A man with four wives who divorces one: those who disliked him marrying a fifth until the divorced wife's waiting period ends

Sulayman bin Yasar said: Marwan asked Sayyiduna Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him) about this, and he declared it disliked.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib said: He may not marry a fifth until the waiting period of the divorced woman is over.

Abidah said: If a man has four wives and divorces one of them, it is not lawful for him to marry a fifth until the waiting period of the divorced woman is complete.

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If a man has four wives and divorces one of them, he may not marry a fifth until the waiting period of the divorced woman is complete.

Mujahid said: If a man has four wives and divorces one of them, he may not marry a fifth until the waiting period of the divorced woman is complete.

Ata said: If there is no inheritance between the two of them and he has no right to take her back, then there is no harm in his marrying.

Ata was asked: If a man has four wives and gives one of them three divorces, may he marry a fifth? He said: He may not marry until the waiting period of the divorced woman is complete.

Mujahid said: If a man has four wives and divorces one of them, he may not marry a fifth until the waiting period of the divorced woman is complete.

And Ata said: If there is no inheritance between the two of them and he has no right to take her back, then there is no harm in his marrying.

Al-Hasan said: If a man has four wives and divorces one of them, it is disliked for him to marry a fifth until the waiting period of the divorced woman is complete.

Muhammad bin Ibrahim al-Taymi said: Utbah bin Abi Sufyan had four wives. He divorced one of them and married a fifth before her waiting period was complete. Marwan asked Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) about this, and he said: He may not marry a fifth before the waiting period of the fourth is complete.

Abu Sadiq said: If a man has four wives and divorces one of them, he may not marry a fifth until the waiting period of the divorced woman is complete.

Ibrahim said: If a man has four wives and divorces one of them, he may not marry a fifth until the waiting period of the divorced woman is complete. If she dies, her husband may, if he wishes, marry on that very day.