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Does the divorce I uttered while in an epileptic fit count, and (does) the divorce I said to my wife’s brother after I recovered (count)? And is my taking my wife back after a week of that valid, seeing as she is still under my marital custody?

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Divorce takes effect for the bewitched and the epileptic, as long as their intellect and awareness are not absent, so they do not know what they are saying. Accordingly, the explicit divorce that occurred while you were speaking with your wife's brother is considered valid and binding. Your act of taking your wife back during her 'iddah and having two just witnesses attest to it is legally sound, even if your wife or her family are not pleased with the reconciliation, because her consent is not considered in this case. She must return to the marital home.

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