Does a divorce issued by a husband while angry and under the influence of drugs, with the repeated pronouncement of divorce: "You are divorced, then divorced irrevocably" three times, with the intention in the first instance and for emphasis in the subsequent instances, take effect, or does one divorce take effect, or is the wife forbidden to him?
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The preponderant view is that the divorce pronounced by a drunkard who has not lost consciousness is effective. The phrase "divorced irrevocably" (طلاق بلا رجعة) issues a single divorce according to the majority of scholars. To determine the number of divorces that have occurred, the exact words spoken must be known in detail, as there is a difference of opinion among scholars regarding the repetition of divorce by repeating its pronouncements. It is advisable to present the matter to a court or to trustworthy scholars. Drug use is a heinous abomination and a major sin, and sincere repentance from it is obligatory.
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