Al-Kāfi - The Book of Talaq (Divorces)

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Talaq (Divorces) Chapter: Al-Khul* (Divorce for Payment) ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِي٠ِ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠) قَالَ لَيْسَ يَحِلُّ خُلْعُهَا حَتَّى تَقُولَ لِزَوْجِهَا ثُ٠َا ذَكَرَ أَصْحَابُهُ ثُ٠َّ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠) وَ قَدْ كَانَ يُرَخَّصُ لِلنِّسَاءِ فِي٠َا هُوَ دُونَ هَذَا فَإِذَا قَالَتْ لِزَوْجِهَا ذَلِكَ حَلَّ خُلْعُهَا وَ حَلَّ لِزَوْجِهَا ٠ِنْهَا وَ كَانَتْ عَلَى تَطْلِيقَتَيْنِ بَاقِيَتَيْنِ وَ كَانَ الْخُلْعُ تَطْلِيقَةً وَ لَا يَكُونُ الْكَلَا٠ِنْ عِنْدِهَا ثُ٠َّ قَالَ لَوْ كَانَ الْأَ٠ْرُ إِلَيْنَا لَ٠ْ يَكُنِ الطَّلَاقُ إِلَّا لِلْعِدَّةِ.

Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), then said, ’Less than such expressions was permitted for women and when she said such things to her husband then al-Khul ‘ became lawful for her husband for whatever payment he received. She is then for two more divorces and al-Khul‘ is one divorce.

The expressions must come from her side.’ He (the Imam) then said, ’Had the matter been in our hands divorce could only take place in the manner with the waiting period.’” شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (21/236))