Chapter on Oath of Abstinence (ila)

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 4|Chapter 17

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 3, Book 4, Chapter 17

Chapter on Oath of Abstinence (ila)
2 Aḥadīth
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4824 - رَوَى حَمَّادٌ عَنِ اَلْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَهْجُرُ اِمْرَأَتَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ طَلاَقٍ وَ لاَ يَمِينٍ سَنَةً فَلاَ يَأْتِي فِرَاشَهَا قَالَ "لِيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ" وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ آلَى مِنِ اِمْرَأَتِهِ وَ اَلْإِيلاَءُ أَنْ يَقُولَ وَ اَللَّهِ لاَ أُجَامِعُكِ كَذَا وَ كَذَا وَ اَللَّهِ لَأَغِيظَنَّكِ ثُمَّ يُغَايِظَهَا فَإِنَّهُ يُتَرَبَّصُ بِهِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ ثُمَّ يُؤْخَذُ بَعْدَ اَلْأَرْبَعَةِ اَلْأَشْهُرِ فَيُوقَفُ فَإِنْ فَاءَ وَ هُوَ أَنْ يُصَالِحَ أَهْلَهُ "فَإِنَّ اَللّٰهَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ" وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَفِئْ أُجْبِرَ عَلَى اَلطَّلاَقِ وَ لاَ يَقَعُ بَيْنَهُمَا طَلاَقٌ حَتَّى يُوقَفَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ أَيْضاً بَعْدَ اَلْأَرْبَعَةِ اَلْأَشْهُرِ ثُمَّ يُجْبَرُ عَلَى أَنْ يَفِيءَ أَوْ يُطَلِّقَ". وَ رُوِيَ: "أَنَّهُ إِنْ فَاءَ وَ هُوَ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى اَلْجِمَاعِ وَ إِلاَّ حُبِسَ فِي حَظِيرَةٍ مِنْ قَصَبٍ وَ شُدِّدَ عَلَيْهِ فِي اَلْمَأْكَلِ وَ اَلْمَشْرَبِ حَتَّى يُطَلِّقَ ". وَ قَدْ رُوِيَ: "أَنَّهُ مَتَى أَمَرَهُ إِمَامُ اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ بِالطَّلاَقِ فَامْتَنَعَ ضُرِبَتْ عُنُقُهُ لاِمْتِنَاعِهِ عَلَى إِمَامِ اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ ".

Hadith.4824 - Hammad narrated from Al-Halabi who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who abandons his wife without divorcing her or taking an oath, leaving her for a year without approaching her bed. Imam (as) said: "He must return to his wife." Imam (as) also said: "Any man who swears an oath (ilaʾ) against his wife-ilaʾ being when he says, 'By Allah (swt), I will not have relations with you for such and such time' or 'By Allah (swt), I will anger you,' and then he continues to upset her, he is to be given four months. After those four months, he will be brought forward. If he reconciles with his wife, which means returning to her, then 'Indeed, Allah (swt) is Forgiving, Merciful' (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:226). But if he does not reconcile, he will be forced to divorce her. However, no divorce will occur between them until he is brought forward, and even after the four months, he will be compelled either to reconcile or to divorce." It is also narrated: "If he reconciles, meaning he returns to marital relations, then so be it. Otherwise, he will be imprisoned in a pen made of reeds and will be subjected to hardship in food and drink until he divorces her." Additionally, it is narrated: "Whenever the Imam of the Muslims commands him to divorce and he refuses, his neck shall be struck (execution) due to his defiance against the authority of the Imam of the Muslims."

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4825 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ آلَى مِنِ اِمْرَأَتِهِ، فَمَرَّتْ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ قَالَ "يُوقَفُ فَإِنْ عَزَمَ اَلطَّلاَقَ بَانَتْ مِنْهُ وَ عَلَيْهَا عِدَّةُ اَلْمُطَلَّقَةِ وَ إِلاَّ كَفَّرَ يَمِينَهُ وَ أَمْسَكَهَا".

Hadith.4825 - In the narration of Aban ibn Uthman from Mansur, he said: I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who swears an oath (ilaʾ) against his wife, and four months pass. Imam (as) said: "He is to be brought forward. If he decides on divorce, she is separated from him, and she must observe the waiting period (iddah) of a divorced woman. But if he does not divorce her, he must offer expiation for his oath and continue the marriage."