فَقَدْ رَوَى صَفْوَانُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ:
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قُلْتُ لِأَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع الْغَائِبُ الَّذِي يُطَلِّقُ كَمْ غَيْبَتُهُ قَالَ خَمْسَةُ أَشْهُرٍ أَوْ سِتَّةُ أَشْهُرٍ قُلْتُ حَدٌّ فِيهِ دُونَ ذَا قَالَ ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ.
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Hadith.4767 - Ṣafwan ibn Yaḥya narrated from Isḥaq ibn ʿAmmar who said: "I asked Abu Ibrahim (Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as)) about the absent man who divorces his wife. How long must his absence be?" Imam (as) replied: "Five or six months." I asked: "Is there a shorter period than that?" Imam (as) said: "Three months."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.