Yahya related to me from Malik from Said ibn Sulayman ibn Zaydibn Thabit that Kharija ibn Zayd ibn Thabit told him that he wassitting with Zayd ibn Thabit when Muhammad ibn Abi Atiq came to himwith his eyes brimming with tears. Zayd asked him what the matter was.He said, "I gave my wife command of herself, and she separated fromme." Zayd said to him, "What made you do that?" He said, "The Decree."Zayd said, "Return to her if you wish for it is only onepronouncement, and you have access to her."
USC-MSA web (English) reference: Book 29, Hadith 12
Arabic reference: Book 29, Hadith 1164