Divorce and Separation
1,425 questions
Is the husband's consent a prerequisite for his wife's request for Khulʿ, or is Khulʿ permissible without his consent if there is a legitimate Sharʿi reason for her request, and what is the opinion of the early Islamic scholars on this matter?
"Does my uttering the words ""Talaq, Talaq, Talaq"" while acting out a divorce with my wife constitute a valid divorce, even though I had no intention of divorcing her? "
Is it permissible for a wife to seek divorce due to financial hardship experienced by the husband that may be prolonged and cause distress to the wife?
What is the correct way to take back one's wife after divorcing her irrevocatively (three times), knowing that a valid seclusion (khalwa shar'iyya) occurred with her before the divorce, and the husband waived half of the Mahr?
What is the ruling on a husband who talks to foreign women about sexual matters, sometimes engages in cybersex, and reveals to them the private details of the marital bed? Is his act considered metaphorical zina (fornication/adultery)? Is the wife entitled to seek divorce for this reason? And is he legally punishable for these actions?
Do the following cases constitute divorce: The wife's statement, "Give my ID, my private papers, and the contract to lawyer so-and-so," and the husband replies in the affirmative? The wife's statement, "Have the girls gather my clothes and send them to my family's house," and the husband replies in the affirmative? The husband uttering the word "divorce" in a low voice while he is thinking? And the husband's statement, "I don't want her," intending separation?
Is it permissible for a wife to return to her husband who divorced her with three pronouncements in different forms, including "You are divorced by three" and a message saying "Divorced, divorced, divorced"?
Is it permissible in Islamic law for a brother to sign a document claiming that his brother owes him a sum of money for his previous study expenses, in order to use this document in a divorce case to reduce what his wife might demand from him in terms of money and property according to Western law, knowing that the money was previously sent to him as family assistance and not as a debt?
What is the religious ruling on a husband who swore to his wife by that which is unlawful, and refused to consult religious scholars to rule on his oath, and compelled her not to approach him, or wear house clothes in front of him, or sleep with him in the same room? And what is incumbent upon the wife to do regarding this?
What is the ruling regarding a husband telling his wife: "If she completes her studies, she is irrevocably divorced (triple talaq)," after the intervention of her family, knowing that he had sworn by divorce twice previously and paid expiation?
Is it permissible for a woman to leave her husband's home and seek Khul' and relinquish all her rights, because he does not uphold Allah's limits, is very negligent in prayer, and does not perform ghusl after major ritual impurity (janabah), and she fears that the sin of adultery may befall her due to his not praying?
Is the husband's filing for divorce in a German court after a year of residential separation—while the marriage remains valid Islamically—considered an Islamic divorce, especially since he desires her return as a life partner, not as a wife, after 28 years of marriage?
Does a triple divorce occur if one says, "You are divorced," repeated three times with the intention of divorce, then follows it by repeating words of separation such as "I don't want you" at spaced intervals, leading to an irrevocable major divorce (baynunah kubra)? If so, what are the wife's rights?
Should the husband insist to his wife and her family that she return to his home to complete her waiting period (iddah) there, or should he let her complete it at her family's home, given his desire to separate from her?
Are the two divorces pronounced by the wife, who has not been consummated with, due to the husband's authorization, considered a valid divorce? Does she have an 'iddah (waiting period)? What is the ruling on her returning to him after each divorce? And what is the ruling on the wife's repeated requests for divorce for the most trivial reasons?
Does divorce take effect with the statement: "If you tell your family what happened between us, then consider yourself divorced," if the intention behind it was to threaten and prevent, and not with the intention of divorce, and then the wife proceeded to inform her family?
What is the ruling on repeatedly swearing by divorce, despite not remembering the number of times, and does this entail a separation between the spouses?
Does a conditional divorce take effect if what it was conditioned upon occurs by mistake and not by intent, and does the oath remain valid in this case?
Is it permissible for a woman observing 'iddah to leave her home to go to a secluded place to memorize the Quran?
Does divorce take effect and is expiation required for one who swore by triple divorce to quit smoking and snuff, and covenanted with Allah upon the Qur’an, then returned to them?
Does divorce occur if the wife is treated kindly after the husband swore, "Divorce by three upon you if you do not stop this talk, for you will see from me treatment you have never seen before," knowing that the husband only intended to threaten at that moment?
What is the ruling on one who swore an oath of divorce and dhihar—with the intention of divorce—not to do a certain thing, then did it, knowing that he has not consummated his marriage with his wife?
What is the religious ruling regarding a wife whose hymen has not been broken, who experiences nightmares and feels distressed by her husband, along with other symptoms such as leg pain, abdominal bloating, headaches, and a desire to sleep; is divorce the solution in this case?
Does divorce occur upon the performance of any of the matters upon which the husband swore by divorce, or is it conditioned upon the occurrence of all of them? And does divorce occur again upon the repetition of the same act after it has occurred for the first time? And what should be done if the spouses forget the details of what the husband swore by divorce?