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Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man submitted, "O Messenger of Allah! Has Allah Almighty not said: 'Divorce is twice.' Then why is there a ruling for the third (divorce)?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "(Allah has also said:) 'Then either retain (her) in a fair manner or release (her) with kindness.'"

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): I have heard the command of Allah: "Divorce is twice." Then where did the command for the third divorce come from? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (Allah Almighty has also said) "Then either retain [her] in a fair manner or release [her] with kindness (this refers to the third divorce)." The narrator has transmitted this from Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), however, the correct version is that this narration is transmitted from Isma'il bin Sumai', from Abu Razin, as a mursal narration from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: “There are four ways of giving divorce; two of them are lawful and two are unlawful. One lawful way is that a man gives divorce to a woman when she is in a state of purity (tuhr) and during that period of purity he has not had intercourse with her. (The second way is) a man gives divorce to a pregnant woman when her pregnancy has become apparent. (One) unlawful way is that a man gives divorce to a woman when she is in a state of menstruation. (The second unlawful way is) a man gives divorce to a woman in a state of purity after having had intercourse with her, and it is not known whether there is a child in the womb or not.”

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "The Sunnah method of giving divorce is that a man gives his wife one divorce during each period of purity; when this is completed, then this is the waiting period about which Allah has commanded."

Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says: "Whoever wants to give divorce according to the Sunnah should give divorce to the woman when she is in a state of purity, and he has not had intercourse with her during that period of purity, (and he should also) take witnesses when giving the divorce."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: I divorced my wife while she was in her menstrual period. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) went to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him (about this issue). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tell him to take her back. When she becomes pure, if he wishes, he may divorce her then." Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: "Will you count this divorce as effective?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Yes."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: Sayyiduna Umar asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (after that he mentioned the hadith as previously stated).

Salim narrates from his father (Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both): He divorced his wife during the blessed time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) while she was in her menstrual period. Sayyiduna Umar asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this issue, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) expressed intense displeasure. He said: "Tell him to take her back, and keep her with him until she becomes pure, and after that, when she experiences another menstruation and becomes pure again, then if he wishes, he may divorce her while she is in a state of purity without having had intercourse with her. This will be a divorce according to the method that Allah has commanded."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: I divorced my wife while she was in her menstrual period. Sayyiduna Umar mentioned this to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) expressed displeasure and said: "He should take her back, then keep her with him until she gets her next period, other than the period in which he divorced her. Then, if he wishes, he may divorce her when she becomes pure from that next period, and this divorce should be before he has intercourse with her. This divorce will be according to the method that Allah has commanded." Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) had given her one divorce, and it was counted as such. Then Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) took her back, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had commanded him.

This narration is also transmitted with another chain, however, in it the words are: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned this matter to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), so the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) expressed displeasure regarding it. The narrator named Salih has transmitted these words: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) expressed displeasure regarding Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him). (After this, the narrator mentioned the hadith as previously stated.)

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) says: "The Sunnah method of giving divorce is that a man should divorce a woman when she is in a state of purity, and (during that period of purity) he has not had intercourse with her, or he should divorce her when her pregnancy has become apparent."

It is narrated about Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both: He divorced his wife during her menstruation. Sayyiduna Umar mentioned this issue to the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, so he said: "Tell him to take her back, then divorce her when she is in a state of purity or pregnancy."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was informed that Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) had divorced his wife while she was menstruating. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He should take her back, and when she becomes pure, then he may divorce her, when she is in a state of purity or pregnancy."

This narration is also transmitted with another chain of transmission.

Abu Zubair narrates: I asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar about a person who divorces his wife during her menstruation, so Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: "Do you know Ibn Umar?" I replied: "Yes." He said: "During the blessed time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), I gave my wife three divorces, so the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) made me give divorces according to the Sunnah." All the narrators of this narration are Shia; the preserved narration is: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar gave his wife one divorce during her menstruation.

Nafi' reports: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) gave his wife a divorce during her menstruation. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) went to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him about this. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: "Tell Abdullah to take his wife back. When she has performed ghusl (i.e., becomes pure), he should leave her as she is until she menstruates again. Then, when she has performed ghusl after the next menstruation (i.e., becomes pure), he may divorce her before having intercourse with her. If he wishes to keep her, he may keep her. This is the method about which Allah has commanded that women should be divorced according to it." Ubaydullah reports: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar gave his wife a divorce during her menstruation, but he gave the divorce contrary to the Sunnah method.

Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: He divorced his wife while she was in her menstrual period. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) about its ruling. He said: "Abdullah has divorced his wife while she was in her menstrual period." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Tell Abdullah to take her back and keep her with him until she becomes pure from this menstruation. Then, when she gets her next menstruation and becomes pure after it, at that time, if he wishes, he may divorce her before having intercourse with her, and if he wishes, he may keep her with him. This is the method about which Allah has commanded that women should be divorced according to it."

Salih bin Kaysan, Musa bin Uqbah, Ismail bin Umayyah, Layth bin Sa'd, Ibn Abi Dhi'b, Ibn Jurayj, Jabir, and Ismail bin Ibrahim have narrated this from Nafi' from Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), that he gave one divorce. Zuhri has narrated the same from Salim from his father (Abdullah bin Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both). Yunus bin Jubair, Sha'bi, and Hasan Basri have also narrated the same.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: A man came to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and said, “I divorced my wife while she was in her menstrual period.” The narrator named Ibn Sa’id reports: A man said to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), “I pronounced divorce to my wife while she was in her menstrual period.” After this, both narrators have transmitted these words: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “You have disobeyed your Lord, and your wife has become separated from you.” The man said, “When Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) separated from his wife, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not instruct him to take his wife back.” The narrator named Ibn Sa’id has transmitted these words: “When Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) separated from his wife during her menstrual period (i.e., divorced her), the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told him to take her back.” After this, both narrators have transmitted these words: Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said to that man, “The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) instructed him (i.e., Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both) to take his wife back because of the divorce that still remained (i.e., which Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both, still had the right to give).” The narrator named Ibn Sa’id has transmitted these words: “He took her back on the basis of the divorce for which he still had the right, and you did not leave that thing remaining, on the basis of which you could take your wife back.” The narrator named Ibn Mani’ has transmitted these words: “For you, that thing does not remain, on the basis of which you could take your wife back.” Shaykh Abu al-Qasim narrated to us: This narration has been transmitted by several narrators, but they did not mention these words of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him); to my knowledge, no one except Sa’id bin Abdur Rahman has transmitted this statement.

Abu Ghalab narrates: I asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): "Did you count that divorce?" Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar replied: "Why would I not count it, was I incapable, or was I foolish?"

Muhammad bin Sirin narrates: Twenty years ago, a reliable narrator told me this hadith: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar gave his wife three divorces during her menstruation, so he was ordered to take her back. I considered this narration authentic, he told me this: He had asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar about this, so Sayyiduna Abdullah told him that he had given his wife one divorce during her menstruation, so he was ordered to take her back. Abu Ghalab narrates: I asked Sayyiduna Abdullah: "Was that divorce counted?" So Sayyiduna Abdullah said: "Why not, was he incapable?"

Yunus bin Jubair narrates: He asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), "How many divorces did you give to your wife?" Sayyiduna Ibn Umar replied, "One."

Nafi‘ reports: Abdullah ibn ‘Umar gave his wife one divorce while she was in her menstrual period. ‘Umar asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this issue, so the Prophet instructed him: “He should take her back and keep her with him until she becomes pure and then menstruates again, then wait until she becomes pure. Then, before having intercourse with her, he may divorce her. This is the method regarding which Allah has commanded that women should be divorced.”

Nafi’ reports: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) divorced his wife while she was in her menstrual period. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) presented himself before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him about this matter. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “He should take her back and then leave her as she is until she becomes pure. Then leave her as she is until she menstruates again. Then leave her as she is until she becomes pure. When she becomes pure, before having intercourse with her, he may divorce her.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “This is the method regarding which Allah has commanded that women should be divorced accordingly.”

Nafi' reports: Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) gave his wife one divorce.

Nafi' reports: During the blessed time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Abdullah bin Umar gave his wife one divorce while she was in a state of menstruation. Umar mentioned this matter to the Prophet (peace be upon him), (after which he narrated the hadith as before). The narrator named Ibn Abi Dhi'b has transmitted these words in the narration: It was one divorce. (The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, said): "This is the way about which Allah has commanded that women should be divorced accordingly."

