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Ruling On The Number Of Divorces For A Woman Remarried After A Previous Marriage To Another Husband
THE 71ST MEETING OF THE PERLIS STATE FATWA COMMITTEE / 2024
6 - 7 DECEMBER 2024 / 4 - 5 JAMADIL AKHIR 1446H
RULING ON THE NUMBER OF DIVORCES FOR A WOMAN REMARRIED AFTER A PREVIOUS MARRIAGE TO ANOTHER HUSBAND
A woman who has been divorced by her husband, then marries another man and consummates that marriage, and is subsequently divorced from or widowed by that second husband, may remarry her former husband. In this case, the previous number of divorces between her and the first husband is annulled (al‑ḥadhm). This applies regardless of whether the prior divorces were one, two, or three; none of them are taken into account for the new marriage.
If the woman does not marry another man after her divorce and then remarries her former husband, the remaining number of divorces from the previous marriage remains in effect.
ATTENDANCE AND APPROVAL BY:
1. Sahibus Samahah Professor Dato' Arif Perkasa Dr Mohd Asri Bin Zainul Abidin;
2. Sahibul Fadhilah Ustaz Tajul Urus bin Abdul Halim;
3. Sahibul Fadhilah Professor Dr. Muhamad Rozaimi bin Ramle;
4. Sahibul Fadhilah Professor Dr. Basri bin Ibrahim;
5. Sahibul Fadhilah Dr. Hj Zaharuddin bin Hj Abdul Rahman;
6. Sahibul Fadhilah Professor Dr. Azman Bin Mohd Noor;
7. Sahibul Fadhilah Associate Professor Dr. Mohd Akram bin Dato' Dahaman @ Dahlan;
8. Sahibul Fadhilah Dr. Ahmad Sufian bin Che Abdullah;
9. Sahibul Fadhilah Associate Professor Dr Ahmad Wifaq Bin Mokhtar;
10. Sahibul Fadhilah Ustaz Syed Abu Bakar bin Syed Kamal Bharin;
11. Sahibul Fadhilah Dr. Muhammad Lukman bin Mat Sin;
12. Sahibul Fadhilah K.H Dr Zaitun bin Rasmin;
13. Sahibul Fadhilah Ustaz Aidil bin Abdul Rahman;
14. Al-Fadhil Ustaz Muhammad Khidhir bin Abdul Ghani – Secretary.
RESOLVED at the Meeting of the Majlis Agama Islam dan Adat Istiadat Melayu Perlis Bil. 1/2025 on 16 January 2025.