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Tripple Divorce or Not

29 Dhul Qa'dah 1435 | 24 September 2014

Shortened Question

My husband texted me “I divorce you” once, in which he used the word Talaq thrice. Is this a revocable divorce?

Question

My husband texted me “I divorce you” once, but he used the word Talaq thrice in his text. After a week he decided that he wanted to take me back and said that he was angry and there was no intention of Talaq in what he said. He is a follower of the Ahle Hadees and I follow the Hanafih Madhab. He says according to the Ahle Hadees a triple divorce given on one occasion only amounts to one divorce. Is this a revocable divorce or is it not revocable?

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

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And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Mufti Saeed Ahmed Golaub

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