Is a divorce that was issued by the husband while in a state of intense anger, whether by message or by word, considered valid, and is it permissible to take her back before the 'iddah (waiting period) ends?

Scholars have differed regarding the ruling on khulʿ (divorce at the instance of the wife): Is it a divorce or an annulment (faskh)?

- According to the view that it is a divorce: The wife has become irrevocably separated from her husband (baynunah kubra), unless the husband's last divorce occurred while he was unconscious due to extreme anger and did not intend the written divorce; in this case, the divorce does not take effect, and the wife remains under his marital bond.

- According to the view that it is an annulment (faskh), or if the husband was overcome by his emotions when uttering the last divorce, or if he did not intend divorce by writing: He may take his wife back during her waiting period ('iddah), unless the husband intended to create more than one divorce by repeating the divorce.

Because this issue involves disagreement and detailed rulings, it is best to present it verbally to trustworthy scholars.