Is a wife considered to have a minor irrevocable divorce (baynunah sughra) if her husband explicitly divorced her while she was menstruating, and he did not reconcile with her after the passing of three menstrual cycles?
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Divorce during menstruation is forbidden and reprehensible. The menstrual period during which the divorce occurred is not counted as part of the woman's ' (waiting period). Rather, her 'iddah begins after she finishes this menstruation and becomes pure. The majority of scholars hold that divorce issued during menstruation is valid, while others are of the view that it is not.
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