سُئِلَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) عَنْ رَجُلٍ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَاحِدَةً ثُمَّ رَاجَعَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا وَ لَمْ يُشْهِدْ عَلَى رَجْعَتِهَا قَالَ هِيَ امْرَأَتُهُ مَا لَمْ تَنْقَضِ عِدَّتُهَا وَ قَدْ كَانَ يَنْبَغِي لَهُ أَنْ يُشْهِدَ عَلَى رَجْعَتِهَا فَإِنْ جَهِلَ ذَلِكَ فَلْيُشْهِدْ حِينَ عَلِمَ وَ لَا أَرَى بِالَّذِي صَنَعَ بَأْساً وَ إِنَّ كَثِيراً مِنَ النَّاسِ لَوْ أَرَادُوا الْبَيِّنَةَ عَلَى نِكَاحِهِمُ الْيَوْمَ لَمْ يَجِدُوا أَحَداً يُثْبِتُ الشَّهَادَةَ عَلَى مَا كَانَ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمَا وَ لَا أَرَى بِالَّذِي صَنَعَ بَأْساً وَ إِنْ يُشْهِدْ فَهُوَ أَحْسَنُ .
Translation
Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moala Bin Muhammad, from one of his companions, from Aban, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said, ‘Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup> was asked about a man who divorces his wife, then reverts back to her before she fulfils her waiting period, and does not keep a witness upon his reversion. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘She is his wife for as long as her waiting period is not fulfilled, and it would have been befitting for him if he kept a witness upon his reversion to her. So if he was ignorant of that, so let him keep a witness when he knows, and I<sup>asws</sup> do not see any problem with what he has done; and that a lot of the people, if the proof was wanted upon their marriages, they would not find anyone who would affirm the testimony upon what was from their matters, and I<sup>asws</sup> do not see any problem with that which he has done, and if he were to keep witnesses, so it would be better’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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