The Messenger of Allah ﷺ gave his wives the choice, or was that a divorce?
أخبرنا بشر بن خالد العسكري قال حدثنا غندر قال حدثنا شعبة عن سليمان قال سمعت أبا الضحى عن مسروق
قد خير رسول الله ﷺ نساءه أو كان طلاقا
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Sourced from Bukhari, chapter on divorce, section titled "Whoever gave his wives the choice, and the saying of Allah Almighty, 'Say to your wives, if you...' to the end," hadith no. 5262, and Muslim, hadith no. 28/1477 (see the previous hadith), from the narration of Sulayman Amash, with the same wording. It is also found in Al-Kubra, hadith no. 5313.