What do you think if a man divorces his wife while she is menstruating? He said: Abdullah ibn Umar divorced his wife while she was menstruating during the time of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ.So Umar asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying: Abdullah ibn Umar divorced his wife while she was menstruating. Abdullah said: He returned her to me and did not count it (the pronouncement) anything. He said: When she is purified, he may divorce her or keep her with him. Ibn Umar said: The Prophet ﷺ recited the Qur'anic verse: O Prophet, when you divorce women, divorce them in the beginning of their waiting period." Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by Yunus b. Jubair, Anas b. Sirin b. Jubair, Zaid b. Aslam, Abu al-Zubair and Mansur from Abu Wa'il on the authority of Ibn 'Umar. They all agreed on the theme that the Prophet ﷺ commanded him to take her back (and keep her) till she was purified. Then if he desired, he might divorce her or keep her with him if he wanted to do so. The version narrated by al-Zuhri from Salim from Nafi' on the authority of Ibn 'Umar has: The Prophet ﷺ commanded him to take her back (and keep her) till she is purified, and then has menstrual discharge, and then she is purified. Then if he desires, he may divorce her and if he desires he may keep her. Abu Dawud said: A version like that of Nafi' and al-Zuhri has also been transmitted by 'Ata al-Khurasani from al-Hasan on the authority of Ibn 'Umar. All the versions of this tradition contradict the one narrated by Abu al-Zubair. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2185)   

طَلَّقَ عَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ عُمَرَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَ عُمَرُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ لِيُرَاجِعْهَا فَرَدَّهَا عَلَيَّ وَقَالَ إِذَا طَهُرَتْ فَلْيُطَلِّقْ أَوْ لِيُمْسِكْ قَالَ ابْنُ عُمَرَ وَقَرَأَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ {يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ} [الطلاق 1] فِي قُبُلِ عِدَّتِهِنَّ  

[Machine] I heard Abdullah, son of Umar ibn al-Khattab, read (O Prophet, when you divorce women, divorce them for their waiting period).  

سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ قَرَأَ (يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِذَا طَلَّقْتُمُ النِّسَاءَ فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ لِقُبُلِ عِدَّتِهِنَّ)  

[Machine] That Ibn Abbas used to recite this verse, so divorce them before their waiting period or keep them in marriage until their waiting period.  

أَنَّ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ كَانَ يَقْرَأُ هَذَا الْحَرْفَ فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ قُبُلَ عِدَّتِهِنَّ أَوْ لِقُبُلِ عِدَّتِهِنَّ  

[Machine] Abu Tahir al-Faqih informed us, from Abu Bakr al-Qattan, from Ali ibn al-Hasan al-Hilali, from Abu Asim al-Nabil, from Ibn Jurayj, who said: "Mujahid used to recite it like this, meaning, the pronunciation of their names."  

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو طَاهِرٍ الْفَقِيهُ نا أَبُو بَكْرٍ الْقَطَّانُ نا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الْهِلَالِيُّ أنا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ النَّبِيلُ نا ابْنُ جُرَيْجٍ قَالَ كَانَ مُجَاهِدٌ يَقْرَؤُهَا هَكَذَا يَعْنِي لَقُبُلِ عِدَّتِهِنَّ  

Command him ('Abdullah b. 'Umar) to take her back (and keep her) and pronounce divorce when she is purified and she again enters the period of menstruation and she is again purified (after passing the period of menses), and then if he so desires he may keep her and if he desires divorce her (finally) before touching her (without having an intercourse with her), for that is the period of waiting ('ldda) which God, the Exalted and Glorious, has commanded for the divorce of women. (Using translation from Muslim 1471a)   

أَنَّهُ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ فِي عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَسَأَلَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مُرْهُ فَلْيُرَاجِعْهَا ثُمَّ لِيَتْرُكْهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ ثُمَّ تَحِيضَ ثُمَّ تَطْهُرَ ثُمَّ إِنْ شَاءَ أَمْسَكَ بَعْدُ وَإِنْ شَاءَ طَلَّقَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمَسَّ فَتِلْكَ الْعِدَّةُ الَّتِي أَمَرَ اللهُ ﷻ أَنْ يُطَلَّقَ لَهَا النِّسَاءُ وَفِي رِوَايَةِ الشَّافِعِيِّ ثُمَّ لِيُمْسِكْهَا بَدَلَ قَوْلِهِ ثُمَّ لِيَتْرُكْ وَلَمْ يَقُلْ بَعْدُ  

