It is narrated from Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) that a man came to him and said: I have divorced my wife three times, and she wants to leave. Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Keep her back. He said: I am not able to. Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then confine her. He said: I am not able to do that either; she has brothers with thick necks. Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then appeal to the ruler against them to have her returned.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب العدد / 15482