Does the divorce take effect with the saying "You are divorced" after the intention to say "I will divorce you thrice" and then stopping, fearing the divorce would take place?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
The husband's statement "I will divorce you with three [talāqs]" is a promise and does not constitute a divorce. As for the statement "You are divorced," it is an explicit pronouncement that effects one divorce. Scholars differ on whether it effects three divorces if intended. If the husband intended to say "You are divorced with three [talāqs]" but omitted "with three [talāqs]," only one divorce takes place.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/88226
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 88226
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy