I asked Ibn 'Umar (رضی اللہ عنہ) about the woman whom he had divorced. He said: I divorced her while she was in the state of menses. It was mentioned to 'Umar (رضی اللہ عنہ) and he then made a mention of that to Allah's Apostle ( ‌صلی ‌اللہ ‌علیہ ‌وسلم ‌ ), whereupon he said: Command him to take her back and when the period of menses is over, then (he may divorce her in the state of her purity. He (Ibn Umar رضی اللہ عنہ) said: So I took her back, then divorced her in her purity. I (the narrator) said: Did you count that divorce which you pronounced in the state of menses? He said: Why should I not have counted that? Was I helpless or foolish?