Divorce and Separation
1,425 questions
Is it permissible to take back one's wife after officially divorcing her for the first time before the ma'dhun, knowing that the husband had sworn to divorce her three separate times over the past nine years?
Is a woman sinful if she asks for a separation from her husband who constantly threatens her with divorce at the slightest problem, and what is the ruling of Islamic law on a husband who does that?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a man who verbally divorced his fourth wife, then married a fifth wife عرفيًا (customarily/non-officially), while the official divorce papers for the fourth wife have not yet been issued, and then he exploited his ex-wife's name to register his children from his fifth wife, and he threatens his ex-wife with taking their daughter away from her when she demands her official papers?
Is a wife considered divorced if her husband said to her in a moment of intense anger, "Let her come down; it's better than me divorcing her"?
Is it permissible to return with a new contract after two verbal divorces and the wife filing a Khulʿ lawsuit, or is the wife considered irrevocably divorced by three?
What is the legitimate Islamic solution for this wife whose husband has abandoned her and refuses to divorce her or take her back, and what is the duty of the children towards her?
Does the marriage become void if the fiancée lied to her suitor about not having a previous relationship, knowing that she has repented of her sin?
Is the husband's stinginess and his failure to spend on his household and children, despite the availability of government aid for the wife and children, considered a legitimate reason for divorce?
Does divorce occur if the husband stipulated to his wife that she not see her family except with his permission, and then her father came to her without her knowledge or her husband’s permission, whereupon he divorced her based on that?
If a man swears an oath of divorce that he will not play PlayStation, and then he returns to playing it, does the divorce apply to one of his two wives or to both of them?
Is a divorce effective with the words "I divorce you by three, if you move, you are divorced," if no duration for moving was specified, and the wife moved a long time after the argument ended?
Is the divorce of a husband from his wife in another room of the same apartment, after she relinquishes her rights and they both leave the first room, considered a divorce in the same sitting or in another sitting? And is it an irrevocable (bain) or revocable (raj'i) divorce?
Does divorce occur with the pronouncement "you are divorced" and "divorced by three" to a wife who refused to return to her home and children after divorce was sworn upon her to leave work, when the aim of uttering the divorce was to frighten her and compel her to return to care for her sick children?
Is the wife considered sinful for leaving her home, where her husband, afflicted with schizophrenia, resides, without his permission, fearing harm to herself, and for cutting off communication with him? And is her request for separation legitimate?
Does a divorce take effect for one who says, "Upon me be divorce that I do not do such-and-such" falsely, without having sworn an oath, knowing that Sheikh Saleh Al-Munajjid mentioned that this does not take effect even if he intended thereby its creation?
What should a girl do who despises her husband and wishes for a divorce due to his lack of commitment to prayer and the Sufism he claims, despite her family's pressure to remain in the marriage?
What is the ruling regarding a fiancé saying to his fiancée "You are divorced" and "You are divorced, divorced, divorced" over the phone, without intending divorce, given that he has already عقد عليها شرعًا (solemnized the marriage contract according to Islamic law)?
Does a divorce take place if the husband says to his wife: "You are divorced, divorced, divorced," after she asked him for intimacy, and the wife refused due to his deteriorating health (hallucinations, urinary incontinence, inability to stand) and her illness (osteoporosis)?
Does divorce by three (talaq al-thalatha) occur for a man if he says to his wife: "I swear by triple divorce (alayya al-talaq bi al-thalatha) that I will not return to this house until the Day of Judgment," with the intention of anger, and can he return?
Is it considered a sin to expel a husband and prevent him from entering the home, and to repeatedly demand a divorce from him, after the wife discovered his repeated sexual infidelity, and his refusal to divorce, and his threat to revoke the powers of attorney he had given her?
What is the legitimate Islamic recourse for a woman whose marriage contract has been concluded but whose husband has not yet consummated the marriage with her, if she requests a divorce and the husband refuses to divorce her, knowing that she does not wish to complete the marriage with him?
Is it valid to take back one's wife after the husband uttered "talaq talaq talaq" twice in two separate quarrels, knowing that he took her back after the first time, and he did not intend divorce in either of them, and the wife was menstruating or in a state of ritual impurity (junub) on some occasions?
Is separation better, or continuation in a marriage where the wife has only lived with her husband for eight months over ten years, while bearing the responsibility for the children alone?
Is it permissible for a husband to keep his first wife – despite their separation and her desire for divorce – under his marital bond in order to protect their children from the custody laws in Western countries, and will the second wife be harmed by remaining with him in this situation?