The ruling on one who divorces by saying, “You are divorced, divorced, then divorced”
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From 'Abd al-'Aziz ibn 'Abd Allah ibn Baz to the honorable brother, the esteemed head of the Bisha Court, may Allah guide him to all good, amen.
Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. After that:
O beloved, your noble letter number 469, dated 24/3/1391 AH, which is a response to my letter number 473, dated 12/3/1391 AH, has arrived. May Allah guide you to the right path. I have reviewed the attached papers, which contain your confirmation of the nature of the divorce pronounced by the husband, F. S., on his wife. He admitted to you that he said to her in a state of anger: “You are divorced, divorced, then divorced.” This occurred at the end of the month of Dhul-Hijjah, 1390 AH, two days before the month of Muharram began. He stated that he did not notice the repetition due to the intensity of his anger, and that he had not divorced her before or after that. He brought before you two witnesses to the event, M. S. and W. N. J. The first witness testified to the same nature of the divorce as the husband admitted, and also admitted that he witnessed the reconciliation on the second day after the divorce occurred. The second witness testified that the divorce pronounced by the husband was his saying: “You are divorced, divorced, divorced.” He also brought before you the witness R. 'A., who testified to his reconciliation with her in the month of Safar, 1391 AH. The woman’s guardian, her father, also appeared before you and admitted that the husband said to her: “If you enter upon my second wife, you are divorced with three divorces.” He then gathered them in one house afterward. The father stated that he was not present for the last divorce, but the witness informed him of it, and no further divorce followed that.
Answer: Based on this, I issued a ruling to the husband that his last divorce is considered two divorces: one by his saying “divorced, divorced,” where the second phrase is considered a confirmation of the first, as is evident, and the second by his saying “then divorced.” His reconciliation with her is valid if the two witnesses are just. I ask you to inform everyone of this. As for the divorce claimed by her father, which the husband did not mention, it is considered an oath if the husband mentions it, and he owes an expiation for an oath if his intention was to prevent himself from gathering the two wives, as appears to be the case from his situation and that of others like him. May Allah guide everyone to His straight path and double the reward for your eminence.
And peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings. After that:
O beloved, your noble letter number 469, dated 24/3/1391 AH, which is a response to my letter number 473, dated 12/3/1391 AH, has arrived. May Allah guide you to the right path. I have reviewed the attached papers, which contain your confirmation of the nature of the divorce pronounced by the husband, F. S., on his wife. He admitted to you that he said to her in a state of anger: “You are divorced, divorced, then divorced.” This occurred at the end of the month of Dhul-Hijjah, 1390 AH, two days before the month of Muharram began. He stated that he did not notice the repetition due to the intensity of his anger, and that he had not divorced her before or after that. He brought before you two witnesses to the event, M. S. and W. N. J. The first witness testified to the same nature of the divorce as the husband admitted, and also admitted that he witnessed the reconciliation on the second day after the divorce occurred. The second witness testified that the divorce pronounced by the husband was his saying: “You are divorced, divorced, divorced.” He also brought before you the witness R. 'A., who testified to his reconciliation with her in the month of Safar, 1391 AH. The woman’s guardian, her father, also appeared before you and admitted that the husband said to her: “If you enter upon my second wife, you are divorced with three divorces.” He then gathered them in one house afterward. The father stated that he was not present for the last divorce, but the witness informed him of it, and no further divorce followed that.
Answer: Based on this, I issued a ruling to the husband that his last divorce is considered two divorces: one by his saying “divorced, divorced,” where the second phrase is considered a confirmation of the first, as is evident, and the second by his saying “then divorced.” His reconciliation with her is valid if the two witnesses are just. I ask you to inform everyone of this. As for the divorce claimed by her father, which the husband did not mention, it is considered an oath if the husband mentions it, and he owes an expiation for an oath if his intention was to prevent himself from gathering the two wives, as appears to be the case from his situation and that of others like him. May Allah guide everyone to His straight path and double the reward for your eminence.
And peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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