[Machine] I witnessed Ali stopping a man for four months. He stood him in the open space and said, "Either fulfill your obligation or divorce her." This is a authentic chain of narration and it is mentioned from Abu Bakhtari, from Ali, that he said, "If a man reaches the completion of four [months], he is told to either fulfill his obligation or firmly decide on divorce." And he is compelled to do so.  

شَهِدْتُ عَلِيًّا ؓ أَوْقَفَ رَجُلًا عِنْدَ الْأَرْبَعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ قَالَ فَوَقَفَهُ فِي الرَّحْبَةِ إِمَّا أَنْ يُفِيءَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ يُطَلِّقَ هَذَا إِسْنَادٌ صَحِيحٌ مَوْصُولٌ وَيُذْكَرُ عَنْ أَبِي الْبَخْتَرِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ؓ قَالَ إِذَا آلَى مِنِ امْرَأَتِهِ وَقَفَ عِنْدَ تَمَامِ الْأَرْبَعَةِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِمَّا أَنْ تُفِيءَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ تَعْزِمَ الطَّلَاقَ قَالَ وَيُجْبَرُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