When a man swears an oath to abstain from his wife, no divorce takes effect against him even after the four months have passed, until he is brought before the authorities and made to choose. Then he must either divorce her or return to her.
حدثني يحيى عن مالك عن جعفر بن محمد عن أبيه
إذا آلى الرجل من امرأته لم يقع عليه طلاق وإن مضت الأربعة الأشهر حتى يوقف فإما أن يطلق وإما أن يفيء