Lady Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: It was asked from the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) about a person who gives his wife an irrevocable divorce, then that woman marries another man, and before the second man has intercourse with her, he divorces her. Can that woman return to her first husband? The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: No, not until (the second husband) tastes her honey as the first husband tasted. (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) In the Book of Allah, this ruling is mentioned in general terms: "If the man divorces her, she is not lawful for him thereafter until she marries another husband." So Allah Almighty has permitted for the first husband that he may marry her when she marries another man, but the Sunnah has clarified that such a woman is not lawful for the first husband until there is intercourse between the woman and the second husband, which is the tasting of honey, and then after that, if she is separated from him due to divorce or the husband's death, then at that time she will be lawful for the first husband.

Sayyidah Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said regarding a person who gives his wife three divorces, then that woman marries another man, and the second man divorces her before consummating the marriage, and the first husband intends to remarry her, about this the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: No, not until the second husband tastes her honey and she tastes his honey (it is not permissible until then). (Imam Ibn Hibban, may Allah have mercy on him, says:) Allah Almighty has said: "If the man divorces her, she is not lawful for him thereafter until she marries another husband." So here Allah Almighty has made it permissible for the woman that she can marry the first husband only after she has married another husband, but the Noble Mustafa (peace and blessings be upon him) has explained the intent of Allah Almighty (the command of Allah Almighty is): "Until she marries another man besides him." So the explanation of the general statement in the Book will be that Allah Almighty's command, "until she marries another man besides the first husband," does not mean merely the contract of marriage, but rather consummation of marriage.