It was narrated that Anas bin Sirin said: "I asked Ibn 'Umar about his wife whom he divorced. He said: 'I divorced her while she was menstruating, and I told 'Umar about that, and he told the Prophet (s.a.w), who said: "Tell him to take her back, then when she becomes pure, he may divorce her when she is pure." He said: 'So I took her back, then I divorced her when she was pure.' I said: 'Was that divorce that you gave her while she was menstruating counted as such? He said: 'Why wouldn't I count it? It must be counted even if I failed and acted foolishly."'

حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ يَحْيَى أَخْبَرَنَا خَالِدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ عَنِ امْرَأَتِهِ الَّتِى طَلَّقَ فَقَالَ طَلَّقْتُهَا وَهْىَ حَائِضٌ فَذُكِرَ ذَلِكَ لِعُمَرَ فَذَكَرَهُ لِلنَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ « مُرْهُ فَلْيُرَاجِعْهَا فَإِذَا طَهَرَتْ فَلْيُطَلِّقْهَا لِطُهْرِهَا ». قَالَ فَرَاجَعْتُهَا ثُمَّ طَلَّقْتُهَا لِطُهْرِهَا.قُلْتُ فَاعْتَدَدْتَ بِتِلْكَ التَّطْلِيقَةِ الَّتِى طَلَّقْتَ وَهْىَ حَائِضٌ قَالَ مَا لِىَ لاَ أَعْتَدُّ بِهَا وَإِنْ كُنْتُ عَجَزْتُ وَاسْتَحْمَقْتُ.

It was narrated from Anas bin Sirin that he heard Ibn 'Umar said: "I divorced my wife while she was menstruating. 'Umar went to the Prophet (s.a.w) and told him about that, and he said: 'Tell him to take her back, then when she becomes pure, let him divorce her.' I said to Ibn 'Umar: 'Did you count that divorce as such?' He said: 'Of course."'

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى وَابْنُ بَشَّارٍ قَالَ ابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ سِيرِينَ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ قَالَ طَلَّقْتُ امْرَأَتِى وَهْىَ حَائِضٌ فَأَتَى عُمَرُ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَأَخْبَرَهُ فَقَالَ « مُرْهُ فَلْيُرَاجِعْهَا ثُمَّ إِذَا طَهَرَتْ فَلْيُطَلِّقْهَا ». قُلْتُ لاِبْنِ عُمَرَ أَفَاحْتَسَبْتَ بِتِلْكَ التَّطْلِيقَةِ قَالَ فَمَهْ.

Ibn Tawus narrated from his father that he heard Ibn 'Umar being asked about a man who divorced his wife while she was menstruating. He said: "Do you know 'Abdullah bin 'Umar?" He said: "Yes." He said: "He divorced his wife while she was menstruating, and 'Umar went to the Prophet (s.a.w) and told him the news. He told him to take her back." He (Ibn Tawus) said: "I did not hear him - his father - say any more than that."

وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَخْبَرَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِى ابْنُ طَاوُسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ ابْنَ عُمَرَ يُسْأَلُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ حَائِضًا فَقَالَ أَتَعْرِفُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ قَالَ نَعَمْ. قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ حَائِضًا فَذَهَبَ عُمَرُ إِلَى النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَأَخْبَرَهُ الْخَبَرَ فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا قَالَ لَمْ أَسْمَعْهُ يَزِيدُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ لأَبِيهِ.

Abu Az-Zubair narrated that he heard 'Abdur-Rahman bin Ayman, the freed slave of 'Azzah, asking Ibn 'Umar, and Abu Az-Zubair heard that: "What do you think of a man who divorces his wife when she is menstruating?" He said: "Ibn 'Umar divorced his wife while she was menstruating, at the time of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w)." 'Umar asked the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) (about it), saying: ''Abdullah bin 'Umar has divorced his wife when she is menstruating.' The Prophet (s.a.w) said to him: 'Let him take her back.' So he took her back. And he said: 'When she becomes pure, let him divorce her or let him keep her."' Ibn 'Umar said: "And the Prophet (s.a.w) recited the words: O Prophet! When you divorce women, divorce them at their 'Iddah (prescribed periods) ..."

وَحَدَّثَنِى هَارُونُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ قَالَ ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِى أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَيْمَنَ مَوْلَى عَزَّةَ يَسْأَلُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ وَأَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ يَسْمَعُ ذَلِكَ كَيْفَ تَرَى فِى رَجُلٍ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ حَائِضًا فَقَالَ طَلَّقَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهْىَ حَائِضٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَسَأَلَ عُمَرُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَقَالَ إِنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهْىَ حَائِضٌ. فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- « لِيُرَاجِعْهَا ». فَرَدَّهَا وَقَالَ « إِذَا طَهَرَتْ فَلْيُطَلِّقْ أَوْ لِيُمْسِكْ ». قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ وَقَرَأَ النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِىُّ إِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ فِى قُبُلِ عِدَّتِهِنَّ.

Abu Az-Zubair narrated that he heard 'Abdur-Rahman bin Ayman, the freed slave of 'Urwah, asking Ibn 'Umar, when Abu Az-Zubair was listening... a Hadith like that of Hajjaj (no. 3670), with some additions. Muslim said: He made a mistake when he said "... the freed slave of 'Urwah"; he was the freed slave of' Azzah.

وَحَدَّثَنِيهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِى أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنَ أَيْمَنَ مَوْلَى عُرْوَةَ يَسْأَلُ ابْنَ عُمَرَ وَأَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ يَسْمَعُ بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ حَجَّاجٍ وَفِيهِ بَعْضُ الزِّيَادَةِ. قَالَ مُسْلِمٌ أَخْطَأَ حَيْثُ قَالَ عُرْوَةَ إِنَّمَا هُوَ مَوْلَى عَزَّةَ.

