Is a wife forbidden to her husband after he has uttered "divorce" three consecutive times in a moment of anger, without intending to specify the number, and does he have the right to take her back?
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If the husband says to his wife: "You are divorced, you are divorced, you are divorced," without intending repetition, only one divorce occurs. If this divorce does not complete the three (talaqs), then the husband may take his wife back before the expiry of her ' (waiting period). Both spouses must live together amicably and beware of anger, as it is the key to evil.
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