A man who makes ila for less than four months: those who said it is not ila

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: When a man swears ila' from his wife for one month, two months or three months, that is, for a period that does not reach the limit of four months, it is not ila'.

Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When he swears to stay away from his wife for less than four months, it is not ila'.

Tawus (may Allah have mercy on him) and Sa'id bin Jubayr (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When he swears to stay away from his wife for less than four months, it is not ila'.

And from Muhammad bin Zayd, from Sa'id bin Jubayr, (and from Tawus,) they both said: When a person swears for less than four months, it is not ila'.

Al-Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If a man swore that he would not go near his wife for three months, and he kept away from her until four months passed, this will not be ila'.