Is it permissible to divorce one's wife while she is pregnant?
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Divorcing a pregnant woman is a Sunni (sanctioned by Sunnah) divorce, contrary to what many common people believe—that it is against the Sunnah and has no basis. The hadith of Ibn 'Umar, narrated by Muslim, indicates the permissibility of divorcing a pregnant woman. This is the view of the majority of scholars, such as Ash-Shafi'i, Malik, and Ahmad, as explicitly stated by An-Nawawi and Ibn Al-Qayyim.
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