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Would two divorces or one take place if the husband said to his wife: "If you do not return to my house, you are divorced," and she did not return, then he took her back without her consent or witnesses, then he said to her: "You are divorced"?

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A husband's statement to his wife, "You are divorced," constitutes an unequivocal and immediate divorce. If he had previously divorced her, then he has now issued two divorces against her. As long as he has not completed three divorces, he may reconcile with her before the expiration of her waiting period (iddah). The validity of reconciliation does not require the wife's consent or knowledge.

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