The Ruling on Ila' from One of Two Wives
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on a man who has two wives and takes an oath of abstinence (ila') from one of them by not spending the night with her for four months?
Answer:
The ruling applies specifically to the one from whom he took the oath if he specified her. As for the one from whom he did not take the oath, there is no waiting period (‘iddah) for her.
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on a man who has two wives and takes an oath of abstinence (ila') from one of them by not spending the night with her for four months?
Answer:
The ruling applies specifically to the one from whom he took the oath if he specified her. As for the one from whom he did not take the oath, there is no waiting period (‘iddah) for her.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الرجعة، وباب الإيلاء والظهار والكفارة — islamhouse.com (52:30)
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