Divorce and Separation
1,425 questions
Is merely saving pages containing messages of separation and abandonment on the computer, without sending any of them to the wife, considered among the allusions to divorce that depend on intention?
Does the wife become forbidden if the husband swears by divorce in the event that he does not commit to a specific action, and he did not intend divorce by that, and does divorce occur when the period specified for the oath passes?
Should the questioner seek divorce from her husband who does not deal justly between his two wives, nor provide for her or their children, or should she bear patiently with him for the sake of her children?
What is the ruling on a wife who seeks divorce from her husband and refuses to bear children with him because their first child is disabled, knowing that she is his maternal cousin and he now sleeps alone, and how can he divorce her Islamically?
Is it correct to understand that talaq (divorce) does not take effect when its phrases are used for explanation or conversation, and not with the intention of initiating divorce, given that the speaker's own intention is the reference for determining intent?
How can a woman obtain a divorce from her husband such that he cannot reconcile with her without her knowledge, given his refusal to grant an irrevocable divorce (Talaq al-Bainunah al-Kubra)?
Is the husband's saying to his wife, "Choose whether we continue or we divorce," considered a delegation of divorce [tafwid al-talaq], and does a divorce occur upon her choice of it? And is the husband's saying to his wife, "Each of us goes our separate way, and the relationship between us is over," considered an allusion to divorce [kinayah an al-talaq], given his ignorance at the time of the rulings on delegation and allusion, and his wavering intention?
If a wife requests divorce due to harm, is she obliged to return any portion of her dowry?
Is a man's intercourse with his wife, while he is reviling God, considered fornication, and does it differ from fornication with a strange woman, especially if he believes that his act is permissible? What is the ruling on a husband returning to his revocably divorced wife by saying, "You are my wife," without the wife's knowledge of the divorce? If a man divorces his wife while ignorant of the rulings of divorce, then has intercourse with her while she is in her 'iddah and revocably divorced, does she return to him without his knowledge? Will a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder enter Paradise despite committing some forbidden acts like watching movies and TV series and smoking? Is a person who commits one of the nullifiers of Islam due to obsessive-compulsive disorder ruled to be an infidel? What is the meaning of "if a person does not bring on intrusive thoughts through an act of disobedience, then there is no blame on him," and will a person be held accountable if intrusive thoughts come to him due to a forbidden act that does not expel him from the faith?
Is it permissible for a man to take back his wife, whom he divorced with three pronouncements, because of a magic spell of separation found in his home?
What is the ruling regarding a man divorcing his wife three times while in a state of anger, knowing that he had not met her for ten years, and the marriage took place without her father's knowledge, but he later approved of it?
Is it permissible to reconcile with one's wife while threatening her with divorce after the reconciliation?
Does divorce occur by saying "go to your father's house" with a non-immediate intention of divorce, and are such allusions counted as a divorce if the speaker suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder?
What is the ruling regarding the divorce that occurred to the first wife by the husband's statement: "If you leave the house, you are divorced," if she did not leave? And does divorce occur by the husband's statement to the second wife after hitting her: "You are divorced"? And does divorce occur if the husband said to the brother of the third wife: "Tell her that you are divorced," then called her two months later saying: "Return to your children, for I have taken you back," and denied divorcing her in front of her brother?
Is one sinful for severing the marital relationship while continuing to live in the same house for the sake of raising the children, after the husband told his wife: "My life with you is completely over, and you are in the house to raise the children"?
Does divorce occur by saying "ibn talqa" (son of a divorce) or "rajul talqa" (man of a divorce) if the intention is to convey speed without the intention of divorce, and the wife comes to mind when the word is mentioned?
Does a divorce take place if the wife goes to the wedding after her husband said to her: "Your divorce from me is your going to the wedding"?
Does divorce occur by saying "separation" without the intention of divorce, and do intent and intention differ in the ruling on divorce?
Is the wife considered irrevocably divorced (triple talaq), and can she be taken back after the husband uttered that at the police station?
What is the ruling on adopting the fatwa that divorce does not occur with the phrase "by divorce" (ali al-talaq) if it has caused recurrent whisperings (waswas)? And must the marriage contract be renewed?
What is the ruling on a husband divorcing his wife with the third pronouncement of divorce after intercourse, while he was asleep and angry, knowing that a previous pronouncement of divorce had occurred but no official decree was issued for it?
Is it Islamically permissible for a man who has divorced his wife with a first irrevocable divorce (طلاق بائن أولى) due to her seeking an annulment (على الإبراء) to take her back, knowing that there were several previous divorce oaths (إحداها معلقة بنية الطلاق والأخرى معلقة بنية التأديب), in addition to an oral marriage contract that took place between them after they returned to one of the shaykhs?
Is the first divorce considered irrevocable, and are the two subsequent divorces also considered irrevocable, and is it still possible to return to him after these divorces?
Is the wife considered divorced from her husband after six separate divorces, one of which was via text message, with the husband refusing to acknowledge the divorce and claiming anger and that the divorce occurred in one sitting? And does an innovated divorce (talaq bid'i) or a divorce without witnesses count? And is it a condition for the divorce to be proven in court for it to take effect?