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[Machine] To spend or to divorce; if they divorce, they shall send with a provision what they have withheld.  

البيهقي:١٥٧٠٦أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ الْحَافِظُ فِي آخَرِينَ قَالُوا أنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ أنا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ أنا الشَّافِعِيُّ أنا مُسْلِمُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ عَنْ نَافِعٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ ؓ كَتَبَ إِلَى أُمَرَاءِ الْأَجْنَادِ فِي رِجَالٍ غَابُوا عَنْ نِسَائِهِمْ فَأَمَرَهُمْ أَنْ يَأْخُذُوهُمْ

بِأَنْ يُنْفِقُوا أَوْ يُطَلِّقُوا فَإِنْ طَلَّقُوا بَعَثُوا بِنَفَقَةِ مَا حَبَسُوا