It is narrated from Hazrat Fatimah bint Qais (may Allah be pleased with her) that my husband Abu Amr bin Hafs bin Mughirah one day sent me a message of divorce and along with it sent five saa’ of barley. I said: I have nothing else for my expenses except this, and can I spend my ‘iddah in your house? He said: No. Hearing this, I gathered my clothes and then presented myself before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned the whole incident. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked:“How many divorces did he give you?”I replied: Three divorces. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“He has spoken the truth, you will not receive any maintenance and you should spend your ‘iddah in the house of your paternal cousin Ibn Umm Maktum, because his eyesight is very weak, you may even remove your headscarf in front of him. When your ‘iddah is over, inform me.”After the ‘iddah, several people sent me proposals of marriage, among them were Hazrat Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abu Jahm (may Allah be pleased with him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“Muawiyah is poor and has no wealth, while Abu Jahm beats women (he is harsh in nature), but you should marry Usamah bin Zaid.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Fatimah bint Qais (may Allah be pleased with her) that my husband Abu Amr bin Hafs bin Mughirah one day sent me a message of two divorces, then he went to Yemen with Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) and from there sent me the third divorce. At that time, his representative in Madinah Munawwarah was Ayyash bin Abi Rabi’ah. I said,“I have nothing to spend and can I spend my waiting period (‘iddah) in your house?”He said,“No.”Hearing this, I gathered my clothes and then presented myself before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned the whole incident. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked,“How many divorces did he give you?”I replied,“Three divorces.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“He has spoken the truth. You will not receive any maintenance and you should spend your ‘iddah in the house of your paternal cousin Ibn Umm Maktum, because his eyesight is very weak. You may even remove your headscarf in front of him. When your ‘iddah is over, inform me.”After the ‘iddah, several people sent me proposals of marriage, among whom were Hazrat Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abu Jahm (may Allah be pleased with him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Muawiyah is poor and has no wealth, while Abu Jahm beats women (he is harsh in nature). However, you should marry Usamah bin Zaid.”

The previous hadith is also narrated through this second chain of transmission.

It is narrated from Hazrat Fatimah bint Qais (may Allah be pleased with her) that my husband Abu Amr bin Hafs bin Mughirah one day sent me a message of divorce and sent five saa’ of barley with his agent. I said,“I have nothing to spend and can I spend my ‘iddah in your house?”He said,“No.”Hearing this, I gathered my clothes and then presented myself before the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned the whole incident. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked,“How many divorces did he give you?”I replied,“Three divorces.”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“He has spoken the truth, you will not receive any maintenance and you should spend your ‘iddah in the house of your paternal cousin Ibn Umm Maktum, because his eyesight is very weak. You may even remove your headscarf in front of him. When your ‘iddah is over, inform me.”After the ‘iddah, several people sent me proposals of marriage, among whom were Hazrat Muawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abu Jahm (may Allah be pleased with him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“Muawiyah is poor and has no wealth, while Abu Jahm beats women (he is harsh in nature). However, you should marry Usamah bin Zaid.”So she did as he said.

It is narrated from Hazrat Fatimah bint Qais (may Allah be pleased with her) that my husband Abu Amr bin Hafs bin Mughirah sent me a message of divorce one day, at that time he had gone to Yemen with Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). He also told Harith bin Hisham and Ayyash bin Abi Rabi’ah to provide me with maintenance, but they said, "By Allah! You will not receive maintenance until you are pregnant." She went to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned the whole incident. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They have spoken the truth, you will not receive any maintenance, and you should spend your waiting period (‘iddah) in the house of your paternal cousin Ibn Umm Maktum, because his eyesight has become very weak, you may even remove your headscarf in front of him. When your ‘iddah is over, inform me." After the ‘iddah, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) married her to Hazrat Usamah (may Allah be pleased with him). Once Marwan sent Qabisah bin Dhu’ayb to Hazrat Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) to ask about this hadith, so she narrated the same hadith. Marwan said, "We have only heard this hadith from a woman; we will act upon what we have seen people practicing." When Hazrat Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) learned of this, she said: "The Qur’an will decide between me and you. Allah Almighty says: «لا تُخْرِجُوهُنَّ مِنْ بُيُوتِهِنَّ وَلا يَخْرُجْنَ إِلا أَنْ يَأْتِينَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ حَتَّى بَلَغَ لا تَدْرِي لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يُحْدِثُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَمْرًا» 'Do not expel them from their houses, nor should they leave, unless they commit a clear act of indecency.' Perhaps after this Allah will bring about a new situation." She said: "This command is regarding the one to whom return (reconciliation) is possible. Tell me, after three divorces, what new situation can arise?"

