Seven talaqs

Question

Question: A man named Zayd said to his wife named Hinda: “The daughter of so-and-so named Bakr, Hinda (Bakr is Zayd’s father-in-law; Bakr’s daughter Hinda is Zayd’s wife), is haram.” Then, before two witnesses, he also admitted: “میں نے اپنی زوجہ ہندہ کو سات طلاق کہا” (“I said seven talaqs to my wife Hinda”). Now he is remorseful and asks for a fatwa: has Hinda really become haram for me, and is there now any way to take her back? Explain and be rewarded.

Answer

In the case asked about, a major (mughallaza) divorce has taken effect according to the Shari‘a on Zayd’s wife Hinda. Now taking her back (ruju‘) or renewing the nikah is not sufficient. If he wishes to keep Hinda again, halala is necessary for that; that is, after completing her ‘idda, Hinda should properly marry another man in accordance with the Shari‘a, and if that man,…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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