The Ruling on Divorce in Writing Without Utterance

Question:
The listener (M. R. S.) mentions in a lengthy letter that he divorced his wife in writing with three pronouncements of divorce without uttering them, then divorced her after a period with one pronouncement, and she is still with him. He has six children from her: four before the written divorce and two after. He asks: Did the divorce take place? What is the ruling on his cohabitation with her during this entire period? Should he leave her? And how many pronouncements of divorce does he have remaining? Because this matter is disturbing his sleep and troubling his peace of mind after Allah guided him to the straight path?

Answer:
The questioner should consult the court with the woman’s guardian so that the court can guide him to what is required of him, or he should write to us so that we can look into the matter through the court.
The point is that this requires consulting the court or writing to us so that we can ask the woman and her guardian about what they have regarding what the questioner mentioned. We ask Allah for guidance for everyone. It was obligatory for him to pause until he sought a fatwa and asked. We ask Allah for guidance for us and for him. Yes.

The presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.