Divorce of three with a single phrase: Is it considered one divorce or three?
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The second question of Fatwa No. ( 8925 )
Q2: A man divorced his wife three times with a single phrase. Is it considered one divorce or three?
Part 2: It is considered one divorce according to the correct opinion of the scholars; for what is established from Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) who said:Sahih Muslim 1472a It was narrated by Muslim in (his Sahih), and the majority said: it is considered three, as was implemented by 'Umar . And refer to the details of the opinions and the evidence for each
and the clarification of the stronger of them to the book (Zad al-Ma'ad) by the scholar Ibn al-Qayyim . And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q2: A man divorced his wife three times with a single phrase. Is it considered one divorce or three?
Part 2: It is considered one divorce according to the correct opinion of the scholars; for what is established from Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) who said:
Ibn 'Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) reported that the (pronouncement) of three divorces during the lifetime of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and that of Abu Bakr and two years of the caliphate of Umar (Allah be pleased with him) (was treated) as one. But Umar b. Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) said: Verily the people have begun to hasten in the matter in which they are required to observe respite. So if we had imposed this upon them, and he imposed it upon them.
كان الطلاق على عهد رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم- وأبي بكر وسنتين من خلافة عمر رضي الله عنهما طلاق الثلاث واحدة، فقال عمر رضي الله عنه: إن الناس قد استعجلوا في أمر قد كان لهم فيه أناة، فلو أمضيناه عليهم، فأمضاه عليهمand the clarification of the stronger of them to the book (Zad al-Ma'ad) by the scholar Ibn al-Qayyim . And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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