أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، أنا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ، نا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْوَهَّابِ، أنا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ عَوْنٍ، أنا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَبِي خَالِدٍ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ قَالَ: كَانَ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ يَجْعَلُ الْخَلِيَّةَ وَالْبَرِيَّةَ وَالْبَتَّةَ وَالْحَرَامَ ثَلَاثًا.
Amir said that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to count the words 'al-khaliyyah', 'al-bariyyah', 'al-battah' and 'haram' (forbidden) as three divorces.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الخلع والطلاق / 15016
Al-Sha'bi narrates from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the words 'al-khaliyyah, al-bariyyah, al-battah, al-ba'in' and 'haram', on account of intention, are equivalent to three divorces.
The Shaykh said: On account of intention, this is equivalent to three divorces.
The first narration has a more authentic chain.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الخلع والطلاق / 15017
Sa'd bin Hisham (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) considered the words 'bariyyah', 'haram' and 'al-battah' to be equivalent to three divorces.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الخلع والطلاق / 15018
Nafi' narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that, on the utterance of the words "al-khaliyyah" (the free one), "al-bariyyah" (the released one) and "al-battah" (the definitive one), he did not regard the woman as lawful for the man until she married another husband.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الخلع والطلاق / 15019