What is the expiation for a husband divorcing his wife with a revocable divorce while she is in her 'iddah?
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The majority of jurists hold that divorcing a woman during her ' (waiting period) from a revocable divorce is effective, even though it is an innovative divorce ( bid'i) and not in accordance with the . However, some scholars, such as Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, are of the view that an innovative divorce does not take effect. Whoever commits this act is not required to offer expiation, but only to repent.
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