Does the husband's repeating of "you are divorced" twice with the intention of emphasis count as one divorce or two, and can he take his wife back without her parents' knowledge in both cases?
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If a husband says to his wife, "You are divorced, O so-and-so, you are divorced," intending by the second utterance confirmation rather than an additional divorce, and there was only a brief pause between the two utterances, as is customary, such as saying "O so-and-so," then this is considered only one divorce. Consequently, the husband has the right to take his wife back as long as she is within her waiting period ('), and the permission of the parents or the wife is not required for the reconciliation.
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