Divorce and Separation
1,425 questions
Does divorce occur with the words "talij" or "talish" when intending to avoid the word "talaq," knowing that the intention was not divorce, and that it is not the speaker's habit to pronounce the letter "qaf" as a "jeem" or a "sheen"?
Is it permissible for a divorced woman to observe her 'iddah in her family's home with the consent of both parties?
What is the Sharia ruling on a wife remaining with a husband who exploits her financially and emotionally, demands that she waive her rights, and threatens her with khul’ (divorce at the wife’s insistence) and abandoning her children should she object, especially given that she has borne all the burdens of the home and children for 10 years?
Is it permissible to marry a Catholic woman who is a thiyyib (previously married), separated from her Catholic husband, during the period of annulment of her church marriage, and without a wali (guardian)?
Can the wife's family compel the addicted husband to divorce his wife with three pronouncements in a single sitting, so that she cannot return to him after he becomes reformed?
Is it permissible to seek khulʿ due to harm inflicted upon the wife, represented by emotional neglect and physical assault, knowing that the husband does not fall short in providing financial support, but the wife cannot tolerate him and fears that she will not be able to uphold Allah’s limits concerning him?
Does a divorce count, knowing that it is the third divorce in the same manner, if the husband said to his wife: "If you go out with me, then you are divorced," and she went out, and he intended to threaten her, not to effect a divorce?
What is the wisdom behind the waiting period ('iddah) in a khul' divorce if there has been a long separation between the spouses, and are there any exceptions for such a case?
Does divorce occur if the husband says to his wife: "I divorce you by three from you, we will sit in a certain place," without intending divorce?
Is a wife who knows nothing about her husband, who has been absent for six years, considered divorced, and is it permissible for her to divorce herself if she is unable to appear before a judge?
Is it obligatory to follow the opinion of the majority, or to follow a specific madhhab regarding ambiguous divorce pronouncements (kinayat al-talaq), especially given the differing views among the madhahib on this matter?
Is it permissible for a woman to seek a Khul’ (divorce at the instance of the wife) from her husband who cheats on her with his ex-wife and refuses to divorce her, especially since this has negatively affected her health and life?
What is the ruling regarding a husband who divorced his wife three separate times during her iddah by saying, "You are divorced," and are these three divorces considered a single revocable divorce, or an irrevocable divorce of minor or major separation? What is the ruling if there were only two divorces? And does "your affair is in your hands" after a revocable divorce make the divorce an irrevocable divorce of minor or major separation?
Should the wife continue attempting to conceive through medical procedures, despite the abuse from her husband and his mother, and his threat of divorce if she fails, or should she seek separation from him?
Does saying "bye" or writing the word "talaq" (divorce) constitute a divorce?
Is it permissible for a wife to return to her husband after three divorces, knowing that she returned before the completion of the waiting period (iddah) after the first and second divorces?
Does a divorce occur if the husband says, "If you leave the house without an abaya, you are unlawful to me," and the wife then leaves the house in prayer garments inside a car for a short distance?
Does a divorce take effect if the one who uttered it is explicitly in doubt as to whether it was issued intentionally or due to obsessive thoughts?
Does the divorce of a husband suffering from psychotic disorder and borderline personality disorder, who wrote "You are divorced" via WhatsApp while in a state of psychological instability, take effect?
Is my second marriage, after three divorces, considered invalid, based on a later fatwa declaring the first divorce void due to lack of intention, knowing that my ex-husband uttered the explicit word of divorce?
Is a man considered unjust towards his wife or daughters if he divorces his wife in absentia after she rejects reconciliation and insists on divorce, knowing that the reasons for their disputes are accusations against him of negligence in caring for the home and providing for it, and the existence of female relationships that did not affect their marital life?
What is the ruling on repeated oaths of divorce in different forms, intended as a threat and not to effect divorce, especially since the wife did not adhere to what the husband swore by?
Do the three divorces issued by the husband count, considering that the first was at the mother’s request and the couple returned with a new contract without the husband saying, "I take you back," and the second came immediately after the wife hit her husband, and the third was due to the wife’s intense insistence, saying, "Divorce me, divorce me"?
Does a divorce take place upon the husband's statement, "If you lie, everything between us is over," if ascertaining the truth depends on the wife's disclosure, or is its occurrence contingent upon the wife's admission of lying? And is the husband's statement, "I cannot afford a wedding," considered a divorce if the intention behind it was to avoid problems and not a sincere intention to separate?