Divorce and Separation
1,425 questions
Is it true that divorce by allusion (kinayat al-talaq) takes effect with intention, except in cases of anger, dispute, and the wife's request for divorce, where divorce takes effect without intention?
Is divorce in exchange for relinquishing part of the dower, which is mentioned in the hadith: "Accept the garden and divorce her with one pronouncement," counted as one of the three pronouncements, or does the verse of ransom mean that it is not counted among the pronouncements?
What is the religious ruling on the wife who went out without a head covering (hijab), with her husband conditioning her divorce upon this act? And is this considered a conditional divorce?
What is the ruling on my obedience to my mother in taking her to visit her friends, given that my father does not approve of her leaving the house and she does so without his permission?
What is the religious ruling regarding a wife who betrayed her husband after swearing on the Qur’an to repent, and is it permissible to beat her?
Is the "divorce by oath" pronouncement counted if consummation with the wife has not occurred, knowing that the marriage contract has been concluded?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a wife threatening her husband with divorce due to his betrayal, and the husband saying, "Taliq (divorced) by three" or "Tariq (divorced) by three" with the intention of appeasing his wife, and does divorce occur in this case?
Does a divorce pronounced by a person suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, who spoke to himself aloud without full awareness, take effect? And is it considered an oath regarding money and food? And what is the ruling on replacing food taken from the mother's refrigerator?
What should a wife do with her husband whose behavior changed a week after marriage, who wants a divorce after two months, and who appears to have married her only for the purpose of sexual intercourse?
Does saying "You are divorced by three" twice constitute a divorce, knowing that this is the first time this has happened and both parties are regretful and reconciled on the same day?
Can a husband take his wife back after divorcing her for the first time, given that he had previously sworn to divorce her as a threat, and paid expiation for an oath twice when she did not respond to his threat?
Is a wife forbidden to her husband if he said to her, "You are divorced by three" and he did not intend divorce nor did he mean the utterance?
Is it permissible to adopt the view that expiation (kaffarah) is due if the intention behind the oath of divorce (halaf al-talaq), made in a state of anger, was to threaten the mother and not the wife, knowing in advance that the key had been changed to allow the mother entry?
What is the ruling on someone who said to his wife, "You are unlawful to me," while ignorant of the rulings on zihar, and then did the act he swore to, out of forgetfulness? Is that considered zihar or an expiable oath?
What is the ruling on a wife who leaves her home without her husband's knowledge and permission, despite his warning her not to leave, and his telling her: "If you leave without my knowledge, then you are not my wife"?
Is it permissible to act upon the pronouncement of divorce with witnesses —especially since it is directed at the Shafi'is— given our knowledge of your preference not to require witnesses, and is it a condition to bring the two witnesses and inform them to achieve the element of intent, or is their presence and the husband's utterance of the divorce sufficient, and is the husband's statement of not intending divorce accepted if he denies it in front of their testimony?
Does divorce take effect with the statement, "Pack your bags so you can go to your family's house," with the intention of divorce, and then retracting that with the statement, "I have taken you back as my wife"?
Is a man's statement to his mother-in-law, "Your daughter is divorced," considered a first divorce for his wife, and what is the method for him to take his wife back?
If a husband responds to his wife's request for divorce by saying, "Consider us divorced as well," does this constitute a divorce if the husband denies intending it as such?
Does a divorce take place by a word not intended for divorce, such as someone who mistakenly said: "You are divorced" instead of "You are pure," or someone who said: "She is divorced" without intending divorce? And does a divorce take place by the phrase "O Talaq" if the wife's name is Talaq or not Talaq?
What is the ruling on one person saying to another, "By 'haram' and 'talaq' that you saw," in response to the latter's statement, "By 'haram' and 'talaq' that I did not see such and such," knowing that the speaker did not intend divorce and the other person did not see it?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on a wife who refuses conjugal relations and leaves the marital home without her husband's consent, and what should the husband do in this case? Is he permitted to marry another and leave her in suspense, or divorce her in exchange for her waiving her claim to the marital apartment?
Is it permissible for the husband to divorce his wife who argues and talks back to him, claims to know everything, deals selfishly with his parents, and has lied to him in trivial situations, especially since the idea of separation frequently crosses their minds?
Is the phrase "Just as we entered with kindness, so shall we depart with kindness" considered one of the allusions to divorce, and does divorce take place by it, knowing that a clear divorce already occurred once?