Does a divorce pronounced with a prior intention, after a verbal dispute and intense anger that led to loss of self-control, take effect, and how can the wife be taken back after that?
The divorce of an angry person does not take effect if his anger is so severe that he loses consciousness. However, if he is aware of what he is saying, then his divorce is valid. Since the questioner described the scene and mentioned the divorce phrase verbatim, this indicates that he was aware of what he was saying. Therefore, the statement "You are divorced" is an explicit pronouncement that effects divorce. If this was the first or second divorce, he can take his wife back before the expiry of her iddah by a statement or action indicating resumption of the marital relationship. If her iddah expires, she cannot return to him except with a new contract and dowry, and with the presence of her guardian and two just witnesses. However, if the total number of divorces reaches three, she becomes unlawful for him until she marries another husband and he consummates the marriage with her and then divorces her.
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