Taking back (ruju‘) after pronouncing three talaqs according to the sunna is valid

Question

Question: I married five years ago and we have two children. A year ago, because of a quarrel, I said to my wife by way of warning these words: “جاؤ تمہیں سنت کے مطابق تین طلاقیں ہیں” (“Go, you have three talaqs according to the sunna”). In my understanding, the meaning of three talaqs according to the sunna is that one talaq takes effect in each period of purity (tuhr), and that during the first two tuhrs taking back (ruju‘) is not prohibited.

Answer

When you said these words, “جاؤ تمہیں سنت کے مطابق تین طلاقیں ہیں” (“Go, you have three talaqs according to the sunna”), three talaqs will take effect in three tuhrs. However, after the first talaq and after the second talaq the right of taking back (ruju‘) remains; after the third talaq, in the third tuhr, the divorce will become major (mughallaza)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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