Is it permissible to return to one's wife after two documented divorces and a third divorce by oath over the phone, knowing that the third divorce was issued under the influence of drugs and with a desire to repent and start anew?
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Since you have divorced your wife twice before, only one divorce remains for you with her. The third divorce occurred with the oath of divorce over the phone, which is considered a divorce by the majority of scholars if the condition upon which it was made is met. Some scholars hold that the divorce takes effect if the husband intended divorce by it; otherwise, it is expiated by an oath.
You should consult the courts. As for divorce under the influence of drugs, if consciousness was lost, the divorce does not take effect according to the most preponderant opinion. We advise you to repent to Allah.
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