Fatwa #2751118 November 2013United Kingdom
Talaq written three times.
Question
I was married to my husband for 8 months and we had a few arguments and family problems. Later on I asked him for divorce and three weeks later I was at my parents and he sent a letter writing talaak 3 times . He did not know at that time that 1 divorce is enough. Is this still counted as 3 talaaks ?
Answer
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.
The three written divorces issued by your husband are valid and will constitute talaq-e-mugallazah (a permanently irrevocable divorce).[1]
The nikah has been severed and you are no longer husband and wife.
And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best
Mufti Saeed Ahmed Golaub
Jamaica
Student Darul Iftaa
Checked and Approved
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
[1]:باب إيقاع الطلاق
" الطلاق على ضربين صريح وكناية فالصريح قوله أنت طالق ومطلقة وطلقتك فهذا يقع به الطلاق الرجعي " لأن هذه الألفاظ تستعمل في الطلاق ولا تستعمل في غيره فكان صريحا وأنه يعقب الرجعة بالنص " ولا يفتقر إلى النية " لأنه صريح فيه لغلبة الاستعمال " وكذا إذا نوى الإبانة " لأنه قصد تنجيز ما علقه الشرع بانقضاء العدة فيرد عليه. الهداية في شرح بداية المبتدي (1 / 225)