Fatimah bint Qais was divorced by Abu Amr ibn Hafs with a final irrevocable divorce while he was in Syria. He sent his agent to her with some barley. Fatimah bint Qais became upset. The agent said: "You are not entitled to anything." Fatimah, being upset, went to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him. He said: "Indeed, you have no maintenance from your husband, and you should observe your waiting period in the house of Umm Sharik." Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "My companions frequently visit Umm Sharik's house day and night. Observe your waiting period in the house of Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum, for he is blind. If you remove your clothes, there will be no problem." When your waiting period is over, inform me." Fatimah bint Qais said: "When my waiting period was over, I informed the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, that Muawiyah ibn Abu Sufyan and Abu Jahm ibn Hisham had both proposed to me." The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Abu Jahm never puts down his stick from his shoulder, and Muawiyah is poor, he has no wealth. Marry Usamah ibn Zayd." I disliked Usamah. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, again said: "Marry Usamah." Fatimah said: "So I married Usamah. Allah put blessing in it and people began to envy me."

Ibn Shihab says: A woman who has been given three divorces should not leave her house until her waiting period (‘iddah) is completed, and she will not receive maintenance except if she is pregnant, in which case she will receive it until delivery.