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Yahya related to me from Malik from Thabit ibn al-Ahnaf that he married an umm walad of Abd ar-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn al-Khattab. He said, "Abdullah ibn Abd ar-Rahman ibn Zayd ibn al-Khattab summoned me and I went to him. I came in upon him and there were whips and two iron fetters placed there, and two of his slaves whom he had made to sit there. He said, 'Divorce her, or by He by whom one swears, I will do such-and-such to you!' I said, 'It is divorce a thousand times.' Then I left him and I saw Abdullah ibn Umar on the road to Makka and I told him about my situation. Abdullah ibn Umar was furious, and said, 'That is not divorce, and she is not haram for you, so return to your home.' I was still not at ease so I went to Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr who was the Amir of Makka at that time. I told him about my situation and what Abdullah ibn Umar had said to me. Abdullah ibn az-Zubayr said to me, 'She is not haram for you, so return to your home,' and he wrote to Jabir ibn al-Aswad az-Zuhra who was the Amir of Madina and ordered him to punish Abdullah ibn Abdar-Rahman and to have him leave me and my family alone. I went to Madina, and Safiyya, the wife of Abdullah ibn Umar fitted out my wife so that she could bring her to my house with the knowledge of Abdullah ibn Umar. Then I invited Abdullah ibn Umar on the day of my wedding to the wedding feast and he came

وحدثني عن مالك، عن ثابت بن الاحنف، انه تزوج ام ولد لعبد الرحمن بن زيد بن الخطاب - قال - فدعاني عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن بن زيد بن الخطاب فجيته فدخلت عليه فاذا سياط موضوعة واذا قيدان من حديد وعبدان له قد اجلسهما فقال طلقها والا والذي يحلف به فعلت بك كذا وكذا . قال فقلت هي الطلاق الفا . قال فخرجت من عنده فادركت عبد الله بن عمر بطريق مكة فاخبرته بالذي كان من شاني فتغيظ عبد الله وقال ليس ذلك بطلاق وانها لم تحرم عليك فارجع الى اهلك . قال فلم تقررني نفسي حتى اتيت عبد الله بن الزبير - وهو يوميذ بمكة امير عليها - فاخبرته بالذي كان من شاني وبالذي قال لي عبد الله بن عمر قال فقال لي عبد الله بن الزبير لم تحرم عليك فارجع الى اهلك . وكتب الى جابر بن الاسود الزهري - وهو امير المدينة - يامره ان يعاقب عبد الله بن عبد الرحمن وان يخلي بيني وبين اهلي - قال - فقدمت المدينة فجهزت صفية امراة عبد الله بن عمر امراتي حتى ادخلتها على بعلم عبد الله بن عمر ثم دعوت عبد الله بن عمر يوم عرسي لوليمتي فجاءني