Is a divorce pronouncement counted against an apostate if he repents and his wife returns to him during her waiting period ('iddah)?
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If one of the Muslim spouses apostatizes after the consummation of the marriage, their marriage is suspended until the wife's waiting period (') ends. If the apostate does not repent by the time the 'iddah expires, the marriage is dissolved. However, if the apostate repents before the 'iddah ends, the marriage remains valid.
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