Chapter on Giving the Choice (To the Wife)
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 4|Chapter 12
وَ رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنِ اَلْفُضَيْلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَ لاِمْرَأَتِهِ قَدْ جَعَلْتُ اَلْخِيَارَ إِلَيْكِ فَاخْتَارَتْ نَفْسَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقُومَ قَالَ "يَجُوزُ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ" قُلْتُ فَلَهَا مُتْعَةٌ قَالَ "نَعَمْ" قُلْتُ فَلَهَا مِيرَاثٌ إِنْ مَاتَ اَلزَّوْجُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا قَالَ "نَعَمْ وَ إِنْ مَاتَتْ هِيَ وَرِثَهَا اَلزَّوْجُ".
Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Jamil ibn Salih, from Al-Fudayl ibn Yasar, who said: I asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام about a man who said to his wife, "I have given you the choice," and she chose herself before standing up. Imam عليه السلام said: "That is valid against him." I asked: "Is she entitled to maintenance (compensation)?" Imam عليه السلام said: "Yes." I asked: "Does she inherit if the husband dies before her waiting period ends?" Imam عليه السلام said: "Yes, and if she dies, the husband inherits from her."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh