Saeed bin Jubair narrates: A man came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) and said, "I have given my wife one thousand divorces." So Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) said, "Because of three divorces, your wife has become unlawful for you, and the remaining divorces have become a sin for you, because you have made a mockery of the verses of Allah."

This narration is also transmitted with another chain of transmission.

Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Divorce cannot be given before marriage, and a person cannot make a vow regarding something he does not own."

Amr ibn Shu'aib, narrating from his father, from his grandfather, reports: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "A man cannot pronounce divorce, set free, sell, or fulfill a vow regarding something he does not own."

Amr ibn Shu'aib narrates from his father, from his grandfather: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "A man cannot pronounce divorce for that which he does not own, cannot sell that which he does not own, and cannot set free that which he does not own."

Amr ibn Shu'ayb narrates from his father, from his grandfather: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "It is not permissible for a man to free or divorce someone whom he does not own." The narrator did not mention selling in this narration.

Amr ibn Shu'aib narrates from his father, from his grandfather: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever pronounces a divorce over something he does not own, then that divorce will not take effect; whoever frees someone whom he does not own, then that person will not be freed; whoever makes a vow regarding something he does not own, then his vow will not be valid; and whoever swears an oath to commit a sin, his oath will not be considered; and whoever swears an oath to sever ties of kinship, his oath will not be considered."

Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Abu Sufyan bin Harb (may Allah be pleased with him) and instructed him: "(That is, the command is) A man cannot divorce until he marries, and he cannot set free one whom he does not own."

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Abu Sufyan to the city of Najran in Yemen, so that he may lead the prayers there, fight (in battle), and collect charity. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also sent Rashid bin Abdullah with him. Whenever the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned them, he would say: "Rashid is better than the entire tribe of Sulaym, and Abu Sufyan is better than the entire tribe of Uraynah." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) advised Abu Sufyan, instructing him to adopt the fear of Allah, and gave this guidance: "No person can divorce a woman whom he has not married, and no person can free a slave whom he does not own, and there is no validity to a vow made to disobey Allah."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates about the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): He was asked about a person who says, "The day I marry such-and-such woman, she is divorced." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "He has pronounced a divorce over which he has no authority."