One feature of marriage for men is the Triple Talaq, the ability to divorce your wife just by saying “Talaq” (I divorce you) to her three times, although that is so bad that even many devout modern Muslim nations (mainly Sunni) ban it.
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TRIPLE TALAQ
by Ibrahim B. Syed, Ph. D.
Talaq-i-Bid’ah
Talaq-i-Bid’ah means innovated (or sinful) form of Divorce. It is defined as a divorce which is pronounced thrice in one sitting when the wife is in the state of purity (tuhr), i.e., when man says: "I divorce you, I divorce you, I divorce you." The Hanafis believe that though this form of divorce is sinful and innovative, it is nevertheless valid and divorce will take place. According to the Hanafis when triple divorce is pronounced, the wife will become totally alienated from the husband and he cannot remarry her. She becomes haram (totally prohibited) for him. Neither can he take her back nor can he go for fresh nikah with her. He can go for nikah with her only after she marries another person and that person divorces her on account of marital conflict or she becomes a widow.
