It is narrated from Sayyiduna Kharijah bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with him) that he was sitting with his father, Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), when Muhammad bin Abi Atiq came in crying. Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) asked: Why? He said: I had given my wife the choice (of divorce), and she left me. Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Why did you give her the choice? He said: It was destined in fate. Sayyiduna Zaid bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If you wish, you may take her back, because only one divorce has occurred; you still have authority over her.

It is narrated from Qasim bin Muhammad that a man from the Thaqif tribe gave his wife the right to divorce herself. She gave herself one divorce; he remained silent. Then she gave herself a second divorce; he said, "May there be a stone in your mouth." She gave herself a third divorce; he said, "May there be a stone in your mouth." Then both of them, while arguing, came to Marwan. Marwan made him swear that he had given the right of only one divorce. After that, the woman was handed over to him.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: Abdur Rahman used to say that Qasim bin Muhammad approved of this decision.

Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: And I also like it very much.