"I heard Ka'b narrate the Hadith about when he stayed behind and did not join the Messenger of Allah on the expedition to Tabuk. He said: 'The envoy of the Messenger of Allah came to me and said: "The Messenger of Allah commands you to keep away from your wife." I said: "Shall I divorce her, or what should I do?" He said: "No, just keep away from her and do not approach her." And he sent similar instructions to my two companions. I said to my wife: "Go to your family and stay with them until Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, decides concerning this matter."'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3424)
عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي غَزْوَةِ تَبُوكَ وَقَالَ فِيهِ إِذَا رَسُولٌ لِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْتِينِي فَيَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تَعْتَزِلَ امْرَأَتَكَ فَقُلْتُ أُطَلِّقُهَا أَمْ مَاذَا أَفْعَلُ؟ قَالَ «بَلِ اعْتَزِلْهَا وَلَا تَقْرَبْهَا» وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى صَاحِبَيَّ بِمِثْلِ ذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ لِامْرَأَتِي الْحَقِي بِأَهْلِكِ وَكُونِي عِنْدَهُمْ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ اللهُ فِي هَذَا الْأَمْرِ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ خَالَفَهُمْ مَعْقِلُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