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  • ‘Let us part’ is not explicit wording of divorce

    Dear Brother/Sister, while reading some fatawa online, I came across Dr Zakir Naik's statement below: There are five types of divorce in Islam – The first type is by unilateral… by unilateral agreement, between the husband and wife – Both may say… ‘Okay, we are not compatible… let us part’. Can you explain this type of divorce. In.. More

  • Khul' without compensation is divorce

    Assalaamu alaykum. My husband divorced me because I asked for a Khul' (divorce requested by the wife in which she is to return the bridal gift)but without compensation, so it was a simple divorce and we did not know that at that time. We thought that it was a good Khul'done correctly, but no. So I had to wait three months for my ‘Iddah (post-divorce.. More

  • Divorcing wife again during her ‘Iddah

    Assalaamu alaykum. When a husband divorced his wife and then pronounces a second divorce during the ‘Iddah (post-divorce waiting period), should the wife add a new ‘Iddah of three months from the moment when the second divorce was pronounced, or should she finish the same ‘Iddah that she started with the first divorce? For example: he divorced.. More

  • Promise of divorce is not conditional divorce

    Assalaamu alaykum. Last year, around August, I asked my husband to give me an oath on the Quran, by putting his hand on the Quran, to prove that he is not cheating on me again. He had done this for me once or twice before too. But this time (in August), right after giving me an oath on Skype, he said, while showing me his hand on the Quran, "You looking.. More

  • Taking wife back despite continuous problems

    Dear sir, I am a 36-year-old man. I married a woman who is 27 years old. After getting married, we started facing problems. She does not know anything regarding housework; in addition to that, she is lazy. She also tells her parents about things that happen between us. One day, we had a problem that necessitated her parents to visit us. When they came,.. More

  • Authorizing wife to issue divorce

    Dear Brother/Sister. Assalaamu alaykum. I came across some articles in which it says that a man can give the right of divorce to his wife. Does that mean that if a man tells his wife during a fight: if you want to leave, then go, and, on the spot, since the wife is angry, she says, "Yes, I am leaving you," this counts as a divorce? Thank you for explaining. .. More

  • Resorting to civil court for divorce

    I have a question regarding divorce in Islam while living in the USA. I separated from my wife due to some domestic issues that took place between us 10 months ago. While separated, I decided to divorce my wife due to the gravity of issues. As I did not want to utter the word Talaaq (divorce), I hired an attorney to do the job for me in compliance with.. More

  • Solution for a marriage that is marked by disputes and physical abuse

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I have several questions about my extremely complicated situation. I and my husband have been married for some time now, and we have children. During our marriage, we have faced many challenges. There is very little of our marriage that can be categorized as happy. Fights and physical abuse are a great.. More

  • Handling disobedient wife

    Assalaamu alaykum. Ever since we got married ten years ago, my wife has always been fighting with me because she never listens nor obeys me. She always argues and she is wrongmost of the time. She has three kids, but she became even crazier after that, and she cannot stand them and always beats them. Every summer, she runs to her family with the kids.. More

  • Requesting divorce from husband who neither provides for wife nor talks to her

    Assalaamu alaykum. I am contacting you regarding my marriage. I am 19 years old. Coming August I will have been married for a year. I was forced into the marriage by my father. I married my first cousin. I lived with him for about four months and then went back to the US for school. During my whole marriage, he never spent a dollar on me. All the money.. More

  • Formats of divorce in Urdu

    Assalaamu alaykum, Sheikh. In pakistani culture, if the husband says, 'I divorce you', it would count as a divorce no matter what his intentions were. However, if a husband did not pronouce the word Talaaq (divorce) completely, like for example, he said 'Talaa' or 'Talq' (skipping the letter Alif) instead, would that still count as a divorce? If he.. More

  • Says to his wife that he is her worst enemy

    Dear Brother/Sister, assalaamu alaykum. Can you let me know whether the following is allowed or not: A husband telling his wife that he is her worst enemy; whenever they fight, he reminds his wife about enmity. Is there a link between doing this and divorce? Thank you. .. More

  • Case of delegated divorce to the wife

    Assalaamu alaykum. I got married with a boy in court without permission of my Wali (legal guardian), but consummation did not take place, nor have we been alone by ourselves. Also, the right of divorce was given to bride for the rest of her life at the time of the ceremony. After three days, due to some problems, the boy called me and said on the phone,.. More

  • Parents refuse son's fiancée because of autoimmune disease

    I am engaged and just found out that I have an autoimmune illness. My future in-laws tell my fiancé that he will not be able to take responsility of me and force him to break off our engagement. My illness is not contagious. My fiancé loves me and wants to marry me. He is in this dilemma because of his parents. .. More

  • Authorizing wife to divorce herself does not cancel husband's right to divorce her

    Assalaamu alaykum. We got married in the presence of two witnesses only, without a legal guardian and judge. The ceremony was done in the presence of witnesses along with the decided bridal gift. After some months, my husband gave me a first divorce in a message, but we later came back to each other. Soon after that, my husband started saying that from.. More