Does a divorce that occurred in a state of anger while the wife was menstruating, a single pronouncement, take effect? What is its ruling, and what type of separation is it? How long does it take for the divorce to become an irrevocable major separation? Is it permissible to reconcile if the husband does not love his wife and fears wronging her, despite the insistence of the family?

Whoever divorces his wife while she is menstruating has committed a sin, and the majority of scholars believe this divorce is valid despite its prohibition. As for divorce occurring during anger, it does not prevent the divorce from taking effect unless the anger reaches the point of losing awareness. If this is the first or second divorce, it is a revocable divorce (ṭalāq rajʿī), and the husband has the right to take his wife back as long as she is within her waiting period (ʿiddah), which is three menstrual cycles, not counting the cycle during which the divorce occurred. However, if her waiting period expires, she becomes irrevocably separated by a minor separation (baynūnah ṣughrā), and he cannot take her back except with a new marriage contract. A major separation (baynūnah kubrā) only occurs after the third divorce. It is permissible to divorce one's wife when there is a need for it due to her bad character or poor companionship, but divorce should only be resorted to after all means of reconciliation have failed.