Al-Qadi and some of the companions of Al-Shafi'i stated: It is not dissolved with respect to those who remain. We argue that it is a single oath which he has broken, so its ruling has lapsed, just as if he had sworn regarding one woman. Furthermore, since it is a single oath, if he breaks it once, it is impossible to break it a second time; therefore, he no longer remains prevented from having intercourse with those who remain by virtue of the oath, and thus the Ila' does not persist, like other oaths that he has broken. In those situations where we have stated he is a Muli with respect to all of them, if they all demand restitution (fay'), he is granted a period of respite (waqf) for all of them. If they demand it at different times, there are two narrations: The first is that he is granted a period of respite for all of them at the time of the first one's demand. Al-Qadi said: This is the apparent view of Ahmad. The second is that he is granted a period of respite for each one of them at the time of her demand. This was chosen by Abu Bakr, and it is the school of Al-Shafi'i. Thus, when the period is granted for the first, it is [also] granted for the second. If he divorces her, the period is granted for the third. If he divorces her, the period is granted for the fourth. Likewise, the death of any of them does not prevent him from being granted a period for the other; because his oath has not been dissolved, and his Ila' remains due to his lack of intercourse with them. If he has intercourse with one of them while the period is being granted to her, or before it, his oath is dissolved and the ruling of Ila' falls away for those remaining, as we have stated. According to the view of Al-Qadi and those who agree with him, a period is granted for those remaining, just as if he had divorced the one for whom the period was granted.

Section: If he says, "Whenever I have intercourse with any one of you, your co-wives are divorced," then if we say that this is not an Ila', there is no further discussion. If we say it is an Ila', he is a Muli with respect to all of them; because he cannot have intercourse with any one of them except by divorcing her co-wives. Therefore, a period is granted for them. If he makes restitution to one, he divorces her co-wives. If the divorce is irrevocable (ba'in), the Ila' is dissolved; because he is no longer prevented from having intercourse with her by virtue of his oath. If it is revocable (raj'i) and he then revokes the divorce, the ruling of Ila' remains regarding them; because he cannot have intercourse with one of them except by divorcing her co-wives.