What is the difference between the triple divorce pronounced in a single utterance and the triple divorce pronounced separately during the waiting period (iddah)? Does the divorce of a person suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder (waswasah) who is aware of what he is saying but feels uneasy about it, take effect? Is it permissible for him to be granted a legal concession (rukhsa shar'iyyah) regarding the non-occurrence of triple divorce during the waiting period? And how does a person with waswasah differentiate between waswasah and other thoughts?
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There is no difference between a woman divorced three times in one sitting or in multiple sittings during her ' (waiting period); it counts as three divorces according to the majority of scholars. However, Ibn Taymiyyah held the view that triple divorce counts as only one divorce. As for the divorce of one who is afflicted by obsessive-compulsive disorder (waswas), it does not count as long as they are overcome by their condition.
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