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  • 'Iddah starts only when court issues a final divorce verdict

    Assalamalaicum, There are two verdicts by Islamic court (lower islamic court and higher islamic court) in my case. My question is that my ex wife follows only first verdict issued by lower islamic court and accordingly completed her iddat and at same time the trial of higher Islamic court under process. At the time of appeal higher islamic had also.. More

  • Implicit words of divorce are ineffective without the intention

    I once said to my wife some words that would be considered implicit divorce. My intention wasn't to divorce her but to let her know my displeasure. I had always thought that the words have to explicit for divorce to occur. Later on, I read on IslamQA there is an opinion that even implicit words lead to divorce. The shaykh said the strongest opinion.. More

  • A complicated case of divorce

    We got married last year. I live in UAE and my husband in the USA, as our reception is yet to happen. In Feb, we had a fight and I end up asking my husband for separation, he didn’t divorce me, but messaged "i free you from me for your benefit". In Mar, we had another argument and he sent me an email saying divorce, divorce, divrce….& that time.. More

  • Separation between spouses is not divorce, even if it lasts long

    Assalam o Alaikum brother I would like to ask sumthing from you as you have better knowledge. When I got married to my husband he said that I could ask for separation or divorce whenever i wanted. Does that mean he has given me right to divorce myself whenever i want? We had some issues in our marriage and I didnt want to be with him anymore. I am not.. More

  • In divorce, it is the husband's word that counts

    salam wallikum ..a divorce saman a person from court came but i was not at home stating that your husband has sent it, but when i spoke to my husband he said that he did not sent it and he dose not want to divorce me, he said it could be his family, but after that I did not hear from him now he is saying that his affair with bhabhi should agreed by.. More

  • A written divorce with intention counts as divorce

    on the day of travelling abroad i divorced my wife in the court without knowing her, in the court paper it was written 3 divorced but i did not pronounced it.My family told her later about the divorce but she did not received divorce paper sent by courier on purpose. Even union council has issued a final divorce certificate. Now it has been 5 months.. More

  • Confused whether her divorce was Talaaq or Khul'

    asalam-o-alaikum my husband was very short temperd and harsh and not used to fulfil his responsibilities as a husband and was also used to do verbal, physical and mental torture inspite of my every effort to keep him happy.even he didnt spend a peny on me, rather used my ATM & credit cards. ultimately my family came to knew this all. evry one tried.. More

  • Repeating word of divorce thrice for emphasis

    Is it true that in hanbali fiqh/madhab that if a person repeats talaq due to emphasis then it is considered as one and not three like what hanafi's say? If so, can you please provide me with evidence supporting hanbali madhab regarding this question. Jazzakallah Khairun for all your support .. More

  • Her husband told her, 'I divorced you with all three'

    My husband had divorced me before, when I was ALONE no WHITNESES. but said may full name and said I devorced u with all THREE. and I know the words and understand them. when the morning came, I called my family to take me away, I was taken by my family. he was asked to leave too because the house belongs to my family.but he was told, if you can proof.. More

  • His wife asked 'Are we divorced?' and he said 'Yes'

    My wife and I ran in to trouble because of my ex-wife. Because she was making a lot of trouble my new wife got depressed about it and started talking about a divorce - not because we don't love eachother but because the situation is too complicated. We met to discuss the matter of divorce. On the same occasion we kissed and we were not fighting. When.. More

  • Her father-in-law claims that her husband has divorced her

    Assalam-o-Alaikum, i get married in Oct 2011 and after 9 months in July 2012 my husband and in-laws send me back to my parents home since that day he did not contact me and after 5 months when my family went to their place to ask them his father said that he has divorced me while he was not present there and after that i have passed my waiting period.. More

  • Divorce in the present tense is effective only with intention

    I recontacted because I did not find any cases similar to mine in your answers offered. The triple divorce without intention of divorce was never asked. I would have a precision and an opinion on your part. I Repeat 3 times "I divorce you, I divorce you, I divorce you" three times but in those I did not intend to initiate divorce. I say this with no.. More

  • Using metaphors of divorce with the intention to divorce

    My question is that i wish to know if i am divorced, in march last year.i told my wife to leave the house and not come back, with the intention of divorce, the second time was in july i asked her to calculate her divorce, with my intention being to give her divorce, third time i issued talaq clearly by saying i give talaq. There were also other situations.. More

  • Husband's signature on a triple divorce

    Assalam Wa Alaikum, one of my brother got married on april 26th 2012. & got khula on 9th of august 2012. now that girl wants to come back. she has not married to anyone stills. she has sat for iddah for 40 days only & now she is doing job. my brother also wants her back. on that time when khula was going on in the court my brother sign the.. More

  • Pregnant wife may ask for divorce

    ASALAM ALAIKUM, CAN A PREGNANT WOMAN ASK FOR A DIVORCE? I GOT MARRIED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, I WAS MARRIED BEFORE, I HAVE KIDS FROM MY PREVIOUS MARRIAGE. I WAS LOOKING FOR A GOOD MUSLIM HUSBAND AND A FRIEND TOLD ME ABOUT SITE CALLED MUSLIMA. AND I ASKED A SHEIKH HE SAID IT IS HALAL. I WENT ON IT, ONE BROTHER WROTE ME AND SAID HE IS A GOOD MUSLIM, HE.. More