Those Scholars Who Say the Woman Must Observe Iddah After Four Months of Ila'

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with both of them) and Hazrat Ibn Hanafiyyah (may Allah be pleased with him) state that when four months pass in Ila, then this is one irrevocable divorce, and the woman will be required to observe the waiting period of three menstrual cycles.

19631 - From Salim, from Ibn al-Hanafiyyah (they both said) (1): If four months pass in the case of ila', it is an irrevocable divorce, and she must observe a waiting period of three menstrual cycles.

Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) says that when four months pass in Ila, then this is one irrevocable divorce, and the woman will be required to observe the waiting period of three menstrual cycles.

Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) and Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him) say that a woman who has been subjected to ila will observe the waiting period ('iddah) of a divorced woman after four months.

Hazrat Hakam (may Allah have mercy on him) and Hazrat Hammad (may Allah have mercy on him) say that when a man has taken an oath of abstinence (ila) from his wife and four months have passed, then if she does not menstruate, she will observe a waiting period ('iddah) of three months.

Hazrat Mak'hool (may Allah have mercy on him) says that when a man makes *ila* (oath of abstinence) from his wife and four months pass, then one divorce takes place and she will observe the waiting period (*iddah*) afresh.

Hazrat Jabir bin Zaid (may Allah have mercy on him) said that there is no waiting period (iddah) obligatory upon her.

Hazrat Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) says that if a person has taken an oath of abstinence (ila) from his wife and four months have passed, then she will observe the waiting period ('iddah) of three menstrual cycles.