A man who swears off his wife (ila) and does not go near her

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: If the husband returns to his wife (after ila'), he must pay expiation; and if he does not, then it is a single (divorce), and she has more right over herself.

Abdullah bin Jubayr said: Ziyad saw Sayyiduna Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) looking dejected and asked him: What is the matter with you? He mentioned that he had taken an oath of ila' from his wife. He ordered him to pay expiation, and he did so.

Alqamah and the companions of Abdullah (bin Mas'ud) said: When a man takes an oath of ila' from his wife and then goes to her before his oath is fulfilled, he must pay the expiation for his oath.

Alqamah said: When the one who took the oath of ila' returns to his wife, he must pay expiation.

Muhammad bin Sirin said: When a man takes an oath of ila' from his wife and then returns to her, he owes expiation.

Ibn Tawus narrates from his father (Tawus) that he used to hold that he owes expiation for his oath.