[Machine] That a cousin of his had divorced his wife for ten days, then he went out and four months had passed when he returned to his household. He met a man who reminded him of his oath, so he went to Ibn Mas'ood and asked him. Ibn Mas'ood swore to him by Allah that he did not know, then he sent him to his wife and she swore to him by Allah that she did not know. Then he commanded him to propose to her for himself.  

أَنَّ ابْنَ عَمٍّ لَهُ آلَى مِنِ امْرَأَتِهِ عَشَرَةَ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَقَدِمَ وَقَدْ مَضَتْ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ فَوَقَعَ بِأَهْلِهِ فَلَقِيَ رَجُلًا فَذَكَّرَهُ يَمِينَهُ فَأَتَى ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ «فَسَأَلَهُ فَأَحْلَفَهُ بِاللهِ مَا عَلِمْتُ ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ فَأَحْلَفَهَا بِاللهِ ﷻ مَا عَلِمْتُ ثُمَّ أَمَرَهُ فَخَطَبَهَا إِلَى نَفْسِهَا»