Divorce and Separation
1,425 questions
Are returning and initiating greetings to people—with intention—considered among the allusive expressions? And is the 'ismah affected if the final taslim in prayer—"Peace be upon you, O Prophet… Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah"—is accompanied by an intention? And is saying "may Allah grant you life" among the allusive expressions?
Does divorce occur if you swore by divorce upon your wife that she would not go to her family's house, then she went and stood with her mother outside the house without entering it?
Is the husband's separation after the secret marriage due to the problems his wife caused considered a religious error, and is his wife's knowledge of his marriage to another woman better for me and for her and for me to obtain my full rights?
What is the religious ruling on helping the mother financially, or by buying a commodity for her, or on the wife paying off the mother’s debt from her own money—whether saved or not—after the husband swore, "Divorce be upon me if you sell your gold, I will not give you a single dinar"?
Is it incumbent upon the wife to observe 'iddah after the husband curses the religion or the Lord, and when does this 'iddah end, especially if the one who cursed has not consummated the marriage with his wife and has repented of his action?
Does the divorce issued by the father to his wife constitute an irrevocable divorce of three pronouncements (talaq al-bain al-kubra), and does the wife inherit from his estate, bearing in mind that he divorced her after her problems, and he passed away two weeks after the date of the divorce?
Does a divorce issued by the father in a state of extreme anger count, while he was seeing blood as a result of a fight between his children, knowing that he had previously divorced my mother twice and is over sixty years of age?
What is the difference between a conditional divorce (talaq al-mu'allaq) and swearing an oath by divorce (al-halif bi al-talaq)? Is expiation (kaffarat al-yamin) required in both cases, with an example for each type?
Is the belief in the obligation to divorce one's wife correct? And does intentionally abstaining from prayer for two or three days, and engaging in marital intimacy with the intention of enjoyment before separation, constitute apostasy? If so, what is the ruling concerning the wife and how can she be brought back?
What is the waiting period (iddah) for a woman who has sought khulʿ, menstruates, and has been away from her home for eight months, and is there any legitimate (sharʿī) procedure to expedite the khulʿ to avoid discord (fitnah)?
What is the Islamic legal ruling regarding dealing with a wife who repeatedly leaves the home without permission, and demands separation because there is another person in her life, and how should one act concerning this, while considering the injunctions of Allah and His Messenger concerning the mother?
How do I deal with my mother's insistence that I stay with her, despite it causing my previous divorce from my husband, and what are the limits of showing her dutifulness?
Does a triple divorce take place if the husband swears to his wife, saying: "By triple divorce, if you speak of this matter again, it shall be a separation between us," and she then speaks of the matter?
Does the wife deserve "mut'ah" (a compensatory gift given to a divorced woman) if she requests a separation because she refuses her husband's marriage to another, knowing that he has not had children with her for three years because it is God's will and not due to a defect in her or in him?
Am I entitled to seek a separation from my husband due to a lack of feeling safe with him, despite his saying that God will not bless me if I seek a divorce, and are the reasons mentioned sufficient for that?
What is the ruling on the marriage of a person who sought guidance (istikharah), whose affairs were made easy, and then married someone who does not pray, watches movies, treats his wife badly by beating, cursing, and insulting her, and swears by divorce but does not adhere to it? What is the correct action in such a situation, especially with the fear that the children might emulate him? Is it permissible to agree on separation without a Shariah-compliant divorce, with the husband bearing the expenses?
Is it permissible to waive all rights in exchange for a divorce, and is one religiously penalized for seeking a divorce?
Is what happened with the first wife considered an injustice to her, and is the husband obligated to marital intimacy during the period of separation, and are there specific conditions to avoid injustice to the wife, and does separation differ from divorce in ruling?
Is the husband required to pronounce the word of divorce if the woman was divorced on paper and has been separated from him for a year, and when is her waiting period (iddah) calculated, and is she prevented from leaving like a woman whose husband has died?
Does a divorce occur with the statement "you are divorced" in a moment of extreme anger, followed by an attempt to retract it after half an hour?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on a husband taking back his wife after he has uttered divorce and prohibition by saying: "If you do such and such, then you are divorced and unlawful to me," and the husband learned of her action three months later, while he remembers (but without certainty) that he inwardly revoked this condition?
Does a verbal triple divorce take effect, making cohabitation with the husband unlawful, if it is not documented and the couple reconcile after two years?
Is it permissible for a woman to seek divorce from her husband who suffers from depression, beats her, mistreats her, has not spent on her for three years, and whose family has refused to discuss divorce with him, and what would be the waiting period (iddah) in this case?
Does divorce take effect with the words "Today I divorce you" uttered in a state of extreme anger, and is expiation (kaffarah) required for that?