With former Haryana deputy chief minister Chand Mohammad once again courting his estranged wife Fiza, Islamic clerics are unlikely to come in the way of their reunion. Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband on Monday said Chandra Mohan alias Chand Mohammad, who on Sunday returned to Fiza and apologised for "past mistakes", can live with her if the word 'Talaq' has not been uttered thrice. "In case Chand has not uttered word 'Talaq' thrice, he can still live with Fiza as her husband," said Mufti Ahsan Kasmi, Deputy inchrge of seminary's Fatwa Department.

The cleric said as per the Islamic laws, a divorce can only be completed when the husband says it three times. 45-year-old Chand, who had declared publicly that he had divorced Fiza, formerly Anuradha Bali, a lawyer and former Haryana Additional Advocate General, on Sunday said he had pronounced 'Talaq' only twice and not thrice.

He said Fiza, 38, was still his wife and he "loves her more than before" and had apologised for his "mistake". Another cleric of the seminary, Maulana Abdul Latif cautioned Chand and Fiza to be careful before taking any decision saying they should not flout religious laws. Fiza has said she is yet to decide on Chand's proposal.