What is the ruling on a man who divorced his wife for the third time while she was pregnant? Does the divorce take effect?
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The questioner : Shaykh Muhammad, yes, you are with a questioner. Yes, go ahead. Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh Muhammad? I have a question for you, may Allah prolong your life.
The Shaykh : Please proceed.
The questioner : My wife: I have divorced her twice, meaning the third divorce was while she was pregnant in her sixth month.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I ask for your guidance, may Allah prolong your life.
The Shaykh : The two previous divorces, each one was separate from the other.
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : So, she is not permissible for you because you have divorced her three times, and Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:230] meaning after two [divorces] [Al-Baqarah 2:230]
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The presenter : And you are in the same situation.
The Shaykh : Some common people think that a divorce does not take effect on a pregnant woman, and this is a mistake.
The questioner : Okay, may your life be long.
The Shaykh : A pregnant woman is the most encompassing type of divorce.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : The divorce takes effect on her in any case.
The questioner : It is said that even if he divorced her.
The Shaykh : A man divorced her immediately after having intercourse with her.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Okay, I have a second question, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : I ask Allah to make both of you independent of our efforts.
The questioner : May Allah accept, may Allah reward you a thousand times with good.
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The questioner : How are you, Shaykh Muhammad? I have a question for you, may Allah prolong your life.
The Shaykh : Please proceed.
The questioner : My wife: I have divorced her twice, meaning the third divorce was while she was pregnant in her sixth month.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : I ask for your guidance, may Allah prolong your life.
The Shaykh : The two previous divorces, each one was separate from the other.
The questioner : Yes, indeed.
The Shaykh : So, she is not permissible for you because you have divorced her three times, and Allah the Exalted said:
And if he has divorced her
فَإِن طَلَّقَهَاshe is not lawful to him afterward until [after] she marries a husband other than him
فَلَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ مِن بَعْدُ حَتَّىٰ تَنكِحَ زَوْجًا غَيْرَهُThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The presenter : And you are in the same situation.
The Shaykh : Some common people think that a divorce does not take effect on a pregnant woman, and this is a mistake.
The questioner : Okay, may your life be long.
The Shaykh : A pregnant woman is the most encompassing type of divorce.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : The divorce takes effect on her in any case.
The questioner : It is said that even if he divorced her.
The Shaykh : A man divorced her immediately after having intercourse with her.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Okay, I have a second question, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : I ask Allah to make both of you independent of our efforts.
The questioner : May Allah accept, may Allah reward you a thousand times with good.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 2098- ما حكم من طلق زوجته الطلقة الثالثة وهي حامل هل يقع/سؤال على الهاتف 📞 /ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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