I divorced my wife during the lifetime of Messenger of Allah ﷺ when she was in the state of menses. 'Umar (Allah be pleased with him) made a mention of it to Messenger of Allah ﷺ, whereupon he said: Command him to take her back and leave her (in that state) until she is purified. Then (let her) enter the period of second menses, and when she is purified, then divorce her (finally) before having a sexual intercourse with her, or retain her (finally). That is the 'Idda (the prescribed period) which Allah commanded (to be kept in view) while divorcing the women. 'Ubaidullah reported: I said to Nafi': What became of that divorce (pronounced within 'Idda)? He said: It was as one which she counted. (Using translation from Muslim 1471c)   

طَلَّقْتُ امْرَأَتِي عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرُ ؓ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مُرْهُ فَلْيُرَاجِعْهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ ثُمَّ تَحِيضَ حَيْضَةً أُخْرَى فَإِذَا طَهُرَتْ فَلْيُطَلِّقْهَا إِنْ شَاءَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُجَامِعَهَا أَوْ يُمْسِكْهَا فَإِنَّهَا الْعِدَّةُ الَّتِي أَمَرَ اللهُ تَعَالَى أَنْ تُطَلَّقَ لَهَا النِّسَاءُ فَقُلْتُ لِنَافِعٍ مَا صَنَعَتِ التَّطْلِيقَةُ؟ قَالَ وَاحِدَةً اعْتَدَّتْ بِهَا  

[Machine] He divorced his wife while she was menstruating, pronouncing one divorce. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ ordered him to take her back, then to hold her until she becomes pure, then to wait until she goes through another menstrual cycle. Then, if he wishes to divorce her, he should divorce her before having sexual intercourse with her. That is the waiting period that Allah has commanded women to observe. This is the narration of Yahya.  

طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ تَطْلِيقَةً وَاحِدَةً فَأَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا ثُمَّ يُمْسِكَهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ ثُمَّ تَحِيضَ عِنْدَهُ حَيْضَةً أُخْرَى ثُمَّ يُمْهِلَهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ مِنْ حَيْضَتِهَا فَإِنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا فَلْيُطَلِّقْهَا حِينَ تَطْهُرَ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يُجَامِعَهَا فَتِلْكَ الْعِدَّةُ الَّتِي أَمَرَ اللهُ أَنْ يُطَلَّقَ لَهَا النِّسَاءُ لَفْظُ حَدِيثِ يَحْيَى  

‘Abd Allah (bin Umar) said that he divorced his wife while she was menstruating. ‘Umar mentioned the matter to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ became angry and said “Command him, he must take her back and keep her back till she is purified, then has another menstrual period and is purified. Then if he desires he may divorce her during the period of purity before he has intercourse with her. This is the divorce for waiting period as commanded by Allaah, the Exalted. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2182)   

أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَتَغَيَّظَ فِيهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ لِيُرَاجِعْهَا ثُمَّ لِيُمْسِكْهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ ثُمَّ تَحِيضَ ثُمَّ تَطْهُرَ فَإِنْ بَدَا لَهُ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا فَلْيُطَلِّقْهَا طَاهِرًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمَسَّهَا فَتِلْكَ الْعِدَّةُ كَمَا أَمَرَ اللهُ ﷻ  

[Machine] I divorced my wife during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while she was in her menstrual period. 'Umar mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and he became angry with me because of that. He said to me, "Take her back and keep her until she becomes pure from her menses and then becomes pure from any bleeding, then if you wish, divorce her before having any sexual relation with her, that will be the divorce done to her at her waiting period." As Allah commanded. Abdullah said: "So I took her back, and I considered that as one divorce that I had divorced her with." And Abu 'Abdullah al-Hafiz informed us, and Abu al-Walid informed me, from Muhammad bin Ahmad bin Zuhair, from Ishaq bin Mansur, from Yazid bin 'Abdul-Rabbi, from Muhammad bin Harb, whose chain of narration matches Abu Dawud's.  

