English translation
2198. It was reported from Muḥammad bin Iyās that Ibn 'Abbās, Abū Hurairah, and 'Abdullāh bin 'Amr bin Al-'Ās were all asked regarding a virgin whose husband divorced her three times. They all replied: "She is not permitted for him until after she has married another husband (and that husband divorces her)." (Sahih) Abū Dāwud said: Mālik reported from Yahayā bin Sa'eed, from Bukair bin Al-'Ashajj, from Mu'āwiyah bin Abī 'Ayyāsh, that he bore witness to this story when Muḥammad bin Iyās bin Al-Bukair came to Ibn Az-Zubair and 'Āsim bin 'Umar and asked them regarding this issue. They both said: "Go to Ibn 'Abbās and Abū Hurairah, for we left them while they were at 'Āishah's house, may Allāh be pleased with her." Then he cited this narration. Abū Dāwud said: And the saying of Ibn 'Abbās that a triple divorce is irrevocable, regardless of whether the marriage has been consummated or not, and that she is not permitted for her husband until she marries another person, is similar to another narration from him, regarding Sarf, then Ibn 'Abbās retracted from that.[1]
