Intermediate
At-Talaq
Surah: Al-Baqarah (229)
Divorce — Its Rulings and Restrictions
ٱلطَّلَٰقُ مَرَّتَانِ ۖ فَإِمۡسَاكُۢ بِمَعۡرُوفٍ أَوۡ تَسۡرِيحُۢ بِإِحۡسَٰنٍ
— البقرة الآية 229
Verse: "Divorce is twice — then either retain in kindness or release with goodness." (2:229)
Types: Revocable (first and second — husband may return during waiting period); Minor irrevocable (third — she cannot return without marrying another first); Sunnah divorce (in purity without intercourse — recommended); Bid'a divorce (during menstruation — forbidden but effective).
Waiting period (idda): Three periods for the consummated marriage.
Wisdom: "Perhaps Allah will bring about after that some matter" — review period before finality.
Types: Revocable (first and second — husband may return during waiting period); Minor irrevocable (third — she cannot return without marrying another first); Sunnah divorce (in purity without intercourse — recommended); Bid'a divorce (during menstruation — forbidden but effective).
Waiting period (idda): Three periods for the consummated marriage.
Wisdom: "Perhaps Allah will bring about after that some matter" — review period before finality.
Source: Al-Qurtubi (3/131); Ibn Al-Arabi (1/183); Ibn Qudama (7/260)
Test Yourself
How many revocable divorces does a husband have before major irrevocable separation?
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