Is the phrase "divorced, divorced, divorced," written in a state of extreme anger, considered three irrevocable divorces that do not permit the return of the wife, or a single divorce that allows for reconciliation, knowing that this is the first and last time he uttered divorce?
It is not permissible to accuse a Muslim, insult them, or harm them without proof. Doubts regarding one's wife are from Satan, and one must repent and seek her forgiveness. Divorce via a text message is a metaphorical expression; if the husband intended divorce by it, it takes effect, otherwise not. If the husband intended to pronounce three divorces with the words "You are divorced" via a message, then three divorces occur, and he cannot take her back unless she marries another man, consummates the marriage with him, and then he divorces her. If he intended to confirm the divorce and not its multiplicity, then a single divorce is binding, and he can take her back. The view of Ibn Taymiyyah is that a triple divorce pronounced with a single utterance counts as one, and divorce does not occur during a period of purity in which he had intercourse with her, and the divorce of an enraged person does not occur if his anger reaches a level of unconsciousness.
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