Abdur Rahman ibn Ayman, the client of Urwah, asked Ibn Umar and Abu al-Zubayr was was listening: What do you think if a man divorces his wife while she is menstruating? He said: Abdullah ibn Umar divorced his wife while she was menstruating during the time of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ). So Umar asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saying: Abdullah ibn Umar divorced his wife while she was menstruating. Abdullah said: He returned her to me and did not count it (the pronouncement) anything. He said: When she is purified, he may divorce her or keep her with him. Ibn Umar said: The Prophet (ﷺ) recited the Qur' anic verse: O Prophet, when you divorce women, divorce them in the beginning of their waiting period."Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been narrated by Yunus b. Jubair, Anas b. Sirin b. Jubair, Zaid b. Aslam, Abu al-Zubair and Mansur from Abu Wa' il on the authority of Ibn 'Umar. They all agreed on the theme that the Prophet (ﷺ) commanded him to take her back (and keep her) till she was purified. Then if he desired, he might divorce her or keep her with him if he wanted to do so. The version narrated by al-Zuhri from Salim from Nafi' on the authority of Ibn 'Umar has: The Prophet (ﷺ) commanded him to take her back (and keep her) till she is purified, and then has menstrual discharge, and then she is purified. Then if he desires, he may divorce her and if he desires he may keep her. Abu Dawud said: A version like that of Nafi' and al-Zuhri has also been transmitted by 'Ata al-Khurasani from al-Hasan on the authority of Ibn 'Umar. All the versions of this tradition contradict the one narrated by Abu al-Zubair.
Sunan Abi Dawud 2185
Chapters
1 Purification (Kitab Al-Taharah) 2 Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat) 3 The Book Of The Prayer For Rain (Kitab al-Istisqa') 4 Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Rules of Law about the Prayer during Journey 5 Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Voluntary Prayers 6 Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Ramadan 7 Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Prostration while reciting the Qur'an 8 Prayer (Kitab Al-Salat): Detailed Injunctions about Witr 9 Zakat (Kitab Al-Zakat) 10 The Book of Lost and Found Items 11 The Rites of Hajj (Kitab Al-Manasik Wa'l-Hajj) 12 Marriage (Kitab Al-Nikah) 13 Divorce (Kitab Al-Talaq) 14 Fasting (Kitab Al-Siyam) 15 Jihad (Kitab Al-Jihad) 16 Sacrifice (Kitab Al-Dahaya) 17 Game (Kitab Al-Said) 18 Wills (Kitab Al-Wasaya) 19 Shares of Inheritance (Kitab Al-Fara'id) 20 Tribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai' Wal-Imarah) 21 Funerals (Kitab Al-Jana'iz) 22 Oaths and Vows (Kitab Al-Aiman Wa Al-Nudhur) 23 Commercial Transactions (Kitab Al-Buyu) 24 Wages (Kitab Al-Ijarah) 25 The Office of the Judge (Kitab Al-Aqdiyah) 26 Knowledge (Kitab Al-Ilm) 27 Drinks (Kitab Al-Ashribah) 28 Foods (Kitab Al-At'imah) 29 Medicine (Kitab Al-Tibb) 30 Divination and Omens (Kitab Al-Kahanah Wa Al-Tatayyur) 31 The Book of Manumission of Slaves 32 Dialects and Readings of the Qur'an (Kitab Al-Huruf Wa Al-Qira'at) 33 Hot Baths (Kitab Al-Hammam) 34 Clothing (Kitab Al-Libas) 35 Combing the Hair (Kitab Al-Tarajjul) 36 Signet-Rings (Kitab Al-Khatam) 37 Trials and Fierce Battles (Kitab Al-Fitan Wa Al-Malahim) 38 The Promised Deliverer (Kitab Al-Mahdi) 39 Battles (Kitab Al-Malahim) 40 Prescribed Punishments (Kitab Al-Hudud) 41 Types of Blood-Wit (Kitab Al-Diyat) 42 Model Behavior of the Prophet (Kitab Al-Sunnah) 43 General Behavior (Kitab Al-Adab)