2. Through the same chain of narrators as that of the previous Hadith the following is narrated from ibn Mahbub from Rabi’ al-Asamm from abu ‘ Ubaydah al-Hadhdha’ and Malik ibn ‘ Atiyyah from abu al-Ward who both have said the following: “About the case of a man who divorces his wife once during his illness and waits until her waiting period ends she inherits him as long as she does not marry; but if she marries after her waiting period she then does not inherit his legacy.’”

3. Abu Ali al-Astdariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar and al-Razzaz from Ayyub ibn Nuh and Muhammad ibn Tsma‘il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan and Humayd ibn Ziyad from ibn Sama‘ah all from Safwan from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajj aj from those who narrated to him who has said the following: “About the case of a man who divorces his wife during his illness, abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘If he dies from his illness and she has not married, she inherits his legacy. If she has married then she has agreed with what she has done, thus, she does have the right to inherit.’”

4. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from ibn Sama‘ah from ‘Abd Allah ibn Jabalah from ibn Bukayr from ‘Ubayd ibn Zurarah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘One’s divorcing during his illness is not permissible, however, his marriage is permissible.’”

5. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhsin from Mu‘awiyah ibn Wahab from ‘Ubayd ibn Zurarah who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the case of a man who divorces his wife during his illness and one year passes. He (the Imam) said, ‘She inherits if it is during his illness in which he divorced her, but not in between (she does not inherit if divorce takes place between two illnesses).”’

6. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from al-Hassan ibn Muhammad from ibn Sama‘ah from ibn Ribat from ibn Muskan from abu al-‘Abbas who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the case of a man who divorces his wife once when he is ill and he had divorced her twice before. He (the Imam) said, ‘She inherits his legacy if it was during his illness.’ I then asked, ‘What is the limit of illness?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘The illness which continues until he dies even if it prolongs for one year.’”

7. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Jamil ibn Darraj from abu al-‘Abbas who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘If a man divorces his wife during his illness she inherits his legacy as long as it is in his illness even if her waiting period ends unless he gets well from that illness.’ I then asked, ‘What happens if the illness prolongs?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is up to one year.’”

8. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from ibn Bukayr from Zurarah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘One cannot divorce his wife in his illness but his marriage is permissible.’”

9. Muhammad has narrated from Ahmad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from his brother al-Hassan from Zur’ah ibn Muhammad from Sama‘ah who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the case of a man who divorces his wife when he is ill. He (the Imam) said that she inherits his legacy. She inherits him as long as she is in her waiting period. If he has divorced her in a condition that harms her, she inherits him up to one year; and if it is more than one year even by one day, then she does not inherit and she counts a waiting period for four months and ten days like the waiting period for a widow.’”

10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from a man who has said the following: “About the case of a man who divorces his wife twice when he is not ill and the third divorce is in his illness, abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘She inherits him as long as he is ill even if it prolongs for one year.’”

11. Ali has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “Once abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, was asked about the case of a man who is about to die, and he divorces his wife; if such divorce is permissible. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, it is permissible and if he dies she inherits his legacy but if she dies he does not inherit her legacy.’”