Reviewing a wife divorced once and witnessing it
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man divorces his wife with one divorce, without compensation, and he wants to take her back, is witnessing required? Is a new contract required?
Answer:
If he divorced her once without compensation, it is a revocable divorce. He may take her back without her consent, because she is his wife as long as she is in the waiting period; she is his wife. It is recommended that he witness it. It is recommended for him to witness it, and this is not obligatory. Allah the Exalted said:[At-Talaq 65:2] This command is a recommendation, not a command of obligation. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If a man divorces his wife with one divorce, without compensation, and he wants to take her back, is witnessing required? Is a new contract required?
Answer:
If he divorced her once without compensation, it is a revocable divorce. He may take her back without her consent, because she is his wife as long as she is in the waiting period; she is his wife. It is recommended that he witness it. It is recommended for him to witness it, and this is not obligatory. Allah the Exalted said:
And bring to witness two just men from among you
وَأَشْهِدُوا ذَوَيْ عَدْلٍ مِّنكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 084 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الطلاق / عشيرة النساء / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:02:40)
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