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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on one who swore three times to divorce in a moment of anger, and what is the ruling on his wife whom he has not consummated?

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Question:
He says: I was one day here in the land of the Kingdom, and I got angry at a colleague of mine at work. At that moment, I did not know what to say because of the intensity of the anger, so I rushed and swore, saying: “I divorce you three times; I will not enter your room again.” After that, some of my colleagues came to me and issued a ruling for me, saying: “As long as your wife did not hear the word of divorce from you, this is not considered a divorce; rather, it is considered an oath by Allah, and its expiation is fasting for three days.” Is this statement correct or not? Knowing that I fell into divorce as I said, and what is the correct expiation, given that I did not consummate the marriage with my wife and the wedding ceremony was not held? So what do you advise me? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
Since you did not consummate the marriage, and you divorced her after the marriage contract and before consummation, she has become permanently divorced from you; she has become permanently divorced from you and is not lawful for you, and you have no right to take her back. This is if you intended to effect the divorce with this statement. However, if you intended an oath and did not intend to effect the divorce, then you must attend before one of the scholars and tell him your situation. This scholar to whom you will attend will take the necessary measures, if Allah wills, regarding this matter. The fact is that this is a divorce before consummation. If you intended to effect the divorce, then she has become permanently divorced from him. If you intended an oath, then as I mentioned to you, you must attend before one of the reliable scholars for issuing fatwas in your area, and he will take the necessary measure, if Allah wills. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم من حلف بالطلاق ثلاثا ساعة الغضب، وما حكم زوجته التي لم يدخل بها؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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