He was the most knowledgeable of them on that matter. Abu Salama bin Abdul-Rahman bin Awf reported that Abdul-Rahman bin Awf gave his wife an irrevocable divorce while he was ill, and Uthman bin Affan awarded her a share of his inheritance even after her waiting period had ended.
حدثني يحيى عن مالك عن ابن شهاب
وكان أعلمهم بذلك وعن أبي سلمة بن عبد الرحمن بن عوف أن عبد الرحمن بن عوف طلق امرأته البتة وهو مريض فورثها عثمان بن عفان منه بعد انقضاء عدتها