Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them) states that if a man gives his wife three divorces before consummation, she does not become lawful for him until she marries another man. If he gives these three divorces separately, she becomes separated (bainah) from the first divorce itself.

Hazrat Tawus (may Allah have mercy on him) and Hazrat Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) say that if a man gives his wife three divorces before consummation, then only one divorce will take effect.

Hazrat Tawus (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that once Abu Sahba came to Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them). He said, "Give me a little of your time: Three divorces during the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), then during the time of Hazrat Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), and then in the early period of Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), were counted as only one. Then when Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) saw that people had made giving divorce a routine matter, he declared three divorces to be three."

Hazrat Tawus, Hazrat Ata, and Hazrat Jabir bin Zaid (may Allah be pleased with them) say that if a man gives his wife three divorces before consummation, they will be counted as only one.

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) says that if a man gives his wife one divorce, then another man meets him and asks, "Have you divorced your wife?" He replies, "Yes, I have divorced her." Then another man meets him and asks the same question, and the man replies, "Yes, I have divorced her." If, in giving these answers, he intended the first divorce, then only one divorce will be counted.

Hazrat Ibn Ma'qil (may Allah have mercy on him) and Hazrat Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) say that if a man gives one divorce to his wife, then another man meets him and asks, "Have you divorced your wife?" He replies, "Yes, I have divorced her." Then another man meets him and asks the same question, and the man replies, "Yes, I have divorced her." If, while answering them, he intended the first divorce, then only one divorce will be counted.

Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) says that a man gave his wife one divorce. On the way, he met a man who asked him, "Have you divorced your wife?" He replied, "Yes." Then he met another man who asked the same question, and he again replied, "Yes." This matter was presented before Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), so he said that the intention will be taken into account.

Hazrat Abdur Rabbah, may Allah have mercy on him, says that I asked Hazrat Jabir bin Zaid, may Allah have mercy on him, that a man gave his wife one divorce. On the way, he met a man who asked, "Have you divorced your wife?" He said, "Yes." Then he met another man who asked the same question, and he again said, "Yes." So what is the ruling on this? He replied that if both times when he said "yes" he intended the first divorce, then nothing is required.

Hazrat Hammad (may Allah have mercy on him) says that if a man says to his wife, "You are divorced," and his wife says, "What are you saying?" and he says, "I am divorcing you," then if he says it again merely to make her understand, only one divorce will take place.

Hazrat Sha’bah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I asked Hazrat Hakam (may Allah have mercy on him) and Hazrat Hammad (may Allah have mercy on him) that if a person says to his wife,“You are divorced, you are divorced, you are divorced,”what is the ruling? They replied that three divorces will take place, and if he intended only one, then only one will occur. And if he said to his wife,“Count your waiting period (‘iddah),”then the same ruling applies.