Ibn `Umar used to say about the Ila (which Allah defined (in the Holy Book), "If the period of Ila expires, then the husband has either to retain his wife in a handsome manner or to divorce her as Allah has ordered."
Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari 5290 In-book : Book 68, Hadith 39 USC-MSA web (English) : Vol. 7, Book 63, Hadith 213 (deprecated)
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