Is a wife who was issued a revocable divorce (ṭalāq rajʿī), and whose husband, upon attempting to reconcile with her during her waiting period (ʿiddah), did not agree to her conditions, then denied the reconciliation after the ʿiddah ended, then later claimed he had reconciled with her previously due to his ignorance of the proper procedure for reconciliation—is she considered his wife Islamically or not, given her refusal to return to him in this manner?
It is advisable to refer matters of dispute and contention to the Sharia court, as a judge's ruling is binding and resolves disagreements. The husband's statement "I want my wife" is one of the allusions to revocation (raj'a). If the husband intended by it to take her back, then it is a valid revocation, and the wife's condition or her displeasure thereafter does not harm it. The husband is permitted to revoke the divorce even without her consent. The husband's belief that the revocation is not valid except with the wife's approval does not invalidate a valid revocation that has occurred. Based on this, the woman's guardians are not permitted to prevent her from returning to her husband if the revocation was valid.
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