Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The hadith of Ibn al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) is muttasil (connected), and he says that Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) made her an heir during the iddah; whereas the hadith of al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) is maqtu' (broken). And he said: In al-Imla' it is (stated) that Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) made the wife of Sayyiduna Abdur-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) an heir after the iddah had ended, when Sayyiduna Abdur-Rahman bin Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) had given her three divorces. He said: In my view, it is also the more established of the two hadiths.
Al-Shaykh (al-Bayhaqi) said: And what supports the narration of Ibn Shihab from Talhah and Abu Salamah is the following report.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الخلع والطلاق / 15127