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How does a husband take his wife back after talaaq?
84 fatawa in the archive answer questions on this, from 5 South African Darul Iftas (AskImam, Mufti Online, Ibn Masood, Jamiat KZN, Azaadville). Below, each Darul Ifta’s answer is quoted word for word from the opening of one of its fatawa.
Based on the fatawa linked below. Please read the sources and double-check with a Darul Ifta for your situation.
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What the Darul Iftas say
“If the halaalah was pre arranged between the first husband and the person who did the halaalah (second husband), then this is not permissible and is a major sin. The hadith has explained that both people are cursed by Allah Ta'ala.”
“If after being divorced thrice, a female remarries with the condition of being divorced after intimacy (from the second husband), then doing so is considered as Makrooh-e-Tahreemi. The curse of Allah is upon the man that marries her with this condition and the person for whom the Halaalah was done.”
“Halaalah is a process which if occurs will allow a couple to remarry if their marriage was broken because of the husband uttering three talaaqs. This process is that the wife will first of all complete the Iddat incumbent upon her after her first husband had issued the three Talaaqs.”
“If you issued your wife one or two divorces, irrespective if it was a Talaaq Raj’ee (revocable divorce) or Talaaq Ba’in (irrevocable divorce), a new Nikah will have to be made. There will be no need for Halala.”
Quotes are the opening words of each answer as published; the full answer, its conditions and references are on the fatwa page. Answers depend on the exact details of each question.
Read the fatawa
- Arranged Halaalah Azaadville · 8 Apr 2025
- Husband wanting to reconcile after sending divorce notices to his wife Mufti Online · 21 Dec 2024
- Halaalah Ibn Masood · 20 Oct 2023
- How do i reconcile with my ex wife? AskImam · 17 Jun 2020
- Impermissible to perform a Nikah with the express condition of Halala Jamiat KZN · 4 Feb 2015
- Wife refusing to reconcile after talaaq Mufti Online · 30 May 2024
- How does one reconcile after issuing a divorce Ibn Masood · 17 May 2023
- Is is necessary to do Halalah before we can get married again? AskImam · 28 Apr 2020
- Reconciliation after one revocable divorce Jamiat KZN · 9 Dec 2013
- Pre planned halalah Mufti Online · 28 Nov 2023
- Reconciliation after a Talaaq-e-Baa’in Ibn Masood · 25 Dec 2022
- Issuing divorce and reconciling AskImam · 22 Feb 2019
- Fatwa on Halala (Triple Talaq) Jamiat KZN · 3 Jul 2017
- Halaalah being necessary after three talaaqs Mufti Online · 16 Oct 2023
- Ejaculation is not a requirement for the validity of Halaalah Ibn Masood · 19 Jun 2022
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