Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates: A Quraishi came to Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) and said: O Abu Abbas! I have given my wife three divorces in a state of anger. So Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: That which has become forbidden for you, Abu Abbas cannot make lawful for you. You have disobeyed your Lord and made your wife unlawful for yourself. You did not fear Allah, otherwise He would have made a way out for you. Then Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) recited this verse: "And when you divorce women, then divorce them at their prescribed period." That is, before their waiting period, when they are in a state of purity and have not had intercourse with them. Saif, the narrator, stated: This (aforementioned sentence) is not part of the recitation but is an explanation of the (words of the Qur'an).