Khul' after two divorces: Does it count as a third?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man divorces his woman twice, and then in the third instance khul' (divorce at the wife's request for compensation) is carried out by the husband or the wife, does he take her back directly without anything, and does it not count as a third divorce?
Answer:
He divorced her twice, then she sought khul' from him. The khul' was carried out, and she is divorced. A divorced woman does not seek khul'. However, if he took her back after the second divorce, and then she sought khul' from him, there is no harm in that. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man divorces his woman twice, and then in the third instance khul' (divorce at the wife's request for compensation) is carried out by the husband or the wife, does he take her back directly without anything, and does it not count as a third divorce?
Answer:
He divorced her twice, then she sought khul' from him. The khul' was carried out, and she is divorced. A divorced woman does not seek khul'. However, if he took her back after the second divorce, and then she sought khul' from him, there is no harm in that. Yes.
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، باب: الخلع — islamhouse.com (39:45)
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