Divorce and Separation
1,425 questions
Does divorce take effect if the husband says to his wife, "Let's divorce, and be rid of this problem," but he does not intend thereby to effect a divorce, or if he says, "If you ask me for this, we will end what is between us," and she then asks for it?
If a husband says to his wife: "I have given you ownership over yourself," then explains it as an authorization for divorce, and then the wife says: "We entrust you to Allah, with Whom nothing is lost," is this considered a divorce?
Does a divorce take effect with the intention when saying to the wife, "I don't know," while in one's heart is the intention, "Go, be divorced"? And is this word considered a kinayah (allusion) by which divorce takes effect with the intention?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a husband saying to his wife via WhatsApp: "You are divorced, O so-and-so," knowing that the wife is a mother of a 70-day-old child and has experienced one menstrual cycle after her postpartum bleeding?
What is the religious ruling on a husband making his wife swear by divorce pronouncements, and what is the ruling on the wife subsequently filing for Khulʿ?
Is it permissible for a wife to return to her husband after two divorces that occurred during pregnancy, one of which was during a period of purity in which the husband had intercourse with his wife, and the other at the court, knowing that the husband took his wife back immediately after each divorce while she was in his home?
Does a divorce occur with the words "you are divorced" uttered once, if the wife was menstruating when the husband pronounced it, without him knowing of her menstruation, and what must the husband do in this case?
Does a divorce conditioned on the wife's failure to answer the phone occur if the husband made the divorce conditional on his not swearing during the call, and then he did not swear?
Does verse 29 of Surat An-Najm indicate the necessity of leaving one's husband, and what is the way to psychological comfort under these circumstances, and is it permissible to travel without the husband's knowledge?
Did the divorce take place when you said "You are divorced" over the phone while emotional, and does the first oath remain valid after reconciliation, such that your wife would be divorced again if she went to her father's house?
Is what was uttered by the husband considered a first divorce, and what is the ruling in the two mentioned cases, knowing that he reconsidered and regretted what he said?
What is the ruling on seeking a divorce due to not loving the husband, despite his good treatment, given the existence of a past love that one cannot forget?
Is what happened considered a Khulʿ that does not count as one of the three pronouncements of divorce, or is it a divorce, given that it is the third pronouncement?
Is the discord and separation that occurs between spouses a punishment from Allah due to the husband engaging in anal intercourse with his wife?
Is justice required between a wife from whom you have separated, but who is still in your home due to her betrayal, and the second wife, and what is the Islamic legal position on this relationship?
Is it permissible to retract a conditional divorce before its condition is met, and is the statement "I call upon Allah to witness that I release her from this conditional divorce," made without the wife's knowledge, considered a valid retraction, and would the wife be divorced if she leaves without the husband's knowledge after this retraction, and what is the lawful solution in this case?
Does the husband's saying to his wife, "Your father's house is better for you," and "Our separation is better for us," and "Your family is better for you," with his intention to separate, constitute a divorce, and is it permissible for him to consort with her thereafter, especially since he suffers from severe forgetfulness?
Does divorce occur if a couple quarrels and the wife repeatedly demands divorce, and then the husband utters the divorce under pressure?
Does a triple divorce befall the wife if the husband swore that she should not sit with a specific sheikh, and she sat with him, knowing that the sheikh said it does not count because she did not sit in his house?
Is it permissible to seek divorce from a husband who is excessively critical and constantly compares me to others, desires to marry but is financially incapable, while I am trying to help him stop conversing with foreign women, and I have grown weary of the situation?
Is it permissible to seek divorce from a selfish and narcissistic husband, when he causes you distress and illness, and you have reached a stage of hating the marital relationship, especially given the presence of a son who suffers from autism and the need to remain in a foreign country to care for him, and does the husband have the right to force you to return to your home country under the pretext that the foreign country is not Muslim?
What is the ruling on a husband informing his wife that he does not want her and will delay their divorce to achieve personal interests related to the children and the home, in front of peacemakers from both sides?
Does divorce take effect upon the return of the husband who uttered "Talaq" three times, contingent upon his return from travel?
Is it permissible to seek a khulʿ from a husband who demands that his working wife contribute to household expenses, and who publicly beats and insults her, while the wife remains worried about her daughter's fate?