Nafi' reports: Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) gave his wife one divorce during the blessed time of the Prophet (peace be upon him), and the woman was in her menstrual period at that time. Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Prophet (peace be upon him) about its ruling, so he said: "Tell him to take her back (then the narrator mentioned the rest of the hadith as previously stated)." In this narration, these words are present: Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says to such a person: "If you have given your wife one or two divorces, then the Prophet (peace be upon him) commanded me in this way. If you have given three divorces, then that woman is not lawful for you until she marries another man (and becomes divorced or widowed). You have disobeyed your Lord."

Nafi’ reports: When someone would ask Abdullah bin Umar about divorcing his wife during her menstrual period, Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) would tell him what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had instructed, and then say:“If you have given your wife one or two divorces, then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded me accordingly. But if you have given three divorces, then that woman has become forbidden to you until she marries another man and becomes divorced or widowed. You have disobeyed the command of your Lord regarding the ruling He gave you about divorce.”

Abu Salamah bin Abdur Rahman narrates the statement of Sayyidah Fatimah bint Qais (may Allah be pleased with her): She was the wife of Abu Amr bin Hafs bin Mughira, and he gave her the third divorce. She came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and asked him about this issue: Can she leave her house (i.e., move to another place)? So the Prophet instructed her: "She should move to the house of Ibn Umm Maktum." Marwan did not accept that a divorced woman can leave her house; he did not consider the statement of Fatimah bint Qais as reliable. Urwah narrates: Sayyidah Aisha also did not accept the statement of Fatimah bint Qais. Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) used to prohibit a divorced woman from leaving her house until her waiting period ('iddah) was completed.

Al-Awza'i narrates: I asked al-Zuhri: Which wife of the Prophet (peace be upon him) sought refuge from him? He replied: 'Urwah ibn al-Zubayr informed me, on the authority of Lady Aisha, that the name of that woman was bint al-Jawn al-Kilabiyyah. When the Prophet (peace be upon him) went to her and approached her, she said: "I seek refuge with Allah from you." So the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "You have sought refuge with One who is Great; go back to your family."

Suwaid bin Ghaflah narrates: A woman named Aisha Khath’amiyyah was the wife of Sayyiduna Imam Hasan bin Ali (may Allah be pleased with them both). When Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was martyred and allegiance was given to Sayyiduna Imam Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him), this woman said:“Amir al-Mu’minin! Congratulations to you on the caliphate.”So Imam Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) said:“Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) has been martyred and you are congratulating me? Go, you are divorced three times.”The narrator states: The woman wrapped herself in her cloak, and when her waiting period (‘iddah) was completed, Sayyiduna Imam Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) sent her the remainder of her dowry and, along with it, ten thousand (dirhams or dinars) as a gift. The woman said:“This wealth is very little compared to the beloved who has departed.”When Sayyiduna Imam Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) was informed about this, he wept and said:“If I had not heard my grandfather say this (the narrator is unsure, perhaps these are the words), my father (Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him) narrated this hadith to me, he heard my grandfather (the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever gives his wife three ambiguous divorces (the narrator is unsure, perhaps these are the words), whoever gives his wife three divorces during three periods of purity, then that woman is not lawful for him until she marries another man and becomes divorced or widowed.”(Imam Hasan says:) Otherwise, I would have taken her back.

Suwaid bin Ghaflah narrates: When Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away, Aisha bint Khalifah Khath’amiyyah, who was the wife of Sayyiduna Imam Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him), said to Sayyiduna Imam Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him):“Congratulations to you on becoming the Commander of the Faithful.”So Sayyiduna Imam Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) said to her:“You are congratulating me on the martyrdom of the Commander of the Faithful (i.e., Sayyiduna Ali, may Allah be pleased with him)? Go away, you are divorced.”The woman (while weeping) put her cloth over her face and said:“O Allah! My intention was only good (i.e., I did not mean this).”Later, Sayyiduna Imam Hasan sent her ten thousand dirhams or dinars as provision and the remaining part of her dowry; when these things were placed before her, she wept and said:“All this is very little compared to the beloved who has departed.”When the messenger informed Sayyiduna Imam Hasan about this, he said:“If I had not made the divorce binding for this woman, I would have taken her back, but I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: Whoever gives his wife three divorces, whether he gives one divorce in each period of purity, or one divorce in each month, or gives three divorces at once, then that woman is not lawful for him until she marries another man and becomes divorced or widowed.”

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: He gave his wife one divorce while she was in her menstrual period. Then he intended to give her the remaining two divorces during the coming periods of purity. When the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) came to know about this, he said: "O Ibn Umar! Allah Almighty has not commanded you to give divorce in this manner. You have acted against the Sunnah. The Sunnah is that you should let her become pure first, then give one divorce in each period of purity." Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) guided me, so I took her back. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "When she becomes pure, then you may divorce her or keep her with you (i.e., do not divorce her)." I asked: "O Messenger of Allah! What do you say, if I give her three divorces, will it be permissible for me to take her back?" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) replied: "No, (in that case) she will become separated from you and (giving divorce in this manner) will be a sin."

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: "Whoever gives his wife three divorces, then the woman becomes separated (bainah) from him, and that person disobeys his Lord and has acted against the Sunnah."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Three divorces take effect through the words bariyah, batta, bain, and haram, and that woman will not be lawful for the man until she marries another (becoming divorced or widowed)."

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "When a man gives his wife three divorces, that woman does not become lawful for him until she marries another husband, and both (the man and woman) have tasted each other's honey."