Divorce after iddah

Q: If a man is already prepared that he is done with his wife and they are over. They cant stay together. He divorced her in front of 3 witness. He said that I am giving you 2 times divorce! Then after iddah period he again divorced her. Is this divorced after iddah counted or not?

A: Only two will be counted.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)