{"fatawa":{"id":9074,"title":"He divorced his wife, and her \u2018iddah has finished, can he remarry her without returning to the court?","slug":"he-divorced-his-wife-and-her-iddah-has-finished-can-he-remarry-her-without-returning-to-the-court","order":"","question":"

I have divorced my wife and her ‘iddah has finished, but we did not register the divorce in the court. According to the law she still is my wife. I live in another country that is far from my home country.
The question is: 
I want to remarry her with a new contract, new dowry and to keep the first contract as valid as it is in the court. As the conditions of a marriage contract to be valid are witnesses and dowry, not registration in the court. Please enlighten me, may Allah reward you!.<\/p>","answer":"

Praise be to Allaah.\r\n

If a man divorces his wife for the first or second time (talaaq) and her ‘iddah has ended, he may take her back with a new contract that fulfils the conditions and pillars of marriage, namely the woman's consent, the wali (guardian) and two witnesses, along with the mahr (dowry). <\/p>\r\n

Recording the marriage or divorce in court is not a condition of it being valid, but it protects the rights of the wife and the husband and the children, hence it should be done. <\/p>\r\n

We do not see any reason not to do the marriage now and to let the previous document stand, because it will serve the purpose. <\/p>\r\n

And Allah knows best.<\/p>\r\n<\/span><\/div>\r\n

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