It is narrated from Hazrat Sha'bi (may Allah have mercy on him) that a man came to Shurayh and asked about Ilaa. Shurayh recited this very verse. Then that man went to Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) and related the whole incident. Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "May Allah have mercy on our master Abu Umayyah; if only others were like him." Then he said: "When four months have passed, one divorce will take effect, and during the waiting period (iddah) he can send a proposal of marriage. And when the waiting period is completed, she can compete with other men for marriage."