A man uttered 2 Talaqs to his wife. He then said to her You are still my wife until I give you the 3^rd. Will this statement qualify as him having made Rujoo’?

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

Answer:

Rujoo is only permissible in the case of a Talaq Rajee’ (unambiguous divorce).¹

The words of Ruju should clearly indicate Rujoo’.² The words “You are still my wife” does indicate Rujoo’.

Only Allah knows best

Written by Shaykh Ahmed Bin Mohamed Umarji

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

1 مسألة: [الرجعة في الطلاق الرجعي] – قال: (ومن طلق امرأته طلاقًا رجعيًا: فله أن يراجعها في العدة، يتوارثان ما بقيت العدة). – شرح مختصر الطحاوي – دار البشائر الإسلامية – ودار السراج – Volume 5 Page 139

2 قال العَيْنِيُّ مِنَ الحَنَفِيَّةِ ما نَصُّهُ: “والرَّجْعَةُ أنْ يَقُول لِلَّتِي طَلَّقَها طَلْقَةً، أوْ طَلْقَتَيْنِ: راجَعْتُكِ بِالخِطابِ لَها، أوْ راجَعْتُ امْرَأتِي بِالغَيْبَةِ، وهَذا صَرِيحٌ فِي الرَّجْعَةِ، وكَذا إذا قال: رَدَدْتُكِ أوْ أمْسَكْتُكِ».

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