Abrogation of prohibition against remarrying spouse divorced three times
When seeking to remarry a spouse divorced three times, one may remarry her at any time even if she had not remarried another person and divorced them (as had been required in Islám) as long as she is not still married to another[edit]
"The Lord hath prohibited, in a Tablet inscribed by the Pen of His command, the practice to which ye formerly had recourse when thrice ye had divorced a woman. This He hath done as a favour on His part, that ye may be accounted among the thankful. He who hath divorced his wife may choose, upon the passing of each month, to remarry her when there is mutual affection and consent, so long as she hath not taken another husband. Should she have wed again, then, by this other union, the separation is confirmed and the matter is concluded unless, clearly, her circumstances change. Thus hath the decree been inscribed with majesty in this glorious Tablet by Him Who is the Dawning-place of Beauty."
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, par. 68)
"QUESTION: Concerning the sacred verse: "The Lord hath prohibited ... the practice to which ye formerly had recourse when thrice ye had divorced a woman."
"ANSWER: The reference is to the law which previously made it necessary for another man to marry such a woman before she could again be wedded to her former husband; this practice hath been prohibited in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas."
- (Bahá'u'lláh, Kitáb-i-Aqdas, Questions and Answers, no. 31)
"This relates to a law of Islám set out in the Qur'án which decreed that under certain conditions a man could not remarry his divorced wife unless she had married and been divorced by another man. Bahá'u'lláh affirms that this is the practice which has been prohibited in the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Q and A 31)."
- (Notes to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, no. 101)
"Shoghi Effendi states, in a letter written on his behalf, that the intention of "the passing of each month" is not to impose a limitation, and that it is possible for a divorced couple to remarry at any time after their divorce, so long as neither party is currently married to another person."
- (Notes to the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, no. 102)
"The Islamic law regarding remarriage with the wife whom one has previously divorced is abrogated."
"Abrogation of specific laws and ordinances of previous Dispensations, which prescribed:...Prohibition against remarrying one's divorced wife"
"Remarrying the wife whom one has divorced is permissible, provided she has not married another person. If she has, she must be divorced before her former husband can remarry her."