It was narrated that Ibn 'Abbas said: "During the time of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w), Abu Bakr and the first two years of 'Umar's Khilafah, a threefold divorce was counted as one. Then 'Umar bin Al-Khattab said: 'People have become hasty in a matter in which they should take their time. I am thinking of holding them to it.' So he made it binding upon them."

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَافِعٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ رَافِعٍ - قَالَ إِسْحَاقُ أَخْبَرَنَا وَقَالَ ابْنُ رَافِعٍ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا مَعْمَرٌ عَنِ ابْنِ طَاوُسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ كَانَ الطَّلاَقُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَأَبِى بَكْرٍ وَسَنَتَيْنِ مِنْ خِلاَفَةِ عُمَرَ طَلاَقُ الثَّلاَثِ وَاحِدَةً فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ إِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدِ اسْتَعْجَلُوا فِى أَمْرٍ قَدْ كَانَتْ لَهُمْ فِيهِ أَنَاةٌ فَلَوْ أَمْضَيْنَاهُ عَلَيْهِمْ. فَأَمْضَاهُ عَلَيْهِمْ.

Ibn Tawus narrated from his father that Abu As-Sahba' said to Ibn 'Abbas: "Do you know that the threefold divorce was regarded as one at the time of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and Abu Bakr, and for three years of 'Umar's leadership?" He said: "Yes."

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَخْبَرَنَا رَوْحُ بْنُ عُبَادَةَ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ رَافِعٍ - وَاللَّفْظُ لَهُ - حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِى ابْنُ طَاوُسٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ أَبَا الصَّهْبَاءِ قَالَ لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَتَعْلَمُ أَنَّمَا كَانَتِ الثَّلاَثُ تُجْعَلُ وَاحِدَةً عَلَى عَهْدِ النَّبِىِّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَأَبِى بَكْرٍ وَثَلاَثًا مِنْ إِمَارَةِ عُمَرَ. فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ نَعَمْ.

It was narrated from Tawus that Abu As-Sahba' said to Ibn 'Abbas: "Tell us of something interesting that you know. Wasn't the threefold divorce counted as one at the time of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and Abu Bakr?" He said: "That was so, then at the time of 'Umar the people began to issue divorces frequently, so he made it binding upon them."

وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ أَخْبَرَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ السَّخْتِيَانِىِّ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مَيْسَرَةَ عَنْ طَاوُسٍ أَنَّ أَبَا الصَّهْبَاءِ قَالَ لاِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ هَاتِ مِنْ هَنَاتِكَ أَلَمْ يَكُنِ الطَّلاَقُ الثَّلاَثُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وَأَبِى بَكْرٍ وَاحِدَةً فَقَالَ قَدْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِى عَهْدِ عُمَرَ تَتَايَعَ النَّاسُ فِى الطَّلاَقِ فَأَجَازَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ.

It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that he used to say concerning declaring one's wife to be unlawful: "It is an oath for which expiation must be offered." Ibn 'Abbas said: "Indeed in the Messenger of Allah you have a good example to follow for him..."

وَحَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ هِشَامٍ - يَعْنِى الدَّسْتَوَائِىَّ - قَالَ كَتَبَ إِلَىَّ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِى كَثِيرٍ يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ يَعْلَى بْنِ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ فِى الْحَرَامِ يَمِينٌ يُكَفِّرُهَا. وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ (لَقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ ).

'Aishah narrated that the Prophet (s.a.w) used to stay with Zainab bint Jahsh and drink honey in her house. She said: "Hafsah and I agreed that whichever of us the Prophet (s.a.w) entered upon first, she should say: 'I can smell Maghafir on you; have you eaten Maghafir?' He entered upon one of them and she said that to him. He said: 'No, I drank honey at the house of Zainab bint Jahash, but I will never do it again.' Then the following verses were revealed: "Why do you forbid (for yourself) that which Allah has allowed to you" up to the words, "If you two turn in repentance to Allh" - addressing 'Aishah and Hafsah - The phrase "And (remember) when the Prophet disclosed a matter in confidence to one of his wives" (in verse 3) refers to him saying: 'No, I drank honey."'

وَحَدَّثَنِى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمٍ حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ أَخْبَرَنِى عَطَاءٌ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عُبَيْدَ بْنَ عُمَيْرٍ يُخْبِرُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ عَائِشَةَ تُخْبِرُ أَنَّ النَّبِىَّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- كَانَ يَمْكُثُ عِنْدَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ فَيَشْرَبُ عِنْدَهَا عَسَلاً قَالَتْ فَتَوَاطَأْتُ أَنَا وَحَفْصَةُ أَنَّ أَيَّتَنَا مَا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهَا النَّبِىُّ -صلى الله عليه وسلم- فَلْتَقُلْ إِنِّى أَجِدُ مِنْكَ رِيحَ مَغَافِيرَ أَكَلْتَ مَغَافِيرَ فَدَخَلَ عَلَى إِحْدَاهُمَا فَقَالَتْ ذَلِكَ لَهُ. فَقَالَ « بَلْ شَرِبْتُ عَسَلاً عِنْدَ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتِ جَحْشٍ وَلَنْ أَعُودَ لَهُ ». فَنَزَلَ (لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ) إِلَى قَوْلِهِ (إِنْ تَتُوبَا) لِعَائِشَةَ وَحَفْصَةَ (وَإِذْ أَسَرَّ النَّبِىُّ إِلَى بَعْضِ أَزْوَاجِهِ حَدِيثًا) لِقَوْلِهِ « بَلْ شَرِبْتُ عَسَلاً ».