Hazrat Harith (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I will leave this matter to their piety and will instruct them to fear Allah. And I will say that you both know best about the oath you have taken. He says that in this issue and similar matters, the door of piety is considered.

Hazrat Saeed, may Allah have mercy on him, was asked that two men saw a bird; one said that if this is not a crow, then his wife is thrice divorced, and the other said that if this is not a pigeon, then his wife is thrice divorced. So he narrated the saying of Hazrat Qatadah, who used to say that when the bird flew away and it was not known what it was, then neither this one should go near his wife nor that one should go near his wife.

Hazrat Sha’bi (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about a situation where a bird passed by two men. One said,“If this is not a certain bird, then my wife is divorced,”and the other said,“If this is not a crow, then my wife is divorced,”and the bird flew away. Hazrat Sha’bi said that both should separate from their wives.

Hazrat Hamzah bin Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) had a wife whom he loved very much, while Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) did not like that woman. Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) told his son Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) to divorce her. He refused to divorce her, so Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) mentioned this matter to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him: Obey your father and divorce her.

Hazrat Abu Talha Asadi, may Allah have mercy on him, says that I was sitting with Hazrat Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, when two villagers came with their dispute. One said that while searching for my camel, I reached a certain tribe, and I liked one of their girls very much, so I married her. My parents swore that they would never accept this woman as their daughter-in-law. The boy swore that if he divorced her, it would be obligatory upon him to free one thousand slaves, give one thousand gifts, and give one thousand camels in charity. Hazrat Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, said: I neither order you to divorce her nor to disobey your parents. He asked: Then what should I do? He replied: Continue to treat your parents with kindness.

Hazrat Abu Abdur Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that in a certain tribe there was a young man whose mother insisted and got him married to his paternal cousin. Then the boy also began to love her. Later, his mother ordered him to divorce the girl. The young man said, "Now I have come to love her and I do not have the strength to divorce her." His mother said, "Your food and your water are forbidden to me until you divorce her." The young man traveled to Syria and reached Hazrat Abu Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) and mentioned the whole story to him. He said, "I neither order you to divorce your wife nor do I tell you to disobey your mother."

A man came to Hazrat Hasan (may Allah be pleased with him) and said that his mother first ordered him to get married and then ordered him to now divorce his wife. Hazrat Hasan said that divorcing the wife is not a part of obedience to the mother.

Hazrat Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) was asked: If a man has several wives, divorces one of them, and then passes away, but it is not known which one he divorced, what is the ruling? He replied: All of them will receive the same share of divorce as they would receive from the inheritance.

Hazrat Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) says that a man had four wives. He divorced one of them and married another woman. Then he passed away, and it was not known which one he had divorced. In this case, three-fourths of the inheritance will be given to the first four wives, and one-fourth will be given to the fifth wife.

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) said that if a man has four wives and he divorces one of them, but it is not known which one he divorced, and then he marries a fifth woman, then the one whom he married will receive a quarter from the inheritance, and the remaining three quarters will go to the remaining women.