A man came to Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: I have given my wife two hundred divorces. Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: What did the people say to you? He replied: They said to me that your wife has become separated from you. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) said: They have spoken the truth. Whoever gives divorce according to the command of Allah, Allah has explained its procedure, and whoever acts with confusion so that we have to bear hardship, those people speak the truth, your wife has become separated from you.