Does divorce occur through the phone with the words "you are thrice divorced," and what are the implications of this in the absence of Sharia law and the difficulty of a second marriage?

Scholars have differed regarding a triple divorce, whether pronounced in a single utterance or in multiple utterances without an intervening reconciliation, as to whether it constitutes one divorce or three. The majority view is that it counts as three, whether pronounced directly, over the phone, or via message. This form of divorce, according to the vast majority of scholars, renders the wife unlawful for her husband. However, Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and those who followed him held the view that it constitutes a single divorce, and there is no blame upon one who emulates this opinion. The fatwa (definition) of this website follows the first opinion, which is the view of the majority.