Divorce and Separation
1,425 questions
Does divorce occur in the following situations: first, with the intention of threat without witnesses; second, with the words "you are divorced" during an argument and in a period of purity during which intercourse occurred; and third, a divorce that fulfills all its pillars and takes place during the 'iddah period?
Is it permissible to marry a suitor who combines all prayers upon his arrival, prays Fajr after sunrise, relies on an alarm clock to wake up for work but not for prayer, and delays prayers until after he returns from work, given that the fiancée is committed, maintains her prayers, and desires to marry to draw closer to Allah?
Is the divorce of a person suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder who divorced his wife for the third time while under the influence of medication that causes lack of concentration and imbalance valid?
Is it permissible for a husband to expel his wife, divorced with a single divorce (talaq raj'i), from their home during her waiting period ('iddah)?
Is there a way to annul the divorce vow (yamin al-talaq) uttered by the husband to his wife: "You are divorced if you visit so-and-so," especially since he clarified to her that he intended it as a divorce of separation and not a divorce of threat, while his original intention was to threaten and prevent?
Is the phrase, "By God Almighty, you will not remain with me in the house after you deliver your child," considered a divorce?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding someone who swore an oath of triple divorce in a moment of intense anger that his mother would not enter his house, and he is now regretful and wishes to retract his oath and let his mother into his house?
Is a wife considered irrevocably divorced from her husband with a minor irrevocable divorce (baynunah sughra) based on his message in which he states that she has become irrevocably divorced from him with a minor irrevocable divorce due to her not returning to him despite a sufficient period having passed since a revocable divorce (talaq raj'i) that occurred on 10/4/2009, knowing that no contact occurred between them during or after the waiting period ('iddah)?
Is it possible to reconcile sincere repentance with the desire to have children, after a series of sins and suffering in the current marriage?
Is it permissible to take back one's wife after obtaining the third divorce paper from the ma'dhun while angry, without uttering the divorce, and with both spouses desiring to return, but the wife's family refusing it?
What is the ruling on a husband saying to his wife: "I seek refuge in Allah from you" and "Allah is sufficient for me concerning you"? And do these phrases constitute a divorce if the husband intends it, or are they not considered allusions to divorce? And does divorce occur if the numbers (1, 2, 3... etc.) are written numerically or literally, accompanied by the intention? And do actions such as laughing, slamming the door shut, breaking dishes, and slapping the face constitute a divorce if accompanied by the intention, or is an action not considered in effecting a divorce? And is the fatwa regarding the non-occurrence of divorce through self-talk, which relies on the Hadith: "Indeed, Allah has overlooked for my Ummah what they talk to themselves about, as long as they do not speak of it or act upon it," correct?
Does divorce occur by saying, "If you want to leave, then leave, leave, leave," along with doubt about the intention of divorce, and does the divorce of a menstruating woman with whom consummation has occurred affect the validity of the marriage contract?
What is the ruling on one who divorces his wife with a single pronouncement, saying: "You are divorced," while in a state of anger and not intending separation but rather a threat? What are the limits of interaction with her if the divorce occurred and it was a revocable single divorce? Should he sleep next to her or separately? Is it permissible for him to kiss her? Should she leave the house with his permission or not? And if they wish to travel, is it permissible for him to take her with him?
What is the religious ruling on remarrying or divorcing a pregnant wife who suffers from schizophrenia and whom psychiatrists believe will not recover, in order to spare the unborn child the suffering of separation, knowing that her treatment is poor and her divulging of secrets causes harm?
Are the following phrases considered a divorce: "I divorce you by three, and your mother is forbidden to me, that I supplicate for you in my prostration," and "Indeed, the problems between me and you lead to problems between me and your mother, and you will be the cause of your mother's divorce"?
Is the husband's claim valid that there are differences in the rulings of divorce between Egypt and Qatar, and that his utterance of the word of divorce does not constitute a divorce in Qatar? And is the wife mistaken in denying herself to her husband after he uttered the word of divorce for the third time? And should the husband be believed if he claims that he was angry and did not know what he was saying when he uttered the word of divorce? And what is the limit of anger at which divorce does not occur?
Does divorce take effect merely by the spouses signing it in court, and what is the value of going to court in such a situation?
What is your advice to me as a wife who suffers from the ill-treatment of her husband, who describes her and her son as a tribulation, and do I have the right to ask for a separation if the situation continues?
Does divorce take place with the utterance, "You are of no obligation to me," if the speaker is unaware of the existence of divorce allusions (kinayat al-talaq) and did not intend divorce by it?
What is the ruling on a wife selling some of her gold, having forgotten her husband’s oath, "By Allah the Almighty, if you sell anything from your gold, it will be the last day between us"? And is this considered an oath of divorce if the husband did not intend separation but rather meant to deter her and prevent her from selling?
Is it permissible, in Islamic law, for a second wife to seek a divorce due to the stress and anxiety resulting from her husband's sensitive personality and its impact on her relationship with him?
What is the ruling on breaking an oath of triple divorce against one's wife if she does not go to a wedding, and does the divorce occur?
Why is Ibn Hazm's doctrine, which states that divorce does not take effect except by intention alongside explicit words, and not by allusion, rejected, despite the Hadith "Indeed, actions are by intentions"? And does Ibn Hazm believe that conditional divorce does not take effect except by intention? And why is this doctrine not acted upon, even though Ibn Hazm is considered a jurist?
Is it permissible to remarry a wife divorced with a single, irreversible divorce (Talaq Ba'in) through a new contract without a guardian (wali)?