Ikrimah narrates from Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Abd Yazid, the father of Rukanah and his brothers, divorced Umm Rukanah and married a woman of the Muzaynah tribe. She came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: He is of no more use to me than these hairs of the head; may you (peace and blessings be upon him) separate me from him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) became angry, so he summoned Rukanah and his brothers, then said to those sitting with him: "Do you see that so-and-so resembles Abd Yazid, and so-and-so in such-and-such?" They said: Yes. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Abd Yazid: "Divorce her." So he divorced her. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Take back your wife Umm Rukanah." He said: O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I divorced her three times. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I know; take her back." And he recited this verse: "O Prophet, when you divorce women, divorce them for their waiting period" [Surah al-Talaq: 1].
(b) Abdullah bin Ali bin Yazid bin Rukanah narrates from his father, from his grandfather, that Rukanah gave his wife the battah divorce (a final, irrevocable divorce), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned her to him. This is more authentic, because a man's children and household know his affairs better: Rukanah gave his wife only the battah divorce, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) counted it as one.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الخلع والطلاق / 14986