Are three talaqs one? And switching from one madhhab to another

Question

Question: A man follows (makes taqlid of) Imam Abu Hanifa ﵀. He gave his wife three talaqs in one sitting and separated his wife from himself. But now he says: “I will become an Ahl-e Hadith and keep my wife.” What is the ruling of the Shari‘a regarding this man? And may he keep his wife or not? Explain, and you will be rewarded.

Answer

Answer (1) — Mawlana Habib al-Rahman al-Fayzi al-A‘zami In the case asked about, three talaqs given in one sitting will be counted as one. So it was with Rukana ibn ‘Abd Yazid ﵁: having given his wife three talaqs in one sitting, he became grieved, whereupon the Prophet ﷺ, after questioning him, said: [ar]فإنما تلك واحدة فارجعها إن شئت، فراجعها.

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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