What is the ruling regarding a woman whose husband said to her: "You are divorced," then, "You are forbidden to me like my mother and my sister," then he conditioned her divorce on her going to work, then he expelled her from the house and swore that he would rent out the furnished apartment with its furniture if she did not return, and when they reconciled, he said to her: "Go, and you are divorced," then he divorced her with a triple repudiation, and he went to Dar al-Ifta and informed them that he did not intend divorce in the previous instances, so is she still his wife?

If a husband divorces his wife with the third divorce, after having taken her back following the second divorce and before the expiration of her waiting period ('iddah), then she becomes irrevocably separated from him with a major divorce (baynunah kubra). She does not become lawful for him again unless she marries another man in a genuine marriage of desire, and then that man divorces her or dies, and her 'iddah expires.

However, if he did not take her back after the second divorce until her 'iddah expired, and then he divorced her a third time, this divorce is not valid because she is no longer his wife. In this case, he can contract a new marriage with her, but he cannot take her back without a new contract.

The view that a conditional divorce does not take effect is a valid one. If the wife is certain that three divorces have occurred, she must separate from him. Even if the divorce is not proven before a judge, she must seek khul' from him.

The husband's statement, "You are forbidden to me like my mother and my sister," is considered Dhihar. If he has intercourse with her before performing the expiation (kaffarah), he must still perform the expiation.