Nafi' bin Ujeer narrates: Sayyiduna Rukanah bin Abd Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) pronounced divorce to his wife, Suhaimah, then he presented himself before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). He said: "O Messenger of Allah! I have pronounced divorce to my wife, Suhaimah. By Allah, I only intended to give one divorce through it." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Sayyiduna Rukanah (may Allah be pleased with him): "By Allah, did you only intend one divorce?" Sayyiduna Rukanah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied: "By Allah, I only intended one divorce." So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) returned the woman to him. Sayyiduna Rukanah (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the second divorce during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), and the third divorce during the caliphate of Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him).

Nafi’ bin ‘Ujeir narrates: Sayyiduna Rukanah bin Yazid informed his wife, Suhaimah, of divorce. He informed the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about this. He said:“O Messenger of Allah! I have informed my wife, Suhaimah, of divorce. By Allah, I only intended to give one divorce by it.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked Sayyiduna Rukanah (may Allah be pleased with him):“By Allah! Did you only intend one divorce?”Sayyiduna Rukanah (may Allah be pleased with him) replied:“By Allah! I only intended one divorce.”So the Prophet returned the woman to him. Sayyiduna Rukanah (may Allah be pleased with him) gave the second divorce during the caliphate of Sayyiduna ‘Umar and the third divorce during the caliphate of Sayyiduna ‘Uthman (may Allah be pleased with them). Imam Dawud says: This hadith is authentic.

This narration is also transmitted with another chain of transmission.

Abdullah bin Ali, from his father, narrates about his grandfather: He gave his wife a divorce during the blessed time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked him: "What did you intend by it?" He replied: "One (divorce)." The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked: "By Allah?" He replied: "By Allah!" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "It will be counted according to your intention." In this narration, the narrator named Abu Nasr did not mention the words, Ibn Yazid bin Rukanah. Ibn Mubarak narrated this hadith from Zubair bin Sa'id in a mursal form.

Abdullah bin Ali narrates: My grandfather Sayyiduna Rukanah bin Abd Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him) informed his wife of divorce. He went to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: "I have informed my wife of divorce." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "What did you mean (by these words)?" He replied: "I intended one divorce." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "By Allah's oath?" He replied: "By Allah's oath!" The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then it will be counted as one (divorce)." Ishaq bin Isra'il has narrated contrary to this (which is as follows).

Abdullah bin Ali narrates regarding his grandfather Sayyiduna Rukanah bin Abdi Yazid (may Allah be pleased with him): He pronounced divorce to his wife, then he presented himself before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned this matter to him. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: "By Allah! Did you intend only one divorce?" He replied: "By Allah! I intended only one divorce." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then it will be counted as one divorce."

Sayyiduna Mu’adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said to me:“O Mu’adh! Allah Almighty has not created anything on the face of the earth that is more beloved to Him than freeing a slave, and Allah Almighty has not created anything on the face of the earth that is more disliked to Him than divorce. So when a person says to his slave: ‘If Allah wills, you are free,’ then the slave will be considered free, and the speaker will not have the right of exception. If a person says to his wife: ‘If Allah wills, you are divorced,’ then that person will have the right of exception and the divorce will not take effect.”

The same narration is transmitted with another chain. Humaid reports: Yazid bin Harun said to me, "How excellent this hadith would be, if its narrator Humaid bin Malik Lakhmi were well-known." So I said, "He is my grandfather." Then Yazid said, "You have pleased me, you have pleased me; now this hadith has become (authentic)."

Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah Almighty has not made anything lawful which is more disliked to Him than divorce. So, whoever makes an exception while giving divorce, he will have the right of that exception."

Sayyiduna Abu Tha'labah al-Khushani (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: My uncle said to me, "Work for me, so that I may marry my daughter to you." I said, "If you marry me to her, then she will have three divorces." Later, I felt it appropriate to marry that woman, so I presented myself before the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and asked him about this matter. He said to me, "Marry that woman, because divorce can only be given after marriage." So I married that woman, and Sa'd and Sa'id were born to me.