Volume 7 Book 63 Hadith 179

Volume 7, Book 63, Number 179:
Narrated Anas bin Sirin:
Ibn ‘Umar said: “I divorced my wife while she was menstruating. ‘Umar mentioned that to the
Prophet . The Prophet said, (to my father), “Let your son take her back.” I asked (Ibn ‘Umar), “Is such a
divorce counted (i.e. as one legal divorce)?” Ibn ‘Umar said, “Of course.” Narrated Yunus bin Jubair:
Ibn ‘Umar said, “The Prophet said to ‘Umar, ‘Order him (Ibn ‘Umar) to take her back.’ ” I asked, “Is
such a divorce counted (as one legal divorce)?” Ibn ‘Umar said, “What do you think if someone be –
comes helpless and foolish?”