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Does a triple divorce take effect if pronounced by the husband while in a state of extreme anger, in which he lost control of himself?

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The majority of scholars hold the view that the divorce pronounced by an angry person is effective, unless his sanity is completely lost. If anger completely removes the divorcer's sanity to the extent that he does not know what he is saying, then the divorce does not occur. However, if his anger did not remove his sanity and he divorced his wife with a triple pronouncement while being aware of what he was saying, then she has become irrevocably separated from him with a major divorce, and she is not permissible for him unless she marries another husband, he consummates the marriage with her, and then he divorces her or dies, and her waiting period expires. It is advisable to present the matter to trustworthy scholars, to beware of anger, and for the wife to fear Allah and not ask for divorce without a valid reason.

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