A man divorced his wife several times in one sitting while angry; what is the ruling on his divorce?
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The questioner : He divorced his wife several times in one sitting, at the same time, while angry. What is the legal ruling here?
The Shaykh : If he had been free of just one of the two defects, that would have been sufficient for the divorce to be considered invalid, so how much more so when two defects are present? I mean, anger—naturally, the answer is proportional to the question—anger prevents the execution of the divorce, and repeating it in the same sitting prevents the ruling that the divorce is multiple. So if he were in control of his mind and reason, and he called two witnesses as is the Sunnah (recommended practice), and said: "You are divorced, you are divorced, you are divorced," it would be one divorce. Even if he said to her "You are divorced" on one day, and then on a second, third, and fourth day said "You are divorced," and so on for three divorces, as long as the three divorces, even if they were scattered, occurred within one waiting period, it is one divorce. This is if he is in control of his will and mind. But since he is angry, as you say, the divorce of an angry man does not take place. Yes.
The questioner : Mas'ud's lost item, because he wants to travel, his first question is coming up for me, I mean.
The Shaykh : We are tired of discussing his first question, and now the story is going to be repeated. It is not possible to gather now.
The questioner : It is in the book, and the Shaykh wrote a word in the introduction in his own handwriting.
Another questioner : Now we open the floor to our brothers, actually for the sake of Shaykh Muhammad.
The Shaykh : Yes, seize this opportunity now. Al-Albani, whom you have been afflicted with, is among you, but soon you will say, "Where is Abu 'Amir?" Here he is now in your hands, so make use of him.
The Shaykh : If he had been free of just one of the two defects, that would have been sufficient for the divorce to be considered invalid, so how much more so when two defects are present? I mean, anger—naturally, the answer is proportional to the question—anger prevents the execution of the divorce, and repeating it in the same sitting prevents the ruling that the divorce is multiple. So if he were in control of his mind and reason, and he called two witnesses as is the Sunnah (recommended practice), and said: "You are divorced, you are divorced, you are divorced," it would be one divorce. Even if he said to her "You are divorced" on one day, and then on a second, third, and fourth day said "You are divorced," and so on for three divorces, as long as the three divorces, even if they were scattered, occurred within one waiting period, it is one divorce. This is if he is in control of his will and mind. But since he is angry, as you say, the divorce of an angry man does not take place. Yes.
The questioner : Mas'ud's lost item, because he wants to travel, his first question is coming up for me, I mean.
The Shaykh : We are tired of discussing his first question, and now the story is going to be repeated. It is not possible to gather now.
The questioner : It is in the book, and the Shaykh wrote a word in the introduction in his own handwriting.
Another questioner : Now we open the floor to our brothers, actually for the sake of Shaykh Muhammad.
The Shaykh : Yes, seize this opportunity now. Al-Albani, whom you have been afflicted with, is among you, but soon you will say, "Where is Abu 'Amir?" Here he is now in your hands, so make use of him.
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