The wife of a missing man: those who said she may not marry

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: A woman whose husband has gone missing may not marry until he comes back or dies.

Abu Qilabah said: That woman may not marry until she is certain of his death.

Ibrahim said about a woman whose husband goes missing or is captured by the enemy: She should be patient, for she is his wife; what befalls women has befallen her, until her husband comes back or news reaches her that he has died.

Al-Sha'bi said: A woman whose husband has gone missing may not marry until he comes back or dies.

Amr bin Hani' said: Jabir bin Zayd was asked: "If a woman's husband has been absent for a long time and it cannot be known whether he is alive or dead, what is the ruling?" He said: "The woman should wait until it becomes known whether he is alive or dead."

Muhammad (bin Sirin) said: A woman whose husband has gone missing may not marry until she becomes certain of her husband's death.

Al-Hakam and Hammad said: A woman whose husband has gone missing may not marry until news of him reaches her.

The same is narrated from Ibrahim.