Which of the three mentioned divorce pronouncements (ṭalāq) was the one that actually took effect, taking into consideration that the first was administrative to facilitate a new marriage, the second was made in anger due to vile language, and the third was after a quarrel involving physical and verbal abuse?
1. It is not permissible for the wife to harm her husband verbally or physically, and she must treat him kindly.
2. Mere mutual agreement to divorce without uttering the words does not necessitate anything.
3. The phrase "you are divorced" is one of the explicit divorce pronouncements that effectuates divorce without the need for intention.
4. If you utter the phrase "you are divorced" twice while you are aware of what you are saying, two divorces become binding upon you.
5. The second divorce becomes binding if it occurs while the wife is still under your marital bond (during the waiting period of the first divorce, or after her return), otherwise it is not binding.
6. If one or two divorces become binding, you may take your wife back before the end of her waiting period, provided the total number of divorces has not reached three.
7. If the waiting period ends without reconciliation, she does not become lawful for you except through a new marriage contract.
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