A man who makes ila and then wants to return to her, but illness or an excuse prevents him, so he returns verbally: those who said it is a taking back

Abu al-Sha'tha' (may Allah have mercy on him) said: A man from the neighbourhood swore ila' from his wife; then the woman entered postnatal bleeding (nifas). So I asked Alqamah, al-Aswad and Masruq about it, and they said: "When he has declared with his tongue that he is breaking the oath, the oath is broken."

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When a man swears ila' from his wife, but some illness, occupation or excuse keeps him from intercourse with her, and the man calls witnesses to his return from the oath, that suffices.

Abu Qilabah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When someone takes her back with his tongue, that is a taking back.

Al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If a man has made ila' from his wife and then he falls ill, or he is far away on a journey, or the wife is menstruating, he should take someone as a witness to his return (to her).

Al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) and Ikrimah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: If the man has some excuse, he should take someone as a witness to his returning to the woman.

Al-Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When a man makes ila' from his wife and takes a witness to his return, that suffices.