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Does a wife become divorced if she is raped? And may Allah reward you with goodness.

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Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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Rape does not nullify the marital bond between spouses. However, the husband must not approach his wife who has been raped until she has completed an ‘iddah (waiting period) of three menstrual cycles. The rapist must pay the full mahr (dowry) to the woman.

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