A man divorced his wife, and after four years he wanted to take her back. Is that permissible for him?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : How are you?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : I would like to ask you some questions.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Shaykh, a man divorced his wife while she was experiencing morning sickness, and he did not know that this is a condition that affects some women. So when he learned of it, he wanted to take his wife back, but the wife's family...
The Shaykh : Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me. What is it that he did not know?
The questioner : I mean, he did not know that this is a woman's morning sickness. Okay.
The Shaykh : I mean, he divorced his wife while she was pregnant?
The questioner : No, she had morning sickness, meaning she was...
The Shaykh : Morning sickness.
The questioner : Yes, yes, and she was pregnant, yes, with morning sickness, meaning...
The Shaykh : Okay, he divorced her while she had morning sickness.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, after that.
The questioner : After he wanted to take this wife back, the wife's family refused. They refused.
The Shaykh : What does the morning sickness have to do with the matter, my brother?
The questioner : The morning sickness, because he did not know, meaning...
The Shaykh : What does the question have to do with morning sickness? Whether he knew or did not know, what does the question have to do with morning sickness? It is not important whether he knew or did not know that she was experiencing morning sickness.
The questioner : He divorced his wife during her morning sickness.
The Shaykh : My brother, I do not understand you.
The questioner : He divorced his wife, and she was experiencing her morning sickness, so the wife went to her family's house.
The Shaykh : What do you mean by morning sickness, my brother?
The questioner : A condition that comes to women.
The Shaykh : What do you mean by morning sickness, you?
The questioner : I mean, in the beginning of the pregnancy, this.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. Say she was pregnant, whether she had morning sickness or not. And this is what I told him a moment ago: he divorced her while she was pregnant.
The questioner : And she was pregnant, yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, what does it matter if she had morning sickness or not?
The questioner : Yes, and after that, he divorced her. The wife went to her house. When she went to her house, he wanted to take his wife back, but the wife's family refused and asked him to pay the deferred mahr. He paid them the deferred mahr, and each one went their separate way. Four years have passed since this divorce. Can this man take his wife back or not?
The Shaykh : He can, with a new mahr and a new contract.
The questioner : A new mahr and a new contract.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Without that, it does not happen.
The Shaykh : No, it does not happen.
The questioner : Fine, another question, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : How are you?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : I would like to ask you some questions.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Shaykh, a man divorced his wife while she was experiencing morning sickness, and he did not know that this is a condition that affects some women. So when he learned of it, he wanted to take his wife back, but the wife's family...
The Shaykh : Excuse me, excuse me, excuse me. What is it that he did not know?
The questioner : I mean, he did not know that this is a woman's morning sickness. Okay.
The Shaykh : I mean, he divorced his wife while she was pregnant?
The questioner : No, she had morning sickness, meaning she was...
The Shaykh : Morning sickness.
The questioner : Yes, yes, and she was pregnant, yes, with morning sickness, meaning...
The Shaykh : Okay, he divorced her while she had morning sickness.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, after that.
The questioner : After he wanted to take this wife back, the wife's family refused. They refused.
The Shaykh : What does the morning sickness have to do with the matter, my brother?
The questioner : The morning sickness, because he did not know, meaning...
The Shaykh : What does the question have to do with morning sickness? Whether he knew or did not know, what does the question have to do with morning sickness? It is not important whether he knew or did not know that she was experiencing morning sickness.
The questioner : He divorced his wife during her morning sickness.
The Shaykh : My brother, I do not understand you.
The questioner : He divorced his wife, and she was experiencing her morning sickness, so the wife went to her family's house.
The Shaykh : What do you mean by morning sickness, my brother?
The questioner : A condition that comes to women.
The Shaykh : What do you mean by morning sickness, you?
The questioner : I mean, in the beginning of the pregnancy, this.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. Say she was pregnant, whether she had morning sickness or not. And this is what I told him a moment ago: he divorced her while she was pregnant.
The questioner : And she was pregnant, yes.
The Shaykh : Okay, what does it matter if she had morning sickness or not?
The questioner : Yes, and after that, he divorced her. The wife went to her house. When she went to her house, he wanted to take his wife back, but the wife's family refused and asked him to pay the deferred mahr. He paid them the deferred mahr, and each one went their separate way. Four years have passed since this divorce. Can this man take his wife back or not?
The Shaykh : He can, with a new mahr and a new contract.
The questioner : A new mahr and a new contract.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Without that, it does not happen.
The Shaykh : No, it does not happen.
The questioner : Fine, another question, Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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