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What is the religious ruling on the marriage of a woman whose husband divorced her with three pronouncements while he was drunk, given his repeated divorces and reconciliations with her in the past? Is she considered lawful for him or divorced and forbidden to him?

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A woman who lives with her husband after he has divorced her must ask the people of knowledge about the ruling on her staying with him, because neglecting to ask is a grave matter. We point out that the divorce of an intoxicated person is valid unless he has lost consciousness, and a triple divorce pronounced in a single utterance counts as three according to the majority of scholars. If a man divorces his wife three times and then denies it, it is not permissible for her to allow him access to herself, and she must ransom herself from him.

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