Marwan bin Hakam used to rule in the case of a man who swore an oath of abstention from his wife that once the four months had passed, it counted as a single divorce, and he retained the right to take her back so long as she was still within her waiting period.
وحدثني
أن مروان بن الحكم كان يقضي في الرجل إذا آلى من امرأته: أنها إذا مضت الأربعة الأشهر، فهي تطليقة، وله عليها الرجعة ما دامت في عدتها.