A man divorced his wife three times before consummating the marriage; does the verse apply to him: “So she is not lawful to him thereafter until she marries another husband”?
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The questioner : My Shaykh, a man divorced his wife and did not consummate the marriage. If he wants to take her back, does the verse apply to him: “So she is not lawful to him until she marries another husband,” or is there another situation for her?
The Shaykh :[Al-Baqarah 2:230] And by Allah, I think I reviewed the case. I think it is not a condition, as long as he did not consummate the marriage with her, as long as he did not consummate the marriage with her.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the one who is not lawful is the one who was divorced three times.
The questioner : And this means she can be divorced, meaning it is possible for her to be divorced three times.
The Shaykh : How is your question? You are asking how he divorced her?
The questioner : This is the incident that occurred.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : That a woman was divorced three times and he wanted to take her back; does he take her back, or does the verse apply to him?
The Shaykh : How do you envision this case when we go in to investigate...
A man contracted marriage with his wife, divorced her three times, and between each divorce and the next, did he wait out the waiting period, or how?
The questioner : By Allah, the question.
The Shaykh : Did the incident occur or not?
The questioner : Yes, in the Emirates, actually, one of the brothers asked me about it.
The Shaykh : How did the incident occur?
The questioner : By Allah, I do not know the details; it was in... waiting for the waiting period, he said she was divorced three times.
The Shaykh : I imagine she was divorced three times as many Shaykhs understand it, meaning all at once.
The questioner : He said to her: You are divorced, you are divorced, you are divorced.
The Shaykh : Yes, and this is considered one divorce, not three.
The questioner : Okay, suppose, my Shaykh, in detail, regarding the lawful divorce, which is waiting for the waiting period.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Does he also marry her, or is it that she must marry another husband, assuming it is the lawful divorce?
The Shaykh : He divorced her three times, meaning?
The questioner : Yes, the lawful divorce.
The Shaykh : Between each divorce and the next, there is a waiting period.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I do not recall such a case right now, especially if you convey your action, remind me so we can review it.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh :
she is not lawful to him afterward until [after] she marries a husband other than him
فلا تحل له من بعد حتى تنكح زوجاً غيرهThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And the one who is not lawful is the one who was divorced three times.
The questioner : And this means she can be divorced, meaning it is possible for her to be divorced three times.
The Shaykh : How is your question? You are asking how he divorced her?
The questioner : This is the incident that occurred.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner : That a woman was divorced three times and he wanted to take her back; does he take her back, or does the verse apply to him?
The Shaykh : How do you envision this case when we go in to investigate...
A man contracted marriage with his wife, divorced her three times, and between each divorce and the next, did he wait out the waiting period, or how?
The questioner : By Allah, the question.
The Shaykh : Did the incident occur or not?
The questioner : Yes, in the Emirates, actually, one of the brothers asked me about it.
The Shaykh : How did the incident occur?
The questioner : By Allah, I do not know the details; it was in... waiting for the waiting period, he said she was divorced three times.
The Shaykh : I imagine she was divorced three times as many Shaykhs understand it, meaning all at once.
The questioner : He said to her: You are divorced, you are divorced, you are divorced.
The Shaykh : Yes, and this is considered one divorce, not three.
The questioner : Okay, suppose, my Shaykh, in detail, regarding the lawful divorce, which is waiting for the waiting period.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Does he also marry her, or is it that she must marry another husband, assuming it is the lawful divorce?
The Shaykh : He divorced her three times, meaning?
The questioner : Yes, the lawful divorce.
The Shaykh : Between each divorce and the next, there is a waiting period.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : I do not recall such a case right now, especially if you convey your action, remind me so we can review it.
The questioner : If Allah wills.