Question
I am a prisoner of many years sentence. From a bitter letter my wife wrote to me I understood that she wanted divorce. I therefore wrote to her: "I am divorcing you." She wrote back saying that she never intended divorce. Many years have passed since this incident. What is the status of our marriage?
Answer
You wrote to your wife: "I am divorcing you." Regardless of the misunderstanding, this statement is ONE TALAAQ RAJ'I. To be husband and wife again, only renewal of Nikah is necessary. Her Iddat has ended long ago, hence the Talaaq cannot be retracted. A new Nikah is necessary if both wish to reconcile.
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- themajlis.co.za
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- The Majlis Vol 24 No 08
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Appears under THE SATANISM OF SOLOGAMY (approximate).