What is the ruling if a husband says to his wife, 'You are divorced, one divorce, rather, three divorces'?
Chapter on Divorce by Calculation
Al-Mughni
Book of Divorce
Primary text
The first wife is divorced with one divorce, and the second wife is divorced with three divorces (in a scenario involving two wives).
Supporting text
If spoken to a wife with whom consummation has not occurred, only one divorce occurs because the first pronouncement rendered her divorced, and what followed it did not take effect.