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Summary
In the lexicon, usayla means a drop of semen, a man's water, or the sweetness of intercourse; it is a euphemism for intercourse 1.
The condition for returning to a thrice-divorced wife
The jurists agree that a woman divorced three times may not return to her former husband until she has married another man and he has separated from her; the second marriage must include consummation 1.
The minimum that suffices
The least that suffices is the penetration of the glans with an erection; al-Hasan al-Basri also required emission, and the rest of the jurists disagreed 2.
Dissent of Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab
Sa'id ibn al-Musayyab dissented on the requirement of consummation and, according to Ibn Abidin, later returned to the majority view 1.
People and things also explored
Taj Mahal· Abawan (the two parents)· Justice among co-wives· Obstructing a marriage (adl): the guardian and the husband· Fleshy growth in the wife's womb and the right to annul (afal)· Ahl al-Nasab (the kin by descent, and who counts as kin in bequests and endowments)· Akdariyya (a named inheritance case)· Brother (full, paternal and maternal) in law
Sources
- al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.11606
- al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.11607
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islam.museum contributors. “Consummation required for a return to a divorced wife (usayla)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/usayla/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-23.