Divorce and Separation
1,425 questions
Is it permissible to disclose the moral flaws of one's ex-husband that led to the divorce, when asked about the reason for the separation, or must one conceal them and remain unmarried?
Does divorce occur by the words "By divorce, do not outrun me" within oneself without uttering them, and is commencing the race after this whisper considered a genuine intention for divorce?
Is it permissible to divorce an unjust wife without fulfilling her legitimate rights? Can the aggrieved party demand the dowry and the expenses he incurred? Is he obligated to provide for the wife and son in the event of their separation?
Is it permissible to propose marriage to a woman who has been divorced a first time before her waiting period (iddah) ends, and is it permissible to purchase a home in her name before the waiting period expires, on condition that the suitor will marry her thereafter?
Is a husband permitted to obey his wife in severing ties of kinship with his half-sister and her mother (his stepmother) due to a past incident not intended to cause harm, and are the stepmother and half-sister considered part of the kin who must be shown kindness?
Is what the questioner is experiencing—a feeling of losing religious sensibility in the heart after taking psychiatric medications, and doubts about the occurrence of a bid'i divorce—a trial or a punishment?
What is the ruling on a husband who abandoned his wife, and does a divorce take place if he said to her: "By God Almighty, I will not spend another moment with you," and repeated it three times, placing his hand on the Holy Quran?
Is the wife sinful if she supplicates against her husband for death or calamity, given her suffering with him because he does not pray, frequently curses and insults and hits her, refuses to divorce her, and forces her into marital relations despite his impotence? And is it considered "disbelieving in the spouse" if she continues to stay with him against her will?
What is the ruling of Islamic law on a man who refuses to give his divorced wife her rights of an irrevocable divorce, and stipulates that she must file a divorce lawsuit to absolve him of the financial support (nafaqah), knowing that he is well-off, treats his seven children poorly, and wants to evict her from the house, and she has no shelter?
Is it advisable to marry someone with whom the act of fornication was committed, in order to atone for this sin, especially given the family's rejection of that young man?
Does a divorce restricted by a future time—with two previous, clear divorces having occurred—take effect, and what is the legitimate religious ruling for dealing with this situation, especially given that there are multiple jurisprudential opinions concerning it?
Does divorce take place if it occurs while the woman is menstruating, and is it considered a khul’ (divorce at the wife’s instance) if the wife requests a divorce due to ill-treatment and files a lawsuit for that purpose?
What is the ruling of the Sharia regarding a husband who mistreats his wife and her family with insults and severe beatings, prevents her from visiting her family, and fails to fulfill his familial duties, knowing that he refuses advice and treatment and flares up at the slightest provocation? Is the wife entitled to seek a divorce, and what are the conditions for her return?
Does a triple divorce take effect if the husband made it conditional upon his wife's request, and then the wife requested a divorce while in a state of extreme anger, to the point of not realizing what she was saying, and her intention was not divorce but rather to alert her husband to his shortcomings?
What is the ruling of Islamic law concerning saying "you are divorced" three times in Polish with the intention of frightening, not divorcing, knowing the seriousness of divorce on the fate of the children and wife in a non-Islamic environment?
What are the wife's rights and duties? Is she entitled to the deferred dower? What are the matters that invalidate divorce, in a case where the wife discovered after marriage that her husband has been suffering from erectile dysfunction and involuntary urination since childhood, and that his family knew about this but did not inform her, and the husband claimed he was normal and threatened her with defamation after she requested a divorce?
Does divorce occur by repeating "divorced, divorced, divorced" after a shaykh, or by self-talk about divorce while moving the tongue without opening the mouth or lips, knowing that the questioner suffers from recurring obsessive thoughts about divorce?
How valid is a divorce document that contains inaccurate information? What are the consequences for the husband if he reconsiders the second divorce? Is the phrase "you are not my wife" considered an ambiguous divorce statement (kinayah) that requires intention? Does a hidden divorce, of which the wife is unaware, take effect? Does an innovated divorce (talaq bid'i), occurring during menstruation or after intercourse, take effect? What is the ruling of Allah regarding this husband?
Does a Khul' divorce take effect when the husband's agent pronounces the divorce after receiving the Khul' payment on behalf of the husband, knowing that the husband does not desire the separation?
Is not a wife's telling her husband about a sin she committed considered an open declaration of it?
Can my wife return to me after I divorced her three times, do I bear sin for divorcing her, and how can I atone for my sin?
Are the three mentioned oaths considered a divorce, knowing that the intention was not divorce in the first two oaths, and is there a way out of this situation?
Is a divorce pronounced against a wife while she is menstruating valid, and what are the implications of this after the couple has been married?
What is the religious ruling on a husband's frequent swearing by divorce?