قَالَ زُرَارَةُ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ نَاساً قَالُوا تَعْتَدُّ عِدَّتَيْنِ مِنْ كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ عِدَّةٌ فَأَبَى ذَلِكَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ قَالَ تَعْتَدُّ ثَلَاثَةَ قُرُوءٍ فَتَحِلُّ لِلرِّجَالِ.
Zurara added that some people had said she must observe two separate waiting periods, one for each husband, but Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام rejected this and stated that she must only observe three menstrual cycles (qur) to become lawful for marriage.