Is it permissible to divorce in the presence of a religious man without a court judge, and is it recognized, in the event that the husband refuses to divorce and leaves his wife in limbo while she lives in another country?
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The default is that divorce is the husband's right, and he is not compelled to it unless by a judge when the wife is harmed. In the absence of a judge or the inability to reach one, a group of upright Muslims takes his place, and one of them is sufficient to implement the divorce ruling when harm to the wife is established.
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