Divorce and Separation
1,425 questions
Is the wife Haram (forbidden) in triple Talaq (divorce) for the man who said to his mother, "My wife is Haram for me in triple Talaq if I ever give him [meaning his brother] any money," then he gave the money to his nephew, who delivered it to his father, having forgotten what he had previously said?
What is the timing for a divorce by innuendo, and what is a simplified description of the intention accompanying it? Does intention here mean that it is definitive and irreversible regarding the timing of this divorce, given that intention is the resolve to do something and the determination to carry it out?
Does divorce occur by whispering something that implies separation, without prior intention or knowledge of allusive divorce, especially if the wife is later reconciled and there is doubt about the intention?
What is the legal ruling regarding a wife who has not been consummated with, and her father and mother, for rejecting the husband without excuses, and is the husband sinful for accepting khulʿ if they insist on it?
Did I utter the divorce (talaq) when I was unsure about the movement of the middle of my tongue with the letters (تتط) or (تط), while my mouth was closed, and my lips, the tip of my tongue, and the back of my tongue did not move? And does divorce occur in this case, based on your previous fatwa that it occurs by moving the tongue with an explicit utterance inside the closed mouth, without the lips having moved?
What is the ruling regarding a husband divorcing his mentally ill wife, a divorce pronounced by the husband under duress, knowing that he does not desire the divorce?
What is the ruling on swearing by triple divorce unintentionally concerning a past event, if its truthfulness or falsehood is not evident?
Is it considered a divorce when a man says to his wife in a moment of anger, "This is a separation between me and you, and may our Lord grant you success with a man who makes you happy," even though he did not intend divorce or separation? And is it an irrevocable divorce?
Is a man's intimacy with his wife considered Zina (unlawful sexual intercourse)—for which he will be punished in the Hereafter—if he believed it to be permissible, but then it became clear to him that the marriage was invalid (due to a triple divorce, or apostasy and remarriage, or a suspended divorce)? And is there a difference between Zina and Sifah?
What is the ruling on a husband telling his wife's paternal uncle, "Inform her that if she does not drop the case she filed against me, she is divorced," twice, then her returning home after more than three months and ten days without dropping the case? Is a divorce considered to have occurred, and what is its date? Is it calculated from the time of the statement or the day of return? And is remarriage necessary if more than four months have passed since then?
Is it permissible for a husband to take back his wife, and how many divorces are counted, and what are the conditions for taking her back, if he said to her: "If you leave now, it will be the last day of our marriage," then when she left, he said: "Since you left, you are divorced, and I will not go back on this divorce," knowing that this occurred during a period of purity in which he had intercourse with her?
Is a divorce pronounced after a threat of separation, should the wife not return to the marital home, considered one pronouncement or two, bearing in mind that the threat was intended as intimidation?
Must a husband divorce his second wife based on the words of a "spiritual healer" who claims she bewitched him to cause separation between him and his first wife, despite her strong denial and demand for proof of this accusation?
Is it permissible for a Muslim man to prevent his wife from removing her hijab, especially after she had previously agreed to it, knowing that she believes she was coerced into it, and is this considered sufficient grounds for her to seek a separation?
Is the return (of the wife) valid if a man divorces his wife without the intention of returning her, or if he intends not to return her?
Is the wife considered to be irrevocably divorced (talaq bain) after her husband divorced her twice and took her back, then divorced her for the third time using an allusive expression (kinayah), saying: "If you do not return to my house within two days, then you are divorced," and she did not return, bearing in mind that he had sexual intercourse with her during the days he stipulated this condition?
What is the ruling on someone who swore an oath of divorce, saying, "Divorce be upon me if I do not live in this city," and "Divorce be upon me if I do not buy an apartment in this city and live in it," with the intention of emphasizing his words, then was compelled to fulfill his wife's request to buy an apartment in her city and live there to avoid separation? And are these oaths considered an oath [of قسم] for which expiation is required?
What is the ruling on one who swore by divorce and prohibition while unconscious, to abstain from hashish, then returned to it? And what expiation is entailed by that?
What is the ruling on avoiding the mention of derivatives of the word "divorce" (talaq), such as "taliq" (divorced woman) and "mutallaqah" (divorced) in family discussions about marital problems, and instead using alternative words like "I will leave her" or "I will forsake her" without intending divorce? And does this apply only to the aforementioned words or more?
Is a woman considered sinful if she requests a divorce from her husband whose manners and actions she dislikes, who mistreats her, and who threatens suicide when she asks for separation, despite her having performed Istikhara and expressed her desire to him?
What is the ruling regarding the customary marriage of a Druze man to a Muslim woman after he has pronounced the Two Testimonies (Shahadatayn), especially with the emergence of strange phenomena such as the sound of the Qur’an not leaving him?
What is the ruling on a man divorcing his wife three times while she is pregnant, denying his intention in the first and second instances, and in the third, saying to her: "You are divorced six times, all at once," in addition to his repeated statement: "If you do such and such, you will be divorced"?
What is the meaning of "If the husband's intention is hidden, he is asked about his intention" in the context of divorce? And what is the ruling on suspended divorce with an ambiguous phrasing if the husband did not intend divorce? And is the wife obligated to ask her husband about his intention regarding allusive phrases, even if she is certain that he did not intend to effect a divorce?
Does the third divorce count if the wife was divorced under duress by the husband's family?