What is the ruling on a divorce that occurred twice—one of which was while the wife was menstruating—as a result of the wife's provocation and coercion of the husband, even though the husband did not intend the divorce and feared the ruin of his home?
The divorce pronounced by an uncoerced and aware individual, not overcome by mental incapacity, is valid. The recognized coercion has conditions: that the coercer be able to enforce it by authority or dominance, that the coerced individual strongly believes the threat will be carried out and is unable to avert it, and that the harm threatened be significant. The mere act of the wife closing the door and asking for divorce is not considered coercion. The divorce of a menstruating woman is valid according to the majority of scholars, despite it being an innovation (bid'ah). Anger does not prevent the validity of divorce unless it removes awareness. If you divorced your wife while you were aware, your divorce is valid, and you may take her back during her waiting period (iddah) as long as you have not completed three divorces. You must treat your wife with kindness (ma'ruf), and if you fear her defiance, you should follow the steps of reconciliation gradually: admonition, then abandonment in bed, then non-injurious physical discipline. Divorce is the last resort.
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