It is narrated from Hazrat Fatimah bint Qais (may Allah be pleased with her) that my husband gave me three divorces, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not prescribe residence or maintenance for me. But Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) says that we cannot abandon the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) merely on the statement of one woman; it is possible that the woman may have forgotten. And Imam Shabi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Hazrat Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) also told me that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had ordered her to spend her waiting period in the house of Ibn Umm Maktum.

Hazrat Fatimah bint Qais (may Allah be pleased with her), who was the maternal aunt of Bint Saeed Zaid and was married to Abdullah bin Amr bin Uthman, narrated that her husband gave her three divorces. Her niece’s maternal aunt, Hazrat Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her), sent a messenger to call her there. At that time, the governor of Madinah Munawwarah was Marwan bin Hakam. Qabeesah says that Marwan sent me to Hazrat Fatimah (may Allah be pleased with her) to ask why she forced a woman to leave her house before her waiting period (iddah) was completed. She replied,“Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me the same command.”Then she narrated that hadith to me, and then said,“I also make ijtihad (independent reasoning) from the Holy Qur’an as my evidence. Allah Almighty says in His Book: «إِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ لِعِدَّتِهِنَّ وَأَحْصُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ رَبَّكُمْ لا تُخْرِجُوهُنَّ مِنْ بُيُوتِهِنَّ وَلا يَخْرُجْنَ إِلا أَنْ يَأْتِينَ بِفَاحِشَةٍ مُبَيِّنَةٍ إِلَى لَعَلَّ اللَّهَ يُحْدِثُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ أَمْرًا» ‘If you divorce your wives, then divorce them at the commencement of their waiting period (tuhr), and count the days of the waiting period, and fear Allah, your Lord. Do not expel them from their houses, nor should they leave, unless they commit a clear act of indecency.’ Perhaps after this Allah will bring about a new matter. In the third stage, He said: «فَإِذَا بَلَغْنَ أَجَلَهُنَّ الثَّالِثَةَ فَأَمْسِكُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ فَارِقُوهُنَّ بِمَعْرُوفٍ» ‘When they have completed their waiting period, then either retain them in a fair manner or release them in a fair manner.’ By Allah, after this third stage, Allah has not mentioned keeping the woman back. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) gave me the same command.”The narrator says,“I went to Marwan and told him the whole matter. He said, ‘This is just the statement of a woman, this is just the statement of a woman,’ and then he ordered her niece to be sent back to her house, so she was sent back until her waiting period was over.”

It is narrated from Hazrat Fatimah bint Qais (may Allah be pleased with her) that my husband gave me three divorces, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not prescribe residence and maintenance for me, and said: O daughter of Al-Qais! Residence and maintenance are for the one to whom return (reconciliation) is possible.

It is narrated from Hazrat Fatimah bint Qais (may Allah be pleased with her) that my husband Abu Amr bin Hafs bin Mughirah sent me a message of divorce one day. I went to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and mentioned the whole incident. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Spend your waiting period in the house of your paternal cousin Ibn Umm Maktum." Marwan used to deny this hadith and did not allow a divorced woman to leave her house, and according to Urwah, Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) also used to deny this.

It is narrated from Hazrat Fatimah bint Qais (may Allah be pleased with her) that my husband gave me three divorces, so the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not prescribe residence or maintenance for me.