If a woman who was irrevocably divorced (major divorce) returns to her first husband after divorcing her second husband or his death, then with how many pronouncements of divorce does she return to her first husband?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
A thrice-divorced woman can return to her first husband with three new divorces, and this is by scholarly consensus. If a man divorces his wife three times, and then she marries someone else, he consummates the marriage with her, then he separates from her, and her waiting period () expires, then it is permissible for the first husband to marry her again. She will then be with him with three new divorces.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/70876
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 70876
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy