Divorce and Separation
1,425 questions
Is it valid for a wife to return to her husband after he has divorced her three times: the first time while she was pregnant, and he took her back during her waiting period; the second time he told her, "By Allah, divorce by three if you don't send the clothes," and she sent them; and the third time he divorced her during a period of purity in which he had intercourse with her?
Is it permissible for my wife to take money as a loan from her sister's husband's wife, or to transfer money to her brother's wife so she can give it to my wife, knowing that I swore an oath of divorce that I would not transfer money to her? And is it permissible for me to retract this oath?
Does a divorce occur with the saying "divorce upon me" without awareness or intent, and what is the ruling of the religion on that?
Does a divorce occur with the husband's statement "This is a separation between me and you" if he claims he did not intend divorce?
Is a husband entitled to prevent his wife from conceiving his child due to him concealing the marriage from his family and her having children from a previous marriage?
Is the phrase "Bi Hifdhillah (with the protection of Allah)" one of the allusions to divorce?
Is it permissible for me to seek a divorce from my husband—knowing that he cares for his children and refuses to return to a Muslim Arab country, citing expenses, while he sends money to his family there despite their comfortable financial situation—considering his shortcomings in fulfilling my rights, depriving me of recreation, the lack of affection and mercy in his treatment, and his control over all my affairs, which has led me to despise him, along with my fear for the children and the possibility of self-fulfillment after separation?
Is the value of the dowry what the wife pays for the khulʿ, or does the husband determine the value of the khulʿ amount?
How can one differentiate between conditional divorce (talaq mu'allaq) and a threat of divorce (wa'id bi-talaq) in the Indonesian language, considering that the present tense, the verbal noun, and the word "taliq" are considered equivalent therein, and is it permissible to apply Arabic grammatical rules in this matter?
Is it permissible for a wife authorized to divorce to make it contingent upon a condition, and is the authorization voided by sexual intercourse or by her saying, "I have revoked the authorization"? And is it permissible for a wife whose divorce is contingent upon her will to make her will contingent upon an action or event?
What is the ruling on a woman irrevocably divorced with a major, final divorce (talaq bain baynunah kubra) marrying her divorcer after they committed adultery before the marriage, and she became pregnant from adultery, knowing that the irrevocable divorce was after two previous divorces, and then he divorced her a third time after discovering her pregnancy from adultery? And what are the conditions for marriage in the four schools of thought?
Does Ẓihār occur if a man says to his divorced wife: "You are to me as the back of my mother"?
What is the ruling regarding my wife's second marriage, and what should I do about it, knowing that I took her back after the second divorce, and the return was in secret, then she got married thinking that the return did not take place?
Does divorce occur upon the husband's statement: "Consider yourself divorced as soon as we return to the country," after the wife requested divorce from him, knowing that they reconciled on the same day and that the husband denies his intention of divorce? And if it does occur, is it considered a first divorce and what rulings result from it?
Is it permissible for a girl to seek divorce from her husband due to not feeling comfortable with him, and is it permissible for the questioner to marry her after her divorce? If that is not permissible, then when would divorce and marriage to her become permissible?
Is it permissible to seek a khul‘ (divorce initiated by the wife) from a husband who does not care for his wife and daughter, treats them badly, does not spend on them, has illicit relations, drinks alcohol, and forced his wife to engage in anal intercourse?
Does the divorce written by the wife and her parents on a paper take effect, even though the husband did not grant her the right to divorce, but the mawzoun (authorized marriage official) wrote it? And does one divorce take effect, or three, knowing that he had previously divorced her three times in one sitting and then took her back?
What is the ruling on a woman who is revocably divorced leaving her marital home without her husband's permission to visit her brothers, given that the husband was the one who made her leave the house?
Is a wife considered unjust to her husband if she requests a divorce from him due to suspicion of unlawfulness (haram) in his money, despite his love for her and his promise to investigate and strive to seek what is lawful (halal)?
Who is more entitled to the custody of a young girl: the mother or the paternal family, in the event that the father has been sentenced to qisas, or after qisas has been carried out, or in the case of divorce? And does the ruling change if the mother remarries?
Does a final, irrevocable divorce (talaq bain) become revocable (raj'i) if the husband says to his wife: "If you have committed any treachery, then you are irrevocably divorced with a final divorce (talaq bain la ruj'a fih)," while intending in his heart that it be a revocable divorce?
Does a divorce occur if a man says to his wife: "If I continue with you, it means I do not believe in Allah"?
Is swearing an oath of divorce while angry considered a divorce, and what should I do to keep my bond with my husband legitimate?
Is the phrase, "If you do not do such and such acts, then you are free," considered a divorce if said to the wife with the intention of urging her to do something for her own benefit, not with the intention of divorce?