Did the Khul' divorce legally and lawfully take effect after the court's ruling, even though the wife wished to drop the case before the verdict was pronounced?
If the spouses agree on khul’ (divorce at the instance of the wife), and the wife offers the compensation, and pronounces the khul’, and the court procedures are for documentation, then the khul’ takes effect as an irrevocable divorce. The husband can take his wife back with a new contract if she has not been previously divorced twice. If there is no agreement on khul’, and the wife refers the matter to the judiciary, and then withdraws before the judge issues a ruling, she remains his wife, and she should not be prevented from withdrawing her claim.
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