Chapter on the Divorce of an Absent Person
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 4|Chapter 3
فَقَدْ رَوَى صَفْوَانُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ اَلْغَائِبُ اَلَّذِي يُطَلِّقُ كَمْ غَيْبَتُهُ قَالَ "خَمْسَةُ أَشْهُرٍ أَوْ سِتَّةُ أَشْهُرٍ" قُلْتُ حَدٌّ فِيهِ دُونَ ذَا قَالَ "ثَلاَثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ".
Ṣafwan ibn Yaḥya narrated from Isḥaq ibn ʿAmmar who said: "I asked Abu Ibrahim (Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim عليه السلام) about the absent man who divorces his wife. How long must his absence be?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "Five or six months." I asked: "Is there a shorter period than that?" Imam عليه السلام said: "Three months."
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