Q: I have been divorced thrice before consummation by my ex-husband on call.
We were on a terrace once but not in complete seclusion, there was another girl there with us. Also another time it was when we were in an educational institute but it was open, people could easily pass through. The other time it was in a lab where the windows were glass and see through, no physical touch took place.
Do I have to observe iddat? And have all three divorces taken place? Because some muftis are saying that three divorces given in a single sitting are counted as one.
A: If he issued all three talaaqs together e.g. he said you are divorced thrice, then all the three talaaqs have taken place.
However, if he said you are divorced, you are divorced, you are divorced, then in this case only the first talaaq had taken place and the second two talaaqs did not take place. Since you did not spend time together in seclusion where it was possible for you both to have relations, you will not have to sit in iddat.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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