Fatwa ID: 08731

Answered by: Alimah Khadija Tarwala

Question:

If a woman asks for khulaa and after 2 letters are sent to the man, with 1 month’s gap between the 2. And before the 3rd one gets sent, the man gives 1 written divorce stating that it is talaaq rajee.

Is that a revocable or irrevocable divorce? I mean, will the 2 letters of khulaa count for anything? If he says to his family member, that he wants her back, straight after signing the paper, will they still be married?

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Answer:

In this case, the husband granted a revocable divorce (talaq rajee). According to the Hanafi school, when a revocable divorce is granted, the marriage remains intact during the iddah (waiting period). The divorce can be revoked, and the couple may reach an agreement during this time.

The nature of the revocable divorce is unaffected by the wife’s letters. They will remain married as long as the husband expresses a desire to take her back within the iddah.

References:

الطَّلَاق الرَّجْعِيّ واما الطَّلَاق الرَّجْعِيّ فان كل لَفْظَة فِيهَا لين ولطف فَهُوَ رَجْعِيّ وكل لفظ فِيهِ عنف وَغلظ فَهُوَ بَائِن الفاظ الطَّلَاق الرَّجْعِيّ والفاظ الرَّجْعِيّ عِنْد ابي حنيفَة واصحابه اربعة احداها انت طَالِق وَهَذَ

ا مَنْصُوص وَالثَّانِي انت وَاحِدَة وَهَذَا قِيَاس عَليّ القَوْل الاول وَالثَّالِث قَوْله اعْتدى وَهَذَا مأثور عَن النَّبِي صلى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسلم قَالَه لسودة بنت زَمعَة ثمَّ رَاجعهَا وَالْخَامِس فعل الرَّضَاع

كتاب النتف في الفتاوى للسغدي [السغدي] ج 1 : ص: 321

Only Allah knows best

Written by Alimah Khadija Tarwala

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham