What is a bid'ah divorce? When is it used? And is it halal or haram?
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Divorcing a wife during her menstruation or post-natal bleeding (), or during a period of purity (tuhr) in which the husband has had intercourse with her, is impermissible. This is a matter of consensus and is referred to as a "bid‘ah divorce" (innovative divorce) because it contravenes the and disregards the command of Allah the Almighty and His Messenger. The "Sunnah divorce" is when a man divorces his wife with a single pronouncement during a period of purity in which he has not had intercourse with her, and then leaves her until her waiting period (‘) expires.
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