Hadith #228

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English Translation

Sa'd ibn Ibrahim narrated to us, my father narrated to us, from Muhammad ibn Ishaq, Dawud ibn al-Husayn narrated to me, from 'Ikrimah the freed slave of Ibn 'Abbas, from Ibn 'Abbas (رضي الله عنهما) who said: Rukanah ibn 'Abd Yazid divorced his wife three times in one sitting and became extremely grieved over it. the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked him: "How did you divorce her?" He said: "I divorced her three times." He said: "In one sitting?" He said: "Yes." He said: "That counts as one. Take her back if you wish." So he took her back.