Sulayman bin Yasar (may Allah have mercy on him) says: I found more than ten Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) who used to say that the one who makes ila' (an oath to abstain from his wife) will be made to stand before the judge.
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) says: The least that "bid'ata 'ashar" (ten-odd) can mean is thirteen, and they say: they were from the Ansar.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإيلاء / 15207
Thabit bin Ubayd, who was a freed slave of Zayd bin Thabit (may Allah be pleased with him), says that 12 noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) say that ila' is not a divorce until the one who made the ila' is made to stand before the judge.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإيلاء / 15208
Suhayl bin Abi Salih narrates from his father: I asked 12 noble Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) about a man who makes ila', and they said: There is nothing upon him, but when four months have passed, the one who made the ila' will be made to stand; if he returns (to his wife), that is fine; otherwise he must divorce.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإيلاء / 15209
Tawus (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Uthman bin Affan (may Allah be pleased with him) used to make the one who made ila' stand (before him).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإيلاء / 15210
Al-Qasim (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) did not consider the oath to be anything; then, if four months passed, the one who took the oath would be made to stand.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإيلاء / 15211
أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ الْمُزَكِّي، نا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ أنا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، أنا الشَّافِعِيُّ، أنا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ، عَنِ الشَّعْبِيِّ، عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ سَلَمَةَ قَالَ: شَهِدْتُ عَلِيًّا " أَوْقَفَ الْمُؤْلِيَ ".
Amr bin Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I was present with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him); he would make the one who had taken an oath of ila stand.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإيلاء / 15212
وَأَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو زَكَرِيَّا، نا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ أنا الرَّبِيعُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، أنا الشَّافِعِيُّ، أنا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ لَيْثٍ، عَنْ مُجَاهِدٍ، عَنْ مَرْوَانَ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ، أَنَّ عَلِيًّا رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ " أَوْقَفَ الْمُؤْلِيَ ".
Marwan bin al-Hakam said that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) would make the one who had taken an oath of ila stand, that is, so that he either takes his wife back or divorces her.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإيلاء / 15213
Ja'far bin Muhammad narrates from his father that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) used to say regarding ila: When four months pass and the one who took the oath of ila has not been made to stand, that is not a divorce; even if a year passes there will be no divorce, until the one who took the oath of ila is made to stand.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإيلاء / 15215
Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla narrates from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the one who takes an oath of ila will be made to stand after four months: either he takes his wife back or he divorces her.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإيلاء / 15216
Abd al-Rahman bin Abi Layla (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I was present with Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him); he made a man who had taken an oath of ila stand after four months. He said: He made him stand in a raised place and said: Either take your wife back or divorce her.
This chain is sahih (authentic) and connected.
(b) Abu al-Bakhtari (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that when a husband takes an oath concerning his wife, he is to be made to stand at the completion of four months. It will be said to him: Either take her back or divorce her, and he will be compelled to do so.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإيلاء / 15217
Nafi' narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both): Any man who takes an oath concerning his wife, when four months pass he is to be made to stand: either he divorces or he takes her back; and divorce does not take effect even after four months have passed, until he is made to stand.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإيلاء / 15218
Al-Qasim bin Muhammad said: When a man was mentioned in the presence of Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) who had sworn not to go to his wife and had left her for five months, she did not consider it to be anything until he is made to stand, and she would say that Allah's statement is: "Retaining with kindness or releasing with goodness." [Surah al-Baqarah: 229]
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإيلاء / 15219
Abd al-Rahman bin al-Qasim bin Muhammad narrates from his father that Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with her) used to say about the one who takes an oath of ila: Nothing is due from him, even if a year passes; either he takes her back or he divorces her.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإيلاء / 15220
Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Abu Dharr and Sayyidah Aishah (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: After the period has passed, the one who took the oath will be made to stand: either he takes her back or he divorces her.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإيلاء / 15221
Sa'id bin al-Musayyab (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Sayyiduna Abu al-Darda' (may Allah be pleased with him) said regarding ila: After four months have passed he will be made to stand: either he divorces or he takes her back.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الإيلاء / 15222