to maintain respect for holy figures. 

What did the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) state to do when Ibn `Umar divorced his wife while she was having her menses?
 Narrated Yunus Ibn Jubair:                     Ibn `Umar divorced his wife while she was having her menses. `Umar asked the Prophet who said, "Order him (your son) to take her back, and then divorced her before her period of the 'Iddah has elapsed." I asked Ibn `Umar, "Will that divorce (during the menses) be counted?" He replied, "If somebody behaves foolishly (will his foolishness be an excuse for his misbehavior)?"