Does divorce occur if it takes place over the phone or via a text message?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
If a man says to his wife over the phone: "You are divorced" (anti taliq) or "I divorce you" (tallaqtuki), one divorce (talaqa) occurs. Similarly, divorce occurs if he writes a message on a mobile phone to his wife or to anyone else stating that he has divorced her, provided he intended divorce.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
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