Divorce and Separation
1,425 questions
Does a divorce take effect if a man tells his wife, "You are divorced by three," while he is in a state of anger and nervousness, and did not intend separation?
Does a bid'i (innovated) divorce, which I have ruled as not taking effect, actually take effect, given that the the majority of scholars hold that it does?
What should a Muslim man married to a Christian woman do if she converts to Islam and then apostatizes—should he keep her or divorce her?
What is the legitimate Sharia way out of the first wife’s refusal to accept the second wife’s continued presence, and her threatening to demand divorce or khul‘, given the husband’s need for the second wife in Western countries?
Is the divorce issued by a judge to a woman who sought divorce but whose husband refused considered Khulʿ (divorce at the wife's instance), and can the husband take her back into his عصمة (marital bond) if she agrees after this divorce?
What is the ruling on swearing to divorce one's wife with three pronouncements (talaq) that she will not touch or operate a computer, and what are the implications of this in different scenarios?
What is the ruling of Islamic law concerning a wife who repeatedly commits major sins (such as theft)? Should her husband divorce her, or what?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a pronounced divorce and a secret marriage?
Is the utterance, "So-and-so is divorced, forbidden to me, and permissible to any man she desires," considered a single repudiation or an irrevocable divorce that does not allow for reconciliation?
Is it permissible to seek divorce or annulment (khulʿ) before consummating the marriage due to the husband's repeated procrastination in setting a wedding date, his lack of interest, and the feeling of contempt from him, and is there any sin upon the one who requests this?
Is it permissible for a woman observing 'iddah after a divorce to attend a women-only wedding party held by her relatives in a home, and to visit her mahrams or other women? What are the regulations for her leaving the house?
What is the ruling of Sharia on a woman whose husband has been imprisoned for more than ten years and he refuses to divorce her?
Does a husband's repeated oath of divorce three times to compel his wife to go to her family's house constitute a divorce, and is she considered divorced, especially with their separation in residence and the absence of a valid marital seclusion?
Does divorce take effect if a person pronounces it to spite another while in a state of intense anger?
Does a legitimate divorce occur when a husband divorces his wife before a judge without uttering the words of divorce in her presence, and this is documented, and she then marries another man, only to later doubt the validity of her divorce?
What is the Sharīʿah ruling concerning a wife who has been revocably divorced (ṭalāq rajʿī) remaining in her family's home? And is she entitled to observe the waiting period (ʿiddah) in her husband's home, despite existing disagreements between them and the husband's fear of ill intentions from her family?
Is marrying a woman who has repented from adultery, without informing anyone about it, considered a form of covering (ستر) for which a Muslim is rewarded, and is this the intended meaning of the hadith: "Whoever covers a Muslim in this world, Allah will cover him on the Day of Resurrection"?
Should one keep his wife or divorce her?
What is the ruling regarding a husband uttering the word "I divorce" three consecutive times, without saying "I divorce you," believing that the divorce does not take effect with his Chinese utterance, knowing that Muslims in China use the Arabic term for divorce?
Does divorce occur if a man says to his young daughter four times, "Your mother is divorced," by way of jest, and his wife hears that?
How can a married woman with children be helped to deal with her husband's addiction to phone harassment?
Is it permissible for girls to learn matters of "Nikah" (Islamic marriage contract) in front of males in a mixed-gender class?
What is the Shar'i ruling on the described marital relationship, taking into account the husband's use of phrases like "I don't want you" and "Go to your parents' house" with the intention of divorce, and his filing of a divorce suit? Do these actions constitute a divorce, and what are the consequent expiation or number of divorces? What is the way to continue the marital relationship if it is not a divorce, or what is the expiation if it is Dhihar?
Is it correct to infer that the Prophet (ﷺ) did not order Hind bint Utbah to divorce when she complained about Abu Sufyan's stinginess, or is the incident related to her asking about the ruling on taking from his money without his knowledge, and that the Prophet (ﷺ) permitted her to take what suffices her and her child in a reasonable manner?