Agreeing to the brother's request to divorce one’s wife

A: If the reality is as mentioned; that one of his family members asked him if he had divorced his wife and he said that he had done so, this statement is regarded as Talaq. This is because Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "There are three matters which are taken serious whether they are done seriously or jokingly: granting Talaq, freeing one's slave, and revoking the Talaq." Accordingly, unless this Talaq is the last of three, it is considered a revocable divorce and he can take his wife back in marriage as long as she is still in her `Iddah (woman's prescribed waiting period after divorce). If it is proven by two just witnesses that he took his wife back in marriage while she was still in her `Iddah and he did not divorce her twice before, his revocation of the Talaq is valid. (Part No. 20; Page No. 70) May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.