The ruling on whether entering without intercourse changes the description of virginity

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a marriage contract is made with a woman and he does not have intercourse with her, and then she is divorced, is she considered a virgin or a previously married woman? And if he enters her but does not have intercourse with her, is the entry considered to make her a previously married woman?

Answer:
No, mere entry is not sufficient; intercourse is required. She does not become a previously married woman except through intercourse, whether lawful or unlawful. If she is had intercourse with, she becomes a previously married woman.