Halala is a practice in Islam in which a woman, after being divorced by triple talaq, marries another man, consummates the marriage, and gets divorced again in order to be able to remarry her former husband. The term "halala" finds its roots in "halal," which means something that is permissible or lawful in Islam. The practice is controversial and is accepted by only a small minority of Muslims who subscribe to the concept of triple talaq.
There are misconceptions about halala, including the idea that it involves intentionally plotting and planning for arranging the temporary marriage of the divorced wife with another person, which is absolutely impermissible and a grave sin in the sight of Allah. Doing halala is considered haram (forbidden) in Islam.
In modern India, nikah halala has been manipulated and misused. There have been instances where the husband regrets divorcing his wife through triple talaq and in the hope of reconciliation, hands over his divorced wife to another man for marriage, under the condition that the latter would divorce the woman the next day. However, muta (conditional marriage) is considered to be a sin in Islam and the Sharia law does not permit it.
Several websites and social media pages have emerged offering halala marriage services to women who have been divorced by their first husbands. Such sites offer men who are willing to marry and sleep with the client (in this case, a distraught and divorced woman) .
