What is the authenticity of the story of the Bedouin who divorced his wife by saying: "You are divorced until a time," and then went to ask the Companions – including Ali ibn Abi Talib – whereupon the Messenger commanded him to seek Ali's fatwa, and is the hadith: "My Companions are like stars; by whichever of them you are guided, you will be rightly guided," authentic or weak?
This story has no basis in the books of Sunnah, and it might be an innovation introduced by people of bid'ah. As for a man's statement to his wife, "You are divorced until [a certain time]," she is divorced the moment he utters it.
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