Divorce and Separation
1,425 questions
What should a girl do after her fiancé (her cousin), to whom she is عقد قران (religiously married), confessed that he no longer sees her as a wife, feels no desire for her, and is thinking of separation, knowing that he is a religiously committed man and she does not want to separate from him?
Does a divorce that occurred in a state of extreme anger, or without intention or awareness of it, take effect? And does a divorce take effect if it was repeated four times, knowing that one of these times was without an argument?
What is the ruling regarding a husband and his wife, whom her husband divorced verbally several times by saying, "You are divorced," and "You are thrice-divorced," and "You are forbidden to me and divorced from me," without official documentation, and he has forsaken her for five years, while she lives in the same house with her children?
What is the ruling regarding a wife's refusal to allow her husband to come to her, claiming that he promised her divorce and refused to retract his promise?
What is the ruling on living with a man who is sexually deviant, in the full sense of the word?
Is it permissible for a woman to seek divorce from her husband who abuses drugs, beats her, neglects her and their daughters, and does not provide for them, knowing that she has tried to reform him repeatedly without success?
According to the Shafi'i school, is it permissible for one spouse to marry the other again after annulment?
Is a divorced woman who cannot return (to her husband) entitled to a housemaid for her children?
Does the phrase "this is a separation between me and you" constitute an explicit divorce (talaq sareeh) by scholarly consensus if it was written with the intention of intimidation and not with the intention of marital separation, bearing in mind that the wife was in a state of purity during which he had intercourse with her?
Does divorce occur with the husband's statement "You are not divorced" in the context of denying his intention to divorce, and is his statement considered a repetition of what the wife said, or does it not occur because it was preceded by a negation?
How is an irrevocable divorce effected after the husband has divorced his wife with a single revocable divorce and then taken her back?
Is a woman permitted to seek divorce due to ill-treatment after five months of marriage, knowing that her husband has legitimate excuses that led to his preoccupation, and despite the prophetic narration: "Any woman who asks her husband for divorce without a sound reason, the fragrance of Paradise will be forbidden to her"?
Is it permissible for a woman to seek divorce due to her inability to engage in intercourse with her husband, who had anally penetrated her without her knowledge, and due to her aversion to him and her inability to live with him?
Is it permissible for a young man to marry his paternal uncle's daughter if his paternal grandmother (his father's mother) breastfed him after her milk had stopped due to her separation from her husband (the young man's paternal grandfather)?
Is it permissible to divorce a pregnant wife or to abort her if the husband discovers that she lied to him and that her family is bad, which has affected his parents and made him see no future with her, and he does not trust her ability to raise the child?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a man marrying a second wife if his first wife causes many problems and threatens divorce (khulʿ), and the husband fears for the future of his children in the event of separation? Would a second marriage protect the man from evils and temptations?
Is it permissible to return to one's husband after he has divorced her for the third time, while he is in a state of anger, drunk, and not observant of prayers?
What is the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding a wife remaining with her husband who has mistreated her for decades, and does this affect the acceptance of her acts of obedience and closeness to Allah, knowing that she desires separation after their children have become independent, and that their marital relationship has been completely severed for thirteen years?
What are the allusions that one must be wary of, and what is the ruling on recalling past allusions without knowing the ruling or intention, and what is the ruling on uttering an allusion in a dream, and is uttering the word "separation" in romantic poems with the intention of travel considered an allusion, and is it obligatory to advise someone who utters allusions and swears by divorce, and what is the ruling on saying "I will divorce my wife" in a state of extreme distress, and is saying "I will call my wife's family to tell them to forgive me" considered an allusion to divorce despite not intending separation?
Is it permissible for a woman to return to her husband who divorced her with three pronouncements, after he treated her poorly and forced her to engage in anal intercourse, despite the scholars' affirmation that she is not lawful for him until after a valid intermediate marriage (tahlil)?
Is divorce the ideal solution for the problem of a wife who does not wish to live in Saudi Arabia and prefers to reside with her divorced sister in Jordan, after she has filed a lawsuit for alimony?
Is the husband's statement to his wife: "If you take anything from your father's house, you will not be my wife"—with the intention of intimidation and threat—considered an oath, and what is its expiation?
Am I entitled to bring my wife's father on a visit visa without a divorce taking place, knowing that my prior intention was to bring him on a residency visa?
What is the religious ruling on a man marrying another woman without the knowledge of his first wife, who has come to detest seeing him and wants a separation, and is it permissible for her to seek a divorce while waiving her rights?