taking wife back after first talaq

i gave first revocable divorce to my wife on 26 aug. now on 6 oct, i want to take her back while she is in iddah. can i take her back by words only or sexual intercourse is must. if must, then i am now in adifferent country and intercourse not possible in prescribed iddah. what shall i do

Dear Brother / Sister,

Marriage and talaq are very sensitive and important subjects. For this reason the matter changes according to intention and what is said by the teller. We see that the answers given by e-mail are being understood wrongly and different comments are being held. In this respect, we do not approve to answer the matter of talaq by e-mail.

We advice the brother who said this words to go to Mufti or Imam (official learned in Islamic law who is in charge of Islamic affairs for a province or district) and to tell the situation and to behave inaccordance with it.

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