Divorce and Separation
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Is a wife considered divorced due to the phrase "Yes, I intended divorce upon the fulfillment of the condition," which was written in the context of a question about the intention of divorce, knowing that the speaker paused for a moment after the word "Yes" and intended to complete the sentence with something that would avoid divorce? And is the phrase "I have resolved that I shall reside separately from you and you shall reside separately from me" considered a divorce if it was not intended to mean a lawful separation, but rather came about due to confusion and hesitation regarding the ruling of divorce resulting from the previous phrase?
Is correcting one's father's words and clarifying his mistakes considered an act of disobedience (uquq), especially if it leads to a heated argument, and is seeking a divorce from one's husband to please one's father considered a mistake?
What is the ruling on helping a sister divorce her husband, whom she was forced to marry and with whom she is uncomfortable? And what is the ruling on a father forcing his daughter to marry someone she does not desire?
What is the religious ruling on a divorce that occurred with the phrase "you are divorced by three" after the wife was told, "if you tell him, it is by your word" and "if you leave while we are quarreling, then you are divorced by three," given that she did leave, even though she was not angry?
What is the ruling on a husband's threefold divorce of his wife, given that the first and third divorces occurred after intercourse and in a state of extreme anger, and that the husband took his wife back after the first and second divorces? Have these divorces legally occurred, and what is the validity of the revocations?
Is a wife forbidden to her husband who divorced her four or five times under different circumstances, locations, and times, knowing that he later discovered that the problems and his uttering of divorce were due to an affliction (mass) that befell him, his wife, and their daughter, and that his anger when uttering the divorce was of the kind where he was aware of what he was saying but could not control himself? And is his reassuring dream of their atmosphere clearing up considered evidence for the permissibility of their continuing together?
What are the procedures and steps that must be followed before divorce, and if they do not succeed, what must be done thereafter, for someone who has been married for three years and has a daughter?
Does divorce occur in the aforementioned situation, and what are the implications of that? How can the situation be rectified, including renewing the marriage contract? Is the presence of a guardian (wali) for the wife a condition if she has reached the age of 29?
Is it forbidden for a woman to live with her husband who has abandoned prayer, and is she considered Islamically divorced from him, or must she seek divorce or annulment (khulʿ)?
Is it permissible for a woman to seek divorce (talaq) and annulment (khul’) from her husband who has abandoned her and refused to pay her rights, and would she incur sin by doing so?
What are the rulings concerning divorce related to obsessive-compulsive disorder (waswasah), and does divorce occur by moving the tongue without sound, or by uttering it as a question, or by writing it to confirm, and when does the divorce of a person with waswasah take effect? And does the distinction between intention and waswasah disappear during marital disputes?
What is the religious ruling regarding a husband who frequently utters divorce, expels his wife and son, shares his and his daughter's salaries with his wife, slanders and beats his wife, and is the wife entitled to seek divorce without compensation?
Does divorce take effect merely by the intention of it when reciting the verses of divorce in Surat Al-Baqarah, and are these verses considered explicit pronouncements of divorce or allusions to it?
Does a divorce occur if a husband swears to his wife, saying, "You are divorced" if she does not leave her family's home, and his intention was to intimidate her, not to divorce her, knowing that she did not leave, and he had previously divorced her twice then took her back, and a third time while she was pregnant then took her back?
What is the ruling on marrying a young man who committed a major sin and then repented, and must the wife distance herself from her husband if she learns of his commission of this major sin, and what is meant by His saying, the Almighty: "And that was forbidden to the believers"?
Does a divorce pronounced by a husband in a state of extreme anger, after he hit his wife for leaving the house without his permission, and the wife did not hear him, take effect?
What is the ruling on one who swore by divorce not to go to a certain house, and then went to it, and is it permissible for him to touch his wife before the Sharia ruling is issued on this matter?
Is what the husband did by sending his wife to her family's home considered "expulsion without right"? What are the consequences in this situation, and should the wife refrain from speaking to him and leave without his permission? What is the ruling on the wife's family requesting a divorce based on this, and must she observe the 'iddah (waiting period) in the marital home?
Is the word: "هانَت" (hanat - meaning, 'she has become easy/worthless/insignificant' or 'it has become easy/worthless/insignificant' depending on context) considered one of the allusions to divorce? Thank you very much.
Is a wife divorced by virtue of a document that includes the condition "My wife is irrevocably divorced by khulʿ" in the event of failure to pay an agreed-upon sum of money within seven days?
Is a wife entitled to seek divorce and separation from her husband due to recurring problems, ill-treatment, and constant suspicion, given that the wife does not wish to separate?
How is the ex-wife's maintenance calculated after divorce, and is the duration of the marriage a condition for its calculation, knowing that the husband did not provide for his wife during the 'iddah period and did not pay the deferred mahr, and that the wife spent her 'iddah in her family's home because the husband changed the lock of the apartment door?
Will triple talaq occur if the aforementioned girl enters my house, and is saying "you are to me like my mother" considered a divorce, knowing that I was menstruating?
Is it advisable to continue a marriage with a wife who has confessed to adultery and insists on divorce, especially when there are children involved, or is separation preferable to end the psychological suffering?