Is the waiting period (iddah) incumbent upon the wife if her husband divorces her for the third time via WhatsApp after a ten-year estrangement?
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If a husband takes his wife back after two old divorces, then divorces her a third time in writing, intending by it divorce, then it counts as a valid divorce, and the wife must observe the waiting period ('). The husband's absence does not affect the 'iddah. It is important to note that it is not permissible to abandon one's wife for a long period. Reconciliation between the spouses is advised, especially if there are children.
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