Why?

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Bismillah:

Bismilah


When two people who got divorced from each other want to get back together again and get married. Why is there this rule in Islam: The wife has to get married to another man first and get divorced from him and only then can she marry her ex-husband again?


I'm confused........Why? What's the reason behind this?

Salam Sister,


This rules can be used only if they divorced <b>three times in the couple's lifetime</b>. The third divorce falls in the third category of divorce which is called "major separation", because they cannot go back to one another, till after the wife ‘happens’ to marry someone else, then ‘happens’ to get divorced by him. In this case, she can go back to her first husband. Such a tough rule was made as <b>a punishment and a way of preventing people from misusing this tolerant ruling of permitting divorce</b>. The word ‘happens’ is parenthesized because the woman's new marriage and divorce should come naturally without planning, <b>as many people might do to legalize her return to the first husband! </b>


and God knows best.


Salam


Wael.