If a man says to his wife, "You are divorced with three divorces," is this considered one divorce or three?
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Question:
If a man says to his wife, "You are divorced with a divorce," is this considered one divorce or three?
Answer:
If he says, "You are divorced with three," this is a matter of disagreement among the scholars. If he combines the three in a single word, this is a matter of disagreement among the scholars. The majority hold that it counts as three, and this is what 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) informed us of. This was part of the core of the matters of the Muhajireen and the Ansar, and what 'Umar informed us of was that it was three: that the three in a single word result in three divorces. This is the view of the majority, and some of the precise scholars held that the three in a single expression constitute one divorce.
[Al-Baqarah 2:229] up to the saying of Allah the Exalted: "But if he has divorced her [for the third time], then she is not lawful to him afterward..." So Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, made divorce distinct and did not make it combined, and that is a mercy for the community so that they may reflect, and perhaps they may regret, and there is an opportunity for them to take her back. But if it is combined in one word, he has put himself in a difficult position and fallen into the two [divorces]. The majority hold that it counts as three, and a group of the most precise scholars hold that it counts as one, because this was during the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and in the caliphate of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, the divorce was three [divorces] one [at a time], as came in the hadith. And there is strong disagreement in this issue? But the majority hold that it is... or three. Yes. The issue is very established. May Allah reward you with good. I noticed the Muslim who considers it three. They say (peace and blessings be upon him).
If a man says to his wife, "You are divorced with a divorce," is this considered one divorce or three?
Answer:
If he says, "You are divorced with three," this is a matter of disagreement among the scholars. If he combines the three in a single word, this is a matter of disagreement among the scholars. The majority hold that it counts as three, and this is what 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) informed us of. This was part of the core of the matters of the Muhajireen and the Ansar, and what 'Umar informed us of was that it was three: that the three in a single word result in three divorces. This is the view of the majority, and some of the precise scholars held that the three in a single expression constitute one divorce.
Divorce is twice. Then, either keep [her] in an acceptable manner or release [her] with good treatment.
الطَّلَاقُ مَرَّتَانِ فَإِمْسَاكٌ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ تَسْرِيحٌ بِإِحْسَانٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، إذا قال الرجل لزوجته أنتي طالق بالثلاث هل هذه تعتبر طلقة واحدة أم ثلاث؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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