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period (idda) as the Qurlan states:<br />

"A divorce is only permissible twice : after that<br />

the parties should either hold together on equitable<br />

terms. or separate with kindness. " 1<br />

If the couple resume their life again. but disagreement starts again<br />

and the husband divorces his wife for the third time, then the divorce<br />

is irrevocable and the husband cannot return to his wife unless a very<br />

difficult procedure is undertaken. Such procedure is that the wife must<br />

get married to another man and live with him (after the interim period<br />

is over). And if the second husband happened to die, or divorce her,<br />

then the former husband may get maried to her. However, in such a<br />

case, there should be a new dowry, a new marriage contract and new<br />

witnesses, as the Qurlan says:<br />

"So if a husband divorces his wife (irrevocably)<br />

he can not, after that. remarry her until after she has<br />

married another husband and he has divorced her.<br />

In that case, there is no blame on either <strong>of</strong> them if they<br />

re-unite, provided they feel that they can keep the<br />

limits ordained by God. " 2<br />

And in the Sunnah, r'llsha<br />

narrated that the wife <strong>of</strong> Rieia Al-<br />

C-<br />

QuraftJcame to Allah's Apostle and said. "Oh Allah's Apostlel Rifaa<br />

divorced me irrevocably. After him Abd al-Raharan bin Al-Qurazl'<br />

who proved to be impo. tant. " Allah's Apostle said to her: "Perhaps<br />

you want to return to Rfifaa ? Nay (you cannot return to RiAa) until you<br />

and Abd al-Raýý consummate your marriage. " 3<br />

T'&',.<br />

e idea behind such a procedure is to make a husband think it<br />

over again before he decides to divorce for the third time. On the<br />

other hand. a woman's getting married to another man has an extremely<br />

shocking effect both on her emotions and her husbands.<br />

le Q. 2.229<br />

2, Q92.230<br />

3. Sahih al Bukhari. Vol* 7, op. cit. *<br />

Pe 136<br />

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