Reference: Ishratun-Nisaa wa Hill al-Khilaafaat az-Zowjiyyah p205-206
al-Muntaqaa min Fataawa al-Fowzaan v5 p271-272
Question: A man had a quarrel with his wife and she verbally abused him. So he said to her: “You are divorced!” She repeated her abuse, so he replied again by saying: “You are divorced!” And they continued like this, such that the man had said to his wife: “You are divorced!” more than three times. So what is the ruling in this situation?
Response: The ruling in this situation is that his wife has [become] separated from him, this is because he verbally divorced her [by pronouncing: “You are divorced!”] three times, and as such she becomes irrevocably divorced from him. She is not [now] permissible for him [to approach] until another man marries her of his wish and not as tahleel [whereby he marries the divorced woman and then after consummating the marriage he divorces her so as to facilitate the first husband re-marrying his divorced wife].
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