Has the divorce occurred in the aforementioned cases, and is the wife still lawful to him, and what must he do?

The answer to the question is summarized in the following points:

- The divorce of a pregnant woman is effective and does not fall under the category of Bid‘ah divorce (innovative divorce).

- Divorce pronounced during a period of purity in which intercourse occurred is effective, despite its being considered Bid‘ah by most scholars.

- Reconciliation (raj‘ah) from a revocable divorce occurs by the husband saying: "I have taken my wife back," or by having intercourse with her before the expiry of the waiting period (iddah).

- If the waiting period expires and the husband has not reconciled with his wife, she becomes irrevocably divorced from him, and reconciliation is not valid except with a new marriage contract.

- If the spouses differ regarding the occurrence of divorce and there is no proof, the husband's word is accepted outwardly. However, if the husband believes the woman religiously, he must act upon the implications of her statement.

- A divorce conditioned upon an event occurs upon the fulfillment of the condition, according to the majority of scholars, regardless of whether the husband intended to effect the divorce or merely to threaten.

- The husband's statement: "If you go out, you are divorced by ten and forbidden to me," results in three divorces upon the breach of the condition, according to the preponderant opinion.

- The husband's ignorance of the rulings of divorce does not prevent the occurrence of his explicit divorce.

- There is no harm for a layperson to act upon the opinion of some scholars in matters where there is disagreement, as long as he is confident in the soundness of that opinion.