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Did her husband divorce her nine times over the course of five years?

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Question:
A woman is divorced by her husband nine times, but over the course of five years. He is not in control of his nerves, and the divorces are scattered, occurring only once a year or once every few months. Over the five years, the total number of divorces reached nine. In the last three divorces, he reconciled with her and gave her a sheep from the flock. In one of the reconciliations, her brother took her back to her husband's house, and he was unaware that she had been divorced. Does he bear any sin for that? The wife is now in her parents' house, and her husband also wants to take her back, but her family has not agreed to this. They are asking about this matter and want to be sure from you. May Allah reward you with good and do you well.

Answer:
Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) said:
Divorce is twice. Then, either keep [her] in an acceptable manner or release [her] with good treatment.الطَّلَاقُ مَرَّتَانِ فَإِمْسَاكٌ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ تَسْرِيحٌ بِإِحْسَانٍ
[Al-Baqarah 2:229]
up to His saying:
And if he has divorced herفَإِن طَلَّقَهَا
[Al-Baqarah 2:230]
, meaning the third time:
she is not lawful to him afterward until [after] she marries a husband other than himفَلَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ مِن بَعْدُ حَتَّىٰ تَنكِحَ زَوْجًا غَيْرَهُ
[Al-Baqarah 2:230]
. If the husband exhausts the three divorces, she is divorced from him with a final divorce and is not lawful for him, and he has no right to take her back, neither by a new contract nor otherwise, until she marries another husband of her own desire and he divorces her of his own choice. Only then may he propose to her and contract marriage with her. What is mentioned in this question indicates playing with the matter and lack of seriousness. If he divorced her these many times, the nine as the questioner says, three are sufficient, and she is divorced from him with a final divorce, and he has no right to take her back, nor to contract marriage with her by a new contract, because she is not lawful for him except
afterward until [after] she marries a husband other than him. And if the latter husband divorces her [or dies], there is no blame upon the woman and her former husband for returning to each otherمِن بَعْدُ حَتَّىٰ تَنكِحَ زَوْجًا غَيْرَهُ فَإِن طَلَّقَهَا فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا أَن يَتَرَاجَعَا
[Al-Baqarah 2:230]
, as Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) said. In any case, this case should be referred to the Sharia court to look into it and investigate it. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، طلقها زوجها تسع طلقات على مدار خمس سنوات؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com

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