Does intercourse invalidate a woman's waiting period, even if he did not intend to take her back?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Does intercourse invalidate a woman's waiting period, even if he did not intend to take her back?
The Shaykh:
Good. Yes. Hmm?
The questioner:
Even if he did not intend to take her back.
The Shaykh:
Intercourse constitutes taking her back. If a husband who has divorced his wife with a revocable divorce (less than three) has intercourse with her during her waiting period, he has taken her back. If he then divorces her, she begins a new waiting period, because it is a new divorce.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Does intercourse invalidate a woman's waiting period, even if he did not intend to take her back?
The Shaykh:
Good. Yes. Hmm?
The questioner:
Even if he did not intend to take her back.
The Shaykh:
Intercourse constitutes taking her back. If a husband who has divorced his wife with a revocable divorce (less than three) has intercourse with her during her waiting period, he has taken her back. If he then divorces her, she begins a new waiting period, because it is a new divorce.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2103- 4717] هل يفسد الجماع عدة المرأة ولو لم يقصد به الرجعة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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