What is the ruling concerning the divorce issued by an addict who is aware of what he is saying, if he divorces his wife three times on three different occasions while under the influence of drugs?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
The 's Summary:
The divorce of an intoxicated person is valid if he is aware of what he is saying and is not overcome by his intellect. Repeating the divorce three times necessitates a major separation (baynunah kubra), meaning the wife is not permissible for her first husband until she marries another man—a marriage of genuine desire, not for the purpose of making her permissible (tahlil)—and then he either divorces her or dies, and her waiting period () concludes. The husband should hasten to repent from drug use.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/150907
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 150907
- 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