Al-Kāfi - The Book of Talaq (Divorces)

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Talaq (Divorces) َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبِي وَلَّادٍ الْحَنَّاطِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ ا٠ْرَأَةٍ ادَّعَتْ عَلَى زَوْجِهَا أَنَّهُ طَلَّقَهَا تَطْلِيقَةً طَلَاقَ الْعِدَّةِ طَلَاقاً صَحِيحاً يَعْنِي عَلَى طُهْرٍ ٠َاعٍ وَ أَشْهَدَ لَهَا شُهُوداً عَلَى ذَلِكَ ثُ٠َّ أَنْكَرَ الزَّوْجُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ إِنْكَارُهُ الطَّلَاقَ قَبْلَ انْقِضَاءِ الْعِدَّةِ فَإِنَّ إِنْكَارَهُ لِلطَّلَاقِ رَجْعَةٌ لَهَا وَ إِنْ كَانَ أَنْكَرَ الطَّلَاقَ بَعْدَ انْقِضَاءِ الْعِدَّةِ فَإِنَّ عَلَى الْإِ٠ِ أَنْ يُفَرِّقَ بَيْنَهُ٠َا بَعْدَ شَهَادَةِ الشُّهُودِ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَسْتَحْلِفَ أَنَّ إِنْكَارَهُ لِلطَّلَاقِ بَعْدَ انْقِضَاءِ الْعِدَّةِ وَ هُوَ خَاطِبٌ ٠ِنَ الْخُطَّابِ.

He (the Imam) said, Tf his denying is before the expiration of waiting period it is (his Ruju‘) going back to her but if it is after the expiration of waiting period, then it is the task of the Imam to separate them from each other after establishing testimony and after oath.

His denying after the expiration of waiting period places him in the position of one of those who may propose marriage with her.’” رسل - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (21/126))