a. Divorce is strongly condemned.
b. If antipathy or resentment develop on the part
of either the husband or the wife, divorce is
permissible, only after the lapse of one full
year. The beginning and end of the year of waiting
must be testified by two or more witnesses. The
act of divorce should be registered by the
judicial officer representing the House of
Justice. Intercourse during this period of waiting
is forbidden, and whoever breaks this law must
repent and pay the House of Justice 19 mit{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}h{~COMBINING MACRON BELOW~}qals
of gold.
c. A further period of waiting after divorce has
taken place is not required.
d. The wife who is to be divorced as a result of
her unfaithfulness forfeits the payment of the
expenses during the waiting period.
e. 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.
f. If at any time during the waiting period
affection should recur, the marriage tie is valid.
If this reconciliation is followed by estrangement
and divorce is again desired, a new year of
waiting will have to be commenced.
g. Should differences arise between husband and
wife while travelling, he is required to send her
home, or entrust her to a dependable person, who
will escort her there, paying her journey and her
full year's expenses.
h. Should a wife insist on divorcing her husband
rather than migrate to another country, the year
of waiting is to be counted from the time they
separate, either while he is preparing to leave,
or upon his departure.
i. The Islamic law regarding remarriage with the
wife whom one has previously divorced is
abrogated.