Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

Hazrat Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) says that if a man marries a woman and then the woman's family troubles the man, so he swears that he will not have intercourse with his wife, then this is not Ilaa, because Ilaa takes place after consummation.

Hazrat Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) says that if a man makes an oath of Ila before intercourse, then this is not considered Ila. He was asked, what is the ruling if he is able to have intercourse but does not do so? He replied that even if he is able to have intercourse but does not do so, the ruling remains the same.

Hazrat Abu Hashim (may Allah have mercy on him) says that if a man says about his wife, "By Allah, I will not have intercourse with my wife in this house," and then does not go near her for four months, then this is Ilaa. Whereas Hazrat Hammad (may Allah have mercy on him) says that this is not Ilaa.

19712 - And Hammad said: This is not an oath of abstention (ila’).

Hazrat Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ibn Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) married a woman. People demanded an increase in the dowry, so Hazrat Ibn Zubair (may Allah be pleased with him) swore that he would neither increase the dowry nor have marital relations with the woman. Then he left her like this for two years. Later, when people requested him, he had a lawful meeting with his wife and did not consider it as Ila (an oath of abstention). Hazrat Waki’ (may Allah have mercy on him) says that this was also the view of Hazrat Sufyan (may Allah have mercy on him), and this is our opinion as well.

19714 - Waki‘ said: This is the statement of Sufyan, and we say likewise.