طَلَّقْتُ امْرَأَتِي فِي حَيَاةِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَتَغَيَّظَ عَلَيَّ فِي ذَلِكَ وَقَالَ لِيُرَاجِعْهَا ثُمَّ يُمْسِكْهَا حَتَّى تَحِيضَ حَيْضَةً وَتَطْهُرَ فَإِنْ شَاءَ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا طَاهِرًا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمَسَّهَا فَذَلِكَ الطَّلَاقُ لِلْعِدَّةِ كَمَا أَمَرَ اللهُ تَعَالَى قَالَ عَبْدُ اللهِ فَرَاجَعْتُهَا وَحَسِبْتُ لَهَا التَّطْلِيقَةَ الَّتِي طَلَّقْتُهَا 14911 وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو الْوَلِيدِ أنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ زُهَيْرٍ نا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مَنْصُورٍ نا يَزِيدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ نا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ بِإِسْنَادِهِ نَحْوَهُ  

I divorced my wife while she was in the state of menses. 'Umar (Allah be pleased with him) made mention of it to Allah's Apostle ﷺ and he was enraged and he said: Command him to take her back until she enters the second ensuing menses other than the one in which he divorced her and in case he deems proper to divorce her, he should pronounce divorce (finally) before touching her (in the period) when she is purified of her menses, and that is the prescribed period in regard to divorce as Allah has commanded. 'Abdullah made a pronouncement of one divorce and it was counted in case of divorce. 'Abdullah took her back as Messenger of Allah ﷺ had commanded him. (Using translation from Muslim 1471f)   

طَلَّقْتُ امْرَأَتِي وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ فَذَكَرَ عُمَرُ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَتَغَيَّظَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ لِيُرَاجِعْهَا ثُمَّ لِيُمْسِكْهَا حَتَّى تَحِيضَ حَيْضَةً مُسْتَقْبِلَةً سِوَى حَيْضَتِهَا الَّتِي طَلَّقَهَا فِيهَا فَإِنْ بَدَا لَهُ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا فَلْيُطَلِّقْهَا طَاهِرًا مِنْ حَيْضَتِهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمَسَّهَا فَذَلِكَ الطَّلَاقُ الْعِدَّةُ كَمَا أَمَرَ اللهُ ﷻ وَكَانَ عَبْدُ اللهِ طَلَّقَهَا تَطْلِيقَةً فَحُسِبَتْ مِنْ طَلَاقِهَا وَرَاجَعَهَا عَبْدُ اللهِ كَمَا أَمَرَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ  

he divorced his wife when she was menstruating, and 'Umar mentioned that to the Prophet ﷺ. He said: "Tell him to take her back then divorce her when she is pure (not menstruating) or pregnant." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2023)   

أَنَّهُ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ فَذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ عُمَرُ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقَالَ مُرْهُ فَلْيُرَاجِعْهَا ثُمَّ لِيُطَلِّقْهَا طَاهِرًا أَوْ حَامِلًا  

Command him to take her back until she is pure and then she enters the second menses and then becomes pure. Then either divorce her (finally) or retain her. (Using translation from Muslim 1471i)   

طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَهِيَ حَائِضٌ فَسَأَلَ عُمَرُ ؓ عَنْ ذَلِكَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ مُرْهُ فَلْيُرَاجِعْهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ ثُمَّ تَحِيضَ حَيْضَةً أُخْرَى ثُمَّ تَطْهُرَ ثُمَّ يُطَلِّقَ بَعْدُ أَوْ يُمْسِكَ  

[Machine] In saying "so divorce them during their waiting period," [Quran 65:1] Tahir said, without intimacy, some narrators have added to it "or through an evident indication," and I have not found it in reliable narrations.  

فِي قَوْلِهِ {فَطَلِّقُوهُنَّ لِعِدَّتِهِنَّ} [الطلاق 1] قَالَ طَاهِرًا مِنْ غَيْرِ جِمَاعٍ زَادَ فِيهِ بَعْضُ الرُّوَاةِ أَوْ عِنْدَ حَبَلٍ قَدْ تَبَيَّنَ وَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ فِي الرِّوَايَاتِ الْمَحْفُوظَةِ  

[Machine] To divorce (a woman) while she is in a state of purity without having had intercourse with her, or to divorce her while she is pregnant with a clearly visible pregnancy. As for what is forbidden, it is to divorce her while she is menstruating or to divorce her at the time of having intercourse with her without knowing whether the womb contains a child or not.  

يُطَلِّقَهَا طَاهِرًا مِنْ غَيْرِ جِمَاعٍ أَوْ يُطَلِّقَهَا حَامِلًا مُسْتَبِينًا حَمْلَهَا وَأَمَّا الْحَرَامُ فَأَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا حَائِضًا أَوْ يُطَلِّقَهَا حِينَ يُجَامِعُهَا لَا يَدْرِي اشْتَمَلَ الرَّحِمُ عَلَى وَلَدٍ أَمْ لَا  

[Machine] A man who divorces according to the Sunnah will never regret it.  

مَا طَلَّقَ رَجُلٌ طَلَاقَ السُّنَّةِ فَيَنْدَمُ أَبَدًا