A man who swears not to speak to someone for a while: how long is that?

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: The word "time" (hin) is sometimes used for a morning and an evening.

Ata bin al-Sa'ib narrates from a man among them who said: I asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both): I have sworn that I will not speak to a man for a time (hin). He recited the verse of the Holy Qur'an: "It gives its fruit at every time (hin) by the permission of its Lord" [Ibrahim: 25], and said: The word hin means one year.

Ikrimah said: Al-hin means six months.

Ikrimah said: Al-hin means six months.

Abd al-Rahman bin Harmalah said: A man asked Sa'id bin al-Musayyib: I have sworn regarding my wife that she will not visit her family for a time (hin). He said: Al-hin is the period between the date palm putting forth its fruit and its ripening, and between its ripening and its putting forth fruit (again). Sa'id said to him (reciting): "Allah sets forth the parable of a good word" up to His words: "It gives its fruit at every time (hin) by the permission of its Lord" [Ibrahim: 24-25].

Shu'bah said: I asked al-Hakam and Hammad about a man who swore that he would not speak to a man for a time (hin). He said: Al-hin means one year.

Sa'id bin Jubayr said: Al-hin means six months.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: Al-hin means two months, for the date palm bears fruit all year round except for two months.

Ikrimah said: Al-hin means six months.