Is it permissible to marry a woman who has been irrevocably divorced by three pronouncements, knowing that she does not possess the official divorce papers but is truthful in her claim, and it is difficult to obtain these papers from her ex-husband?

There is no harm in marrying a woman who claims to be divorced if she is unable to prove it and there is no evidence to contradict her truthfulness. A woman arriving from a distant land is to be believed in her claim of divorce, or her husband's death, or that she has never been married, and she is not required to provide proof. However, it is advisable to inquire among righteous people accompanying her. If any suspicion arises, she should not be married. It must be noted that a husband's lack of righteousness does not affect the continuation of his relationship with his wife unless he divorces her or commits an act that removes him from the religion.