Is it possible women or men to see each other after they divorce?

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If a husband divorces his wife a revocable divorce, i.e. the first or second divorce the wife has to observe a waiting period which is three menstrual periods. During this waiting period she remains his wife and all the rulings of a wife apply to her. So, he can see her and talk to her. At the end of this period unless they reconcile, the woman is divorced and becomes totally alien to her former husband and all the rules of an alien woman apply to her.

If the divorce is irrevocable, i.e. the third divorce, then she becomes forbidden and alien to him immediately. So, all the rulings of an alien man and woman should be regarded.

The kinds of divorces and their rulings are mentioned in our Fatwa: 82541.

Allaah knows best.