يُشْهِدُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ وَ لَا أَرَى بِالَّذِي صَنَعَ بَأْساً.
“About the case of a man who goes back to his wife without witness, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘I like if he arranged for witness; however, what he has done is not unlawful.’ ”
يُشْهِدُ رَجُلَيْنِ إِذَا طَلَّقَ وَ إِذَا رَجَعَ فَإِنْ جَهِلَ فَغَشِيَهَا فَلْيُشْهِدِ الْآنَ عَلَى مَا صَنَعَ وَ هِيَ امْرَأَتُهُ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَمْ يُشْهِدْ حِينَ طَلَّقَ فَلَيْسَ طَلَاقُهُ بِشَيْءٍ.
‘Divorce must take place in the presence of two men as well as one’s going back to his divorced wife. If he is ignorant (of the need for witness) and goes to bed with his wife, he must also appoint witness for what has happened; she still is his wife. If he had not done (pronounced divorce) in the presence of witnesses
إِنَّ الطَّلَاقَ لَا يَكُونُ بِغَيْرِ شُهُودٍ وَ إِنَّ الرَّجْعَةَ بِغَيْرِ شُهُودٍ رَجْعَةٌ وَ لَكِنْ لَيُشْهِدُ بَعْدُ فَهُوَ أَفْضَلُ.
“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘Divorce does not take place without witnesses, however, going back to one’s wife without witnesses is lawful but having witnesses for it is better.’”
سُئِلَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع 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 نِكَ
“About the case of a man who divorces his wife, abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘Although it is proper to arrange for witness about one’s going back to one’s wife before the expiration of waiting period, but if one is ignorant one should arrange for witness when he comes to know. However, I do not see any harm in what he
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَاحِدَةً قَالَ هُوَ أَمْلَكُ بِرَجْعَتِهَا مَا لَمْ تَنْقَضِ الْعِدَّةُ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يُشْهِدْ عَلَى رَجْعَتِهَا قَالَ فَلْيُشْهِدْ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ غَفَلَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَلْيُشْهِدْ حِينَ يَذْكُرُ وَ إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ الشُّهُودُ لِمَكَانِ الْمِيرَاثِ.
“I once asked one of the two Imam, (abu Ja‘far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about the case of a man who divorces his wife once. He (the Imam) said, ‘He has the authority to go back to her before the expiration of waiting period.’ I then asked about if he does not arrange witnesses to his going back. He (the I