🚪 Divorce, ʿiddah & rujuk · #22

After triple talaq, can I remarry my former husband?

Yes, but only after the former wife has validly married another man, the marriage has been consummated, and she has then been divorced (or widowed) and completed her ʿiddah.
Allah says: if he divorces her (a third time), she is no longer lawful to him until she marries another husband. The Prophet ﷺ explained in the story of Rifa'ah's wife that intercourse with the second husband is a condition.
The second marriage must be a genuine marriage, not one planned to make her lawful again (nikah muhallil), which is cursed in the hadith. See rujuk & remarriage.

Sources

Surah al-Baqarah 2:230Sahih al-Bukhari 5260; narrated by Muslim (the story of the wife of Rifa'ah al-Qurazi)Narrated by Abu Dawud and at-Tirmidhi (sahih) — the curse on the muhallil

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This answer is general reference, not a fatwa. For your situation, consult the religious affairs office, a Syarie lawyer or your state Syariah Court.

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