If a man says to his wife, "You are divorced three times," is it considered one divorce or three?
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Question:
If a man says to his wife, "You are divorced three times," is it considered one divorce or three? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement among the scholars on this issue. The majority hold that three divorces pronounced in a single phrase count as three, while some distinguished scholars, such as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim, along with a group of distinguished scholars, hold that three divorces pronounced in a single phrase count as one. Thus, the issue is one of disagreement, and the disagreement is strong.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
If a man says to his wife, "You are divorced three times," is it considered one divorce or three? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement among the scholars on this issue. The majority hold that three divorces pronounced in a single phrase count as three, while some distinguished scholars, such as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim, along with a group of distinguished scholars, hold that three divorces pronounced in a single phrase count as one. Thus, the issue is one of disagreement, and the disagreement is strong.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، إذا قال شخص ما لزوجته أنت طالق بالثلاث فهل تعتبر طلقة واحدة أم ثلاث؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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