The ruling on saying: “My path is divorced twice”

Question:
Thank you, Your Eminence the Shaykh. Understood and sealed. The kind presentation, and the valuable advice, and may Allah the Exalted reward us with the best reward. And nothing remains but action? We praise Him and seek His forgiveness. To proceed: Some money has come to us from the brothers, and they are all agreed that it should be directed to the Afghan mujahideen? And he works with him, so if he goes around in another circle he says: I am a traveling man. I submit the question to Your Eminence the Shaykh. She says to me: My wife, and I divorced her with this phrase: “My path is divorced, my path is divorced twice.” And she does not desire that. So after I take her back, is it two divorces or one? Since I was in a state of anger. Advise us with what is best, and may Allah preserve you.

Answer:
The matter of divorce is a serious matter that requires caution. If you said, “My path is divorced, my path is divorced twice,” this requires a detailed examination. First, we look at whether a divorce preceded this or not? Second, did you intend to confirm with this statement, or to silence her, or did you intend two divorces? We see that you should return to the woman and her guardian, the judge in your area, and the court looks into this and informs you of the answer. The court asks you, and asks the wife about any previous divorce if there was any, and asks the guardian, who is her father or her brother or the like, so that the answer is based on clear knowledge, and so that no error occurs in the answer. And if you are residing in Riyadh, contact us tomorrow and we will look into the matter, if Allah wills, or at the court on Saturday, and we will look into the matter, if Allah wills. You are her guardian, and if she is present around you, we will ask you all, or you bring her with her guardian, so that we are on clear knowledge regarding what happened. In any case, if a person says, “My path is divorced, my path is divorced,” and he intends two divorces, or he did not intend anything but said, “My path is divorced, my path is divorced,” it becomes two divorces. If one had preceded it, it would be three. But the detail in this requires the presence of the woman and her guardian, because the husband may lie; it may be something that did not actually happen. Yes.