Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Alqamah gave his wife one or two divorces. Then, in sixteen or seventeen months, the woman experienced one or two menstrual cycles, but the third cycle did not occur before she passed away. Alqamah went to Abdullah and asked him about this matter. Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Allah has withheld her inheritance for you." Then Abdullah declared him to be her heir.

Hazrat Muhammad bin Yahya bin Hibban (may Allah have mercy on him) says that his grandfather, Hazrat Hibban bin Munqidh, had two wives: one from Banu Hashim and the other from the Ansar. He divorced his Ansari wife while she was breastfeeding a child. When she was breastfeeding the child, she would not menstruate for a year. Hazrat Hibban passed away before that year was completed, so Hazrat Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) declared his wife an heir. And he said to the Hashimite wife that this is also the opinion of your cousin, Hazrat Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him).

Hazrat Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) says that a woman who menstruates only once in several months will also observe her waiting period (iddah) according to her menstruation, even if the menstruation is prolonged.

Hazrat Khallas (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that a man divorced his wife and secretly appointed two men as witnesses, instructing them to keep this matter hidden. They kept it secret until the woman’s waiting period (‘iddah) had passed. This case was presented before Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), who considered the witnesses to be at fault and had them flogged, and deprived the man of his right to take his wife back.

Hazrat Nafi’ (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Ibn Zubair (may Allah have mercy on him) divorced one of his wives and did not inform her of the divorce for a whole year. When Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) found out, he said,“You have done a very bad thing.”

Hazrat Muhammad bin Muntashir (may Allah have mercy on him) states that Hazrat Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) divorced his wife and then concealed the divorce until the waiting period (‘iddah) had passed, so the people of knowledge considered this to be wrong.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said that through arbitrators Allah Almighty unites a husband and wife, and through them He separates them.

Hazrat Sha’bi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that whatever decision two arbitrators make between husband and wife will be enforced. He says that whatever decision two arbitrators make between husband and wife will be enforced.

Hazrat Abu Salamah (may Allah have mercy on him) says that the arbitrators may, if they wish, unite both (parties), and if they wish, they may separate them.

Hazrat Mujahid (may Allah have mercy on him), in the commentary of the verse {إنْ یُرِیدَا إصْلاَحًا یُوَفِّقَ اللَّہُ بَیْنَہُمَا } of the Holy Qur'an, says that it refers to two arbitrators.