In our time, when a woman is divorced, she leaves her home and does not observe the waiting period in her husband's house. What is your ruling?

The questioner : In our present time...

The Shaykh : What do you mean? Does he say, "Come"?

The questioner : ...

The Shaykh : This is the common practice: when he divorces her, she leaves the house. However, she is told to fear Allah, as Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said: ... Fear Allah. But some people, some students of knowledge, divorce her without informing her of the divorce until the waiting period ends. When the waiting period ends, he gives her the divorce paper and lets her go. Is it said that this is a trick to avoid fulfilling an obligation, making it permissible? Or is it said that he must inform her so that circumstances do not change? There is hesitation on this point. But some students of knowledge, as we hear, divorce her but keep away from her in the bed. In that case, will there be a question mark, or not? What is the reason? Perhaps he says his stomach hurts or something like that. Yes, in any case, he can get rid of this by traveling here and there. But I prefer frankness, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to Aisha when she said, "Do not tell your wives what I said," and he said: Frankness is the most frank, the clearest, and the best. And he tells her to fear Allah and stay in the house. Is it permissible for him to be alone with her? It is permissible for him to be alone with her, and for her to perfume herself for him, to adorn herself, and to speak to him, because she is his wife. Yes, Salim.