Divorce takes place in writing and in speech
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Question: Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. After that:
O dear one, your noble letter dated 3/6/1388 AH has arrived, may Allah guide you. It contained your information regarding what your parents ordered you to do, which was to divorce your wife, and that you divorced her in writing, not in speech, by saying: "I have divorced my wife according to the Sunnah of Allah and His Messenger," and you did not add to this statement. Your question to us about whether it is permissible for you to return to her with a new marriage contract was clear.
Answer: From 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Baz to the honorable brother S. F. 'A., may Allah guide him to all good, amen.
Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. After that:
O dear one, your noble letter dated 3/6/1388 AH has arrived, may Allah guide you. It contained your information regarding what your parents ordered you to do, which was to divorce your wife, and that you divorced her in writing, not in speech, by saying: "I have divorced my wife according to the Sunnah of Allah and His Messenger," and you did not add to this statement. Your question to us about whether it is permissible for you to return to her with a new marriage contract was clear.
The answer is: If the situation is as you described in your letter, then it is a legal divorce in accordance with the Sunnah, and only one divorce count takes place with it. You may take her back as long as she is in the waiting period. If she has already exited the waiting period, she is permissible for you with a new marriage contract, provided she is willing to return to you and you had not previously divorced her twice before this divorce.
May Allah guide everyone to what brings Him pleasure. And peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you.
O dear one, your noble letter dated 3/6/1388 AH has arrived, may Allah guide you. It contained your information regarding what your parents ordered you to do, which was to divorce your wife, and that you divorced her in writing, not in speech, by saying: "I have divorced my wife according to the Sunnah of Allah and His Messenger," and you did not add to this statement. Your question to us about whether it is permissible for you to return to her with a new marriage contract was clear.
Answer: From 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Baz to the honorable brother S. F. 'A., may Allah guide him to all good, amen.
Peace be upon you, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings. After that:
O dear one, your noble letter dated 3/6/1388 AH has arrived, may Allah guide you. It contained your information regarding what your parents ordered you to do, which was to divorce your wife, and that you divorced her in writing, not in speech, by saying: "I have divorced my wife according to the Sunnah of Allah and His Messenger," and you did not add to this statement. Your question to us about whether it is permissible for you to return to her with a new marriage contract was clear.
The answer is: If the situation is as you described in your letter, then it is a legal divorce in accordance with the Sunnah, and only one divorce count takes place with it. You may take her back as long as she is in the waiting period. If she has already exited the waiting period, she is permissible for you with a new marriage contract, provided she is willing to return to you and you had not previously divorced her twice before this divorce.
May Allah guide everyone to what brings Him pleasure. And peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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