A divorced woman: does her husband ask permission to enter upon her or not?

Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): when he divorced (his wife) with a divorce in which he kept the right to take her back, he would not go in to her until he had asked permission.

And al-Sha'bi said: Our companions used to say: He should make a noise with his sandals.

Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sayyiduna Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) had given his wife one or two divorces, and he used to ask permission before going in to her.

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The divorced woman will observe her waiting period in her husband's house, and she will not apply kohl for adornment, and her husband may come to her only with her permission, and he will not be with her in her room.

Al-Hasan used to say: When a man is about to go in to his (divorced wife who is observing her waiting period), he should ask permission and clear his throat, and he should not take her by surprise by entering without notice.

Sa'id bin al-Musayyib (may Allah have mercy on him) said: When he has given his wife one divorce, he should ask permission before going in to her.

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) and Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him) said: He should make her aware of his coming by clearing his throat.

And it is narrated from Jabir from Mujahid; they (Ibrahim and Mujahid) both said: He should make her aware (of his coming) by clearing his throat.

Al-Hasan and Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) said: He should make her aware of his coming by clearing his throat.

It is also narrated from Ata that they both said: He should make her aware of him (by clearing his throat).

Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked: If a man gives his wife one divorce, should he seek permission before coming in to her? He said: Yes, he should call out and make the sound of clearing his throat.

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: It is not proper for him to see her hair.