It was narrated that 'Abdullah said: "Divorce according to the Sunnah means divorcing her with one divorce in each cycle when she is pure, then when she becomes pure the third time, then he pronounces divorce again, and after that she must wait one more menstrual cycle."

It was narrated that Abdullah said: "Divorce according to the Sunnah means divorcing her when she is pure, (i.e., not menstruating) and without having had intercourse with her (during that cycle)."