Does a divorced wife return to her husband if her newborn is male?
The gender of the newborn has no bearing on a divorced woman's return to her former husband. Rather, a revocably divorced woman returns to her former husband if he takes her back during her waiting period (iddah) by word or by intercourse. The waiting period of a pregnant woman ends with the delivery of her child, so her husband cannot take her back except with a new marriage contract. As for a non-pregnant woman, her waiting period is three menstrual cycles if she menstruates, and three months for one who does not menstruate due to young age or reaching menopause. As for a woman divorced three times, she is not permissible for her former husband unless she marries another man out of genuine desire, not for the purpose of making her lawful (tahlil), and he consummates the marriage with her, then divorces her or dies, and her waiting period from him ends. What some common folk mention regarding her being able to return to him if she gives birth to a male child is false and absurd talk, and among the invalid and contemptible stratagems.
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