Divorce and Separation
1,425 questions
Is a husband rewarded or sinful if he divorces his wife who mistreats him, hates his family, threatens him, and does all of this despite his attempts to mend their relationship? And how is the non-responsiveness of supplication (du'a) and seeking guidance (istikharah) in this situation to be interpreted? Is it permissible for him to delay her divorce to reduce the costs of separation? And do her fasting, prayers, and acts of worship affect her disobedience and harm to her husband?
Does a divorce take place if the husband says to his wife: "If you don't like me, divorce me," and she responds with an acceptance, while the husband is unaware of the existence of the wife's delegated authority to divorce?
Does the wife bear sin if she swears an oath in court—at the judge's request—that she handed over a sum of money to her husband, knowing that the husband stole her apartment, squandered the marital furnishings, and divorced her, and is expiation due upon her in this case?
Is the statement, "By talaq, you have made me hate my life," considered an oath of divorce, and do the rulings applicable to "By talaq, you are not a man" apply to it?
Is a divorce effective if the husband pronounces it in absentia without documenting it in court, and what should the wife do?
What should a wife do if her husband persists in following a fatwa that permits anal sex, and is she allowed to seek a divorce?
What is the ruling of Sharia on a marriage in which the husband has become afflicted with madness or schizophrenia and has lost his legal capacity, and how can the wife obtain a divorce in a non-Muslim country after a separation that has lasted sixteen years?
Is it permissible to write a second marriage contract after a first marriage contract was concluded between a girl and a man without her family's knowledge? Is it necessary to annul the first contract or to ratify the second and cancel the first? Is there any prohibition in that?
Has a divorce occurred with the wife's statement: "I have been proposed to at the party," and the husband's reply: "May he be blessed with her," and is it valid for the husband to retract by saying: "If the divorce has occurred, then I take you back"?
Is a divorce considered an irrevocable or a revocable divorce if the wife requested the divorce and relinquished her rights, and the husband divorced her without the intention of depriving her? Is it considered a divorce for compensation, and what is the considered intention?
What should a wife do if her husband forces her to drink alcohol, wants to have her and his other wife in the same bed, and treats her badly, knowing that they have 3 children? And is she sinful if she agrees to relieve herself from his tyranny, or should she remain defiant?
Is a divorce that occurs during menstruation counted? Does the husband have the right not to financially support his wife and daughter, to demand the return of the gold paid, and not to pay the agreed-upon car installments?
Is the questioner wrong in her inability to receive her former husband's brother's wife, due to her feeling of harm, and what should she and her husband do in this situation?
Does divorce occur in the following cases: The husband writing to his wife, "You are divorced," with the intention of threatening her; then his saying to her, "You will be divorced by three [talaqs] if you raise your voice at me again," and she subsequently raised her voice; and his saying to her, "You are divorced," in a moment of extreme anger?
Is there an idda (waiting period) for a woman divorced for the third time? Can her husband take her back during it? And where should she spend it?
كيف يمكن إقناع الزوج بالطلاق شرعًا؟
What is the ruling on a man marrying a widow out of a desire to help her, and does such a marriage necessitate entry into Paradise, and has Islamic law stipulated conditions for a second marriage, given that it may threaten the stability of the first marriage?
Does Islamic law permit divorce from an abusive husband who does not provide for his children, given that she does not possess the mahr to seek khulʿ? And is it possible to obtain custody of adult children (18 and 13 years old) if they refuse to live with him due to his ill-treatment?
What is the ruling on remaining with a husband who is addicted to the internet, flirts with both sexes, has promised them to commit sodomy, and sends them money, despite his regular attendance at prayers and the mosque?
What is the religious ruling and expiation for an oath after the husband said to his wife, "By divorce, I did not say such and such," in response to her accusation, and her refusal of intimacy after she asked him to retract his oath?
Is it permissible to keep one's wife under one's marital authority ( عصمة ), not cohabit with her, and leave her with her family, while covering her expenses and those of her child, with the intention of safeguarding her reputation, given that the husband is aware of her repeated infidelity?
How sound is the opinion that divorce occurs with a metaphorical utterance, without intention, if issued in a state of anger, and must it be adopted?
What exactly do jurists mean by "at-takhyir" (giving a choice)? And does a husband's statement to his wife, "What do you want?" or "Choose divorce, separation, or that we continue," along with his intention for divorce, fall under the category of "at-takhyir" through which divorce occurs simply by the wife choosing divorce, especially when the wife affirms that she had wanted divorce by her request and did not understand that she possessed the power to effect it? And is divorce necessarily precipitated in this case, given the existence of two previous divorces?
ما هي الأسباب الموجبة للطلاق في الإسلام من جهة الزوج؟