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Are the three divorces counted when the word "divorced" is repeated three times in a moment of anger? And is a verbal reconciliation during the waiting period sufficient to take the wife back, or does it require a new contract and dowry after the waiting period ends, especially since the divorce has not yet been officially documented?

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If by repeating the divorce you intended to affirm the first pronouncement, then it is counted as a single divorce. You may take back your wife before the expiration of her iddah (waiting period) without a new contract or witnesses. The raj’ah (return) occurs merely by uttering the words with the intention, and your wife returns to your marital bond. However, if the iddah has expired, a new contract is necessary. What is considered is the husband’s utterance of the divorce.

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