Nafi' narrates: During the blessed time of the Prophet (peace be upon him), Abdullah bin Umar gave his wife one divorce while she was in her menstrual period. Umar asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) about its ruling, (after that he mentioned the hadith as previously stated).

Nafi' narrates: Abdullah bin Umar gave his wife one divorce, so the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) instructed him: "Keep that woman with you until she becomes pure, then if you wish, you may divorce her, and if you wish, you may keep her with you." The narrator did not mention Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) in this narration.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This will be counted as one (divorce)."

Jabir Haza reports: I asked Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): If a man divorces a woman during her menstruation, what is the ruling? Sayyiduna Ibn Umar replied: "Do you know about Ibn Umar? He divorced his wife while she was menstruating." Sayyiduna Umar asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about this matter, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Tell him to take her back, then when she experiences (the next) menstruation, and after she becomes pure, if he wishes, he may divorce her, and if he wishes, he may keep her with him." The narrator says: I asked (Sayyiduna Ibn Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both): "Did you count that as one divorce?" He replied: "Yes."

Salamah bin Abu Salamah narrates from his father: It was mentioned before him that giving three divorces at once is disliked, so he said: "Hafs bin Amr bin Mughira gave Fatimah bint Qais three divorces with a single statement, and we have not received any information that the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) objected to this in any way. Similarly, our master Abdur Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) also gave his wife three divorces (at once), but no one objected to him either."

Shu’bi narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar gave one divorce to his wife while she was in her menstrual period. Sayyiduna Umar asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) about this and informed him about it. So the Prophet instructed him (i.e., Ibn Umar) to take his wife back, then, during her waiting period (‘iddah), if he wished, he could give her another divorce. The first divorce that Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar had given was counted as valid.

Nafi’ narrates: Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) divorced his wife while she was in her menstrual period. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) went to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: “Abdullah has divorced his wife while she was in her menstrual period.” The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Tell him to take her back, then when she becomes pure, then she experiences menstruation again, then when she becomes pure again, at that time if he wishes, he may keep her with him, and if he wishes to divorce her, then he should not have intercourse with her (but divorce her), this is the method by which Allah has commanded (to give divorce).”

Lady Fatimah bint Qais, may Allah be pleased with her, who is the sister of Sayyiduna Dhahhak bin Qais, may Allah be pleased with him, narrates: She was the wife of a man from Banu Makhzum, and that man gave her three divorces and himself went away to participate in a battle.

Salamah bin Abu Salamah narrates from his father: Sayyiduna Abdur Rahman bin Awf gave his wife Tamadur bint Asba’ Kalbiyyah (whose kunyah is Umm Salamah) three divorces with a single statement, and we did not receive any information that anyone objected to him regarding this matter.

Salamah bin Abu Salamah narrates from his father: Hafs bin Amr bin Mughira gave his wife Fatimah bint Qais three divorces with a single pronouncement during the blessed time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). So the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) separated the woman from him (i.e., separation occurred between them), and we have not received any information that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) objected to him regarding this matter.

These two incidents are narrated together with another chain of transmission.

Saeed bin Jubair narrates about Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him): A man gave his wife one thousand divorces, so Sayyiduna Abdullah said: "Three of them will suffice for you, and leave the remaining nine hundred and ninety-seven."

Amr bin Murrah narrates: I heard Mahan asking Saeed bin Jubair about a man who gives his wife three divorces. Saeed replied: Abdullah bin Abbas was asked about a man who gives his wife one hundred divorces. Abdullah said: "With three divorces, your wife becomes forbidden for you, and the rest will be a burden upon you, because you have made a mockery of the verses of Allah."

Mujahid narrates: It was asked from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about a person who gives his wife one hundred divorces. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas said: "You have disobeyed your Lord and you have separated from your wife. If you had feared Allah, He would have made a way out for you."

Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: A Quraishi came to Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said: O Abu Abbas! I have given my wife three divorces in a state of anger. So Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: That which has become forbidden for you, Abu Abbas cannot make lawful for you. You have disobeyed your Lord and made your wife unlawful for yourself. You did not fear Allah, otherwise He would have made a way out for you. Then Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) recited this verse: "And when you divorce women, then divorce them at their prescribed period." That is, before their waiting period, when they are in a state of purity and have not had intercourse with them. Saif, the narrator, stated: This (aforementioned sentence) is not part of the recitation but is an explanation of the (words of the Qur'an).