Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1192

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Qutaybah narrated to us: Ya'la ibn Shabib narrated to us, from Hisham ibn Urwah, from his father, from Aishah, who said: In the past, a man could divorce his wife as many times as he wished and still take her back during her waiting period, even if he had divorced her a hundred times or more. Then a man said to his wife: By Allah, I will not divorce you so that you become separated from me, nor will I ever give you shelter. She asked: How is that? He said: I will divorce you, and whenever your waiting period is about to end, I will take you back. The woman went to Aishah and told her. Aishah remained silent until the Prophet came, then she told him. The Prophet remained silent until the verse was revealed: “Divorce is twice; then retain her honorably or release her graciously.” Aishah said: Thereafter, people began the count of divorces anew, whether they had divorced before or not. Abu Kurayb narrated to us: Abd Allah ibn Idris narrated to us, from Hisham ibn Urwah, from his father, with a similar report in meaning, but without mentioning Aishah. Abu Isa said: This is more sound than the hadith of Ya'la ibn Shabib.