What is the ruling on a husband divorcing his wife twice in one day, the first time before Maghrib prayer and the second time two hours after it, given that the divorcing husband was in a state of anger and the divorced wife was in a state of purity?
Anger is divided into three categories, and the ruling on the occurrence of divorce differs among them, as follows:
1. Anger in its initial stages: Here, the angry person comprehends what he is saying and controls his will. In this case, his divorce is valid. 2. Intense anger (mental blockage): Here, the angry person does not comprehend what he is saying, and his divorce is invalid by consensus. 3. Anger in which one is unable to control one's will: The angry person comprehends what he is saying, but the intensity of the anger prevents him from controlling his will. The preponderant opinion is that his divorce is not valid, based on the , "There is no divorce in a state of mental blockage."
As for repeating divorce during the waiting period (), scholars have differed on this:
The majority: They hold that the second divorce is valid, whether it occurs in a single session or multiple sessions. Others (such as Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim): They hold that the second divorce is not valid except after reconciliation, basing their argument on the Almighty's saying: "Divorce is twice."
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