"I heard my father Ka'b bin Malik -who was one of the three whose repentance was accepted- say: 'The Messenger of Allah sent word to me and to my two companions saying: The Messenger of Allah commands you to keep away from your wives. I said to his envoy: Shall I divorce my wife, or what should I do? He said: No, just keep away from her, and do not approach her. I said to my wife: Go to your family and stay with them. So she went to them.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 3423)
أَرْسَلَ إِلَيَّ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ وَإِلَى صَاحِبَيَّ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تَعْتَزِلُوا نِسَاءَكُمْ قُلْتُ لِلرَّسُولِ أُطَلِّقُ أَمْ مَاذَا أَفْعَلُ؟ قَالَ «لَا بَلْ تَعْتَزِلُهَا وَلَا تَقْرَبْهَا» فَقُلْتُ لِامْرَأَتِي الْحَقِي بِأَهْلِكِ فَكُونِي فِيهِمْ حَتَّى يَقْضِيَ اللهُ فَلَحِقَتْ بِهِمْ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ خَالَفَهُ مَعْمَرٌ