Taking back (ruju‘) after three talaqs

Question

Question: (1) Pronouncing three talaqs at one time, in one sitting, at once, is impermissible according to Imam A‘zam Abu Hanifa ﵀, and the one who pronounces three talaqs is a grave sinner. (2) According to Imam al-Shafi‘i ﵀ or some other imam, three talaqs pronounced at one time count as one talaq — can the one who pronounced the talaq take his wife back (ruju‘)? (3) Is this also the position of Hazrat Imam Abu Yusuf ﵀ or of any other Hanafi scholar? (4)

Answer

(1) Doing so is a sin, but even so three talaqs will take effect and the divorce will become major (mughallaza). (2) According to none of the four imams does the right of taking back (ruju‘) remain after three talaqs. It is in the Noble Qur’an itself that after three talaqs there is no room for a fresh nikah without halala: [ar]ٱلطَّلَـٰقُ مَرَّتَانِ…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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