Is it permissible for a man to order another man to divorce his wife so that the one giving the order can marry her?
Separating a man from his wife is one of the major sins, and the sin is compounded if the one causing the separation desires to marry her. A severe warning has been issued against anyone who corrupts a woman against her husband. The divorce of one who is coerced does not take effect according to the majority of jurists, and the wife remains under her husband's protection. As for one who corrupts a woman against her husband until she is divorced, she becomes permanently forbidden to him according to some jurists. If the intervention is to resolve marital problems and guide the spouses towards divorce for the sake of reform, there is no sin. However, if the intervener's goal is to marry the woman, this may constitute forbidden corruption.
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