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Can husband & wife stay together even if talaq has been said?

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Assalm-u-Alaikum, need an urgent help, husband and wife had a fight over domestic isuue, she insisted for talaq, husband didn’t want to give talaq but it went on and on and finally husband says talaq talaq talaq, now can they stay together. even if talaq has happened 1) is it mandatory to make it public that they are no more husband and wife 2) if they don’t make physical relation, can they live together for their children but people will not be aware of their talaq. please help, Allah Hafiz!

Answer

(Fatwa: 946/946=M/1430)

If the husband confesses that he during quarrel said ?talaq, talaq, talaq? thrice to his wife, or there are Sharai witnesses to it, the three talaq took place and wife became divorced with mughallazah bainah. After three talaqs, it is unlawful and haram to live with her without halalah, as the Quran says:

فان طلقھا فلا تحل لہ من بعد حتی تنکح زوجا غیرہ

Neither there is need to announce the same nor they are allowed live together for the sake of children until she marries him after halalah shariah. And unless the nikah is made, they should live separately observing hijab. The maintenance of divorce woman in iddah and the expenses of nourishing children will be born by the man, he will give to her with purdah and through any mahram.

Allah (Subhana Wa Ta’ala) knows Best

Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband

This answer was collected from the official ifta website of Darul Uloom Deoband in India.