عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي نَجْرَانَ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ طَلَاقِ السُّنَّةِ قَالَ طَلَاقُ السُّنَّةِ إِذَا أَرَادَ الرَّجُلُ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ يَدَعُهَا إِنْ كَانَ قَدْ دَخَلَ بِهَا حَتَّى تَحِيضَ ثُمَّ تَطْهُرَ فَإِذَا طَهُرَتْ طَلَّقَهَا وَاحِدَةً بِشَهَادَةِ شَاهِدَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَتْرُكُهَا حَتَّى تَعْتَدَّ ثَلَاثَةَ قُرُوءٍ فَإِذَا مَضَتْ ثَلَاثَةُ قُرُوءٍ فَقَدْ بَانَتْ مِنْهُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ وَ كَانَ زَوْجُهَا خَاطِباً مِنَ الْخُطَّابِ إِنْ شَاءَتْ تَزَوَّجَتْهُ وَ إِنْ شَاءَتْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ فَإِنْ تَزَوَّجَهَا بِمَهْرٍ جَدِيدٍ كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ عَلَى اثْنَتَيْنِ بَاقِيَتَيْنِ وَ قَدْ مَضَتِ الْوَاحِدَةُفَإِنْ هُوَ طَلَّقَهَا وَاحِدَةً أُخْرَى عَلَى طُهْرٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ جِمَاعٍ بِشَهَادَةِ شَاهِدَيْنِ ثُمَّ تَرَكَهَا حَتَّى تَمْضِيَ أَقْرَاؤُهَا فَإِذَا مَضَتْ أَقْرَاؤُهَا مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا فَقَدْ بَانَتْ مِنْهُ بِاثْنَتَيْنِ وَ مَلَكَتْ أَمْرَهَا وَ حَلَّتْ لِلْأَزْوَاجِ وَ كَانَ زَوْجُهَا خَاطِباً مِنَ الْخُطَّابِ إِنْ شَاءَتْ تَزَوَّجَتْهُ وَ إِنْ شَاءَتْ لَمْ تَفْعَلْ فَإِنْ هُوَ تَزَوَّجَهَا تَزْوِيجاً جَدِيداً بِمَهْرٍ جَدِيدٍ كَانَتْ مَعَهُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ بَاقِيَةٍ وَ قَدْ مَضَتِ اثْنَتَانِفَإِنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا طَلَاقاً لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ حَتَّى تَنْكِحَ زَوْجاً غَيْرَهُ تَرَكَهَا حَتَّى إِذَا حَاضَتْ وَ طَهُرَتْ أَشْهَدَ عَلَى طَلَاقِهَا تَطْلِيقَةً وَاحِدَةً ثُمَّ لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ حَتَّى تَنْكِحَ زَوْجاً غَيْرَهُوَ أَمَّا طَلَاقُ الرَّجْعَةِ فَأَنْ يَدَعَهَا حَتَّى تَحِيضَ وَ تَطْهُرَ ثُمَّ يُطَلِّقَهَا بِشَهَادَةِ شَاهِدَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُرَاجِعَهَا وَ يُوَاقِعَهَا ثُمَّ يَنْتَظِرَ بِهَا الطُّهْرَ فَإِذَا حَاضَتْ وَ طَهُرَتْ أَشْهَدَ شَاهِدَيْنِ عَلَى تَطْلِيقَةٍ أُخْرَى ثُمَّ يُرَاجِعُهَا وَ يُوَاقِعُهَا ثُمَّ يَنْتَظِرُ بِهَا الطُّهْرَ فَإِذَا حَاضَتْ وَ طَهُرَتْ أَشْهَدَ شَاهِدَيْنِ عَلَى التَّطْلِيقَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ ثُمَّ لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ أَبَداً حَتَّى تَنْكِحَ زَوْجاً غَيْرَهُ وَ عَلَيْهَا أَنْ تَعْتَدَّ ثَلَاثَةَ قُرُوءٍ مِنْ يَوْمَ طَلَّقَهَا التَّطْلِيقَةَ الثَّالِثَةَفَإِنْ طَلَّقَهَا وَاحِدَةً عَلَى طُهْرٍ بِشُهُودٍ ثُمَّ انْتَظَرَ بِهَا حَتَّى تَحِيضَ وَ تَطْهُرَ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا لَمْ يَكُنْ طَلَاقُهُ الثَّانِيَةُ طَلَاقاً لِأَنَّهُ طَلَّقَ طَالِقاً لِأَنَّهُ إِذَا كَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ مُطَلَّقَةً مِنْ زَوْجِهَا كَانَتْ خَارِجَةً مِنْ مِلْكِهِ حَتَّى يُرَاجِعَهَا فَإِذَا رَاجَعَهَا صَارَتْ فِي مِلْكِهِ مَا لَمْ يُطَلِّقِ التَّطْلِيقَةَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَإِذَا طَلَّقَهَا التَّطْلِيقَةَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَدْ خَرَجَ مِلْكُ الرَّجْعَةِ مِنْ يَدِهِ فَإِنْ طَلَّقَهَا عَلَى طُهْرٍ بِشُهُودٍ ثُمَّ رَاجَعَهَا وَ انْتَظَرَ بِهَا الطُّهْرَ مِنْ غَيْرِ مُوَاقَعَةٍ فَحَاضَتْ وَ طَهُرَتْ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يُدَنِّسَهَا بِمُوَاقَعَةٍ بَعْدَ الرَّجْعَةِ لَمْ يَكُنْ طَلَاقُهُ لَهَا طَلَاقاً لِأَنَّهُ طَلَّقَهَا التَّطْلِيقَةَ الثَّانِيَةَ فِي طُهْرِ الْأُولَى وَ لَا يُنْقَضُ الطُّهْرُ إِلَّا بِمُوَاقَعَةٍ بَعْدَ الرَّجْعَةِوَ كَذَلِكَ لَا تَكُونُ التَّطْلِيقَةُ الثَّالِثَةُ إِلَّا بِمُرَاجَعَةٍ وَ مُوَاقَعَةٍ بَعْدَ الْمُرَاجَعَةِ ثُمَّ حَيْضٍ وَ طُهْرٍ بَعْدَ الْحَيْضِ ثُمَّ طَلَاقٍ بِشُهُودٍ حَتَّى يَكُونَ لِكُلِّ تَطْلِيقَةٍ طُهْرٌ مِنْ تَدْنِيسِ الْمُوَاقَعَةِ بِشُهُودٍ .
