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The Supreme Court recently agreed to hear a batch of petitions challenging the practice of talaq-e-hasan as unconstitutional.

It is a type of extrajudicial form of divorce mentioned under Islam that only men can practice.
It is a revocable form of divorce.
A traditional form of divorce, 'Talaq-e-Hasan is considered to be approved by Prophet Mohammad and is valid as per all schools of Muslim law.
To practice 'Talaq-e-Hasan, a man needs to pronounce talaq on his wife three turns at intervals of one month.
The period of the gap between the three consecutive talaqs is called the period of abstinence or ‘iddat’ and its duration is 90 days.
The divorce is assumed to be revoked if the couple begins to cohabit or be intimate during the period of abstinence.

Triple talaq or Talaq-e-Biddat was banned by the government in 2019.
In this, a man can divorce his wife by pronouncing "talaq" thrice in one go.
The divorce is instant and irrevocable.
This is different from 'Talaq-e-Hasan as it does not have any waiting period and irrevocably terminates the marriage.

Source: TH

Talaq-E-Hasan FAQs

Q1: What is talaq-e-Hasan in Islam?

Ans: It is a type of extrajudicial form of divorce mentioned under Islam that only men can practice.

Q2: How to give talaq-e-hasan?

Ans: To practice 'Talaq-e-Hasan, a man needs to pronounce talaq on his wife three turns at intervals of one month.

Q3: What happens if the couple resumes cohabitation during the period of abstinence in Talaq-e-Hasan?

Ans: The divorce is automatically revoked.

Q4: Which type of talaq is banned in India?

Ans: Triple talaq or Talaq-e-Biddat was banned by the government in 2019.