Does a divorce that was issued under coercion and the threat of scandal, and was repeated three times, after each of which a رجعة (reconciliation) occurred, take effect?
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If the husband utters or writes the divorce under duress, because he predominantly believes that his wife will expose him, or commit suicide, or cause a car accident if he does not divorce her, then his divorce is not effective, because this falls under recognized duress due to the severity of the harm.
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