4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu Najran or others from ibn Muskan from abu Basir who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah , about the divorce according to Sunnah. He (the Imam) said, ’For divorce according to Sunnah when a man wants to divorce his wife he must leave her, if he has gone to bed with her, until she experiences Hayd (menses), then becomes clean. When she becomes clean he can divorce her once in the presence of two witnesses then leave her for three cycles of Hayd (menses). When three Hayd (menses)-free periods are over she becomes stranger to him and he becomes one of those who may propose for marriage. He can marry if he wants or not marry. If he marries with a new mahr (dower) she can live with him for the two remaining chances when only one is complete. If he divorces her once more in the presence of two witnesses, in a Hayd (menses)-free period, without sexual intercourse and then leaves her until her Hayd (menses)-free periods are over. If they are over before he goes back to her she then becomes stranger to him with control on her affairs and is free to marry. Her previous husband is now one of those who may propose for marriage if he likes to marry or not to marry. If he marries with a new marriage with a new mahr (dower) she can live with him for one more chance. Two chances are complete. If he decides to divorce her once more, she then is not lawful for him until she marries another man. “For divorce with the choice to go back to her he waits until she experiences Hayd (menses) and becomes clean, he arranges two witnesses for divorce; then goes back to her and to bed with her then waits for the next Hayd (menses)-free period. When she experiences Hayd (menses) and becomes clean, he arranges two witnesses for divorce, after which he goes back to go to bed with her. He then waits until after her Hayd (menses)-free period she experiences Hayd (menses) and becomes clean. He then arranges for two witnesses for another divorce and thereafter she becomes unlawful for him to marry forever until she marries another man. She must complete a waiting period for three Hayd (menses)-free periods from the day of the third divorce. If he divorces once in a Hayd (menses)-free period in the presence of witnesses and waits until she experiences Hayd (menses) and becomes clean then divorces her before he goes back to her the second divorce is not a divorce. It is because he has divorced one who is divorced; she was a divorced woman from her husband and out of his authority until he goes back to her. When he goes back to her then marriage comes in his authority until he divorces for the third time. Upon divorcing her for the third time, the authority to go back to her goes out of his hand. When he divorces her in a Hayd (menses)-free period, in the presence of witnesses, then goes back to her and waits until one Hayd (menses)-free period ends without sexual intercourse. She then experience Hayd (menses) and becomes clean then he divorces her before sexual intercourse after going back to her his divorce as such is not a divorce. It is because he has divorced her for the second time in the first Hayd (menses)-free period and a Hayd (menses)-free period cannot be broken without sexual intercourse after going back to her. In the same way, the third divorce cannot take place except by going back to her. After going back then she experiences Hayd (menses) and a Hayd (menses)-free period. He then divorces in the presence of witnesses until there is Hayd (menses)-free period after every divorce with sexual intercourse is a Hayd (menses)-free period and cleansing by sexual intercourse then divorce takes place in the presence of witnesses.’” 