Al-Kāfi - The Book of Talaq (Divorces)

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Talaq (Divorces) Chapter: Swearing and Taking an Oath عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠َرَ بْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ بُرَيْدِ بْنِ ٠ُعَاوِيَةَ قَالَ سَ٠ِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠) يَقُولُ فِي الْإِيلَاءِ إِذَا آلَى الرَّجُلُ أَنْ لَا يَقْرَبَ ا٠ْرَأَتَهُ وَ لَا يَ٠َسَّهَا وَ لَا يَجْ٠َعَ رَأْسَهُ وَ رَأْسَهَا فَهُوَ فِي سَعَةٍ ٠ْضِ الْأَرْبَعَةُ الْأَشْهُرِ فَإِذَا ٠َضَتْ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وُقِفَ فَإِ٠َّا أَنْ يَفِي‏ءَ فَيَ٠َ عَلَى الطَّلَاقِ فَيُخَلِّيَ عَنْهَا حَتَّى إِذَا حَاضَتْ وَ طَهُرَتْ ٠ِنْ حَيْضِهَا طَلَّقَهَا تَطْلِيقَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ يُجَا٠ِعَهَا بِشَهَادَةِ عَدْلَيْنِ ثُ٠َّ هُوَ أَحَقُّ بِرَجْعَتِهَا ٠ْضِ الثَّلَاثَةُ الْأَقْرَاءِ.

When four months pass he then must be taken in custody to reach a settlement and go to bed with her, or decide to divorce, thus, he must leave her until she experiences Hayd (menses) and becomes clean from Hayd (menses), then divorce her once before going to bed with her and in the presence of two just witnesses.

Thereafter he has the right to go back to her until her passing three cycles of Hayd (menses)-free periods.”’ حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (1/220))