Chapter on Divorce According to the Sunnah
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 4|Chapter 2
وَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "لَوْ وُلِّيتُ اَلنَّاسَ لَعَلَّمْتُهُمُ اَلطَّلاَقَ وَ كَيْفَ يَنْبَغِي لَهُمْ أَنْ يُطَلِّقُوا" ثُمَّ قَالَ "لَوْ أُتِيتُ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ خَالَفَهُ لَأَوْجَعْتُ ظَهْرَهُ وَ مَنْ طَلَّقَ لِغَيْرِ اَلسُّنَّةِ رُدَّ إِلَى كِتَابِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ إِنْ رَغِمَ أَنْفُهُ".
Abu Jafar Imam Al-Baqir عليه السلام said: "If I were to govern the people, I would teach them the correct way to divorce and how it should be carried out." Then Imam عليه السلام added: "If someone were brought to me who opposed this (correct method), I would strike his back severely. Whoever divorces in a manner contrary to the Sunnah will have his divorce referred back to the Book of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Mighty and Majestic, even if he dislikes it."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh