he should not have intercourse with her.
Explanation & Benefits
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
From this it is understood that merely contracting a marriage (nikah) with a second husband is not sufficient; rather, consummation (sexual intercourse) is necessary. In addition, it is also necessary that the marriage be contracted with the intention of a regular, settled marital life. Without these two conditions, she does not become lawful (halal) for the first husband.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3443
´It was narrated that Ibn 'Umar said:` "The Prophet was asked about a man who divorced his wife three times, then another man married her and he closed the door and drew the curtain, then divorced her before consummating the marriage with her. He said: "She is not permissible for the first one (to remarry her) until the second one has had intercourse with her.""
Hafiz Muhammad Ameen
It is understood from this that in this issue, valid seclusion (khalwah sahihah) does not take the place of intercourse (jima‘), even though in some other matters, valid seclusion is considered equivalent to intercourse. Valid seclusion (khalwah sahihah) is when the husband and wife are alone together in privacy, and there is no legal (shar‘i), medical, or moral impediment to intercourse.
Source: Sunan Nasa'i: Translation and Benefits by Shaykh Hafiz Muhammad Amin Hafizullah, Page: 3444
´It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar,:` from the Prophet, concerning a man who had a wife then divorced her, then another man married her but divorced her before consummating the marriage. Could she go back to the first man? He said: “No, not until he tastes her sweetness.”
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefit: By "pleasure" is meant intercourse, that is, the act of conjugal relations, as has been detailed in the previous points.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 1933