وَعَنِ اِبْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا
قَالَ: «كَانَ إِيلَاءُ اَلْجَاهِلِيَّةِ اَلسَّنَةَ وَالسَّنَتَيْنِ، فَوَقَّتَ اَللَّهُ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ، فَإِنْ كَانَ أَقَلَّ مِنْ أَرْبَعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ، فَلَيْسَ بِإِيلَاءٍ»
The swearing to stay away from one’s wife in al-Jahiliyyah era was for one or two years. Then, Allah appointed a period of four months for it. So, if it is less than four months, it is not swearing to stay away from one’s wife.
Bulugh al-Maram 1269, Book 8, Marriage, Hadith 147. 1 min read