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Ambiguous & Written Talaq
284 fatawa from 6 South African Darul Iftas on Ambiguous & Written Talaq, part of Divorce & Iddah. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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Ambiguous & Written Talaq fatawa — page 1 of 8
- Ibn Masood5 Oct 2026
Kinaayah
During an argument, the husband said to his wife once, “Look for another man.” The statement was intended as Kinaayah (indirect expression) of…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Ibn Masood25 Mar 2026Urdu
Written Talaaq
میں اپنے بقائم ہوش و حواس خمسہ بلاکراہ و اجبار غیر، بلا ترغیب دیگر، حلفاً خود اقرار کرتا ہوں اور تحریر کر دیتا ہوں.کہ میری بیوی نے عدالت کے ذریعے…
Mufti Abdul Kader Fazlani - Mufti Online10 Dec 2025
Issuing talaaqs from a fake Facebook account
If Ahmed, with a different name, opened a Facebook account and wrote to a scholar of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) from this account, saying, 'I have…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Dec 2025
Giving divorce to one's wife when using a fake account
If someone named Shakir creates a fake account under the name Omar, and then writes on that account “I divorce my wife,” would Shakir’s wife be…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Feb 2025
Husband telling his wife "from now on if you tell a lie then divorce"
My husband said in an argument when he was in a lot of anger because I hide some things from him. He said from now on if you tell a lie then…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Feb 2025
Husbands telling his wife "you are free" without intending divorce
There was an argument over a mobile message. My wife said, "Leave me." I told her not to say that, but she repeated, "Leave me." I replied, "You are…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Feb 2025
Husband telling his wife "you not married to me"
If a husband says to his wife "you not married to me", does it mean the marriage is over? There was intention in saying this.
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam1 Jan 2025
Phone text of three divorce words
Assalam-o-aliakum Sheikh, my son divorced his wife send phone text of 3 divorce words, can her ex-wife make another Nikah without any…
Mohamed Ebrahim bin Ismail Abdullah - Mufti Online21 Dec 2024
Husband sending text messages to his wife: "Go, I release you" and "I have no claim on you; you can live your own life."
My husband said to me in a text message: "Go, I release you" and "I have no claim on you; you can live your own life." Does this count as a valid…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online21 Dec 2024
Husband wanting to reconcile after sending divorce notices to his wife
My maid has a situation. Her husband hit her and forced her out of the house two years ago. Then, two months ago, he sent her two divorce notices at…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Nov 2024
Husband telling his wife "Utalliquki"
Me and my husband were talking about something. I said to him mostly as a joke that I’d like to adopt a child one day from Africa and he got angry…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Nov 2024
Husband being forced to sign a talaaq document
My husband's parents forced him to sign a divorce paper. They prepared it by themselves and he doesn't know how many has been written. He didn't…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville25 Oct 2024
A Written Divorce Which Was Only Read By The Wife At A Later Time
A person writes out three divorces to his wife and then intends to hand the written Talaaq over to her. However, before handing it over, the couple…
- Azaadville19 Oct 2024
An Ambiguous/Unstipulated Mahr Amount
A revert gets married to a Muslim man. She is the only Muslimah in her family. The husband stipulates an Umrah trip as her Mahr. After marriage the…
- Mufti Online29 Jun 2024
Using the words separate, separation or separated in divorce
I want to know separate or separation or separated those word are sareeh or kinaya?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - MUBZ17 Jun 2024
Written Ṭalāq in Wife’s Absence – Ruling of Khulʿ
Respected Mufti Saab Does it make a difference if talaaq is written infront of the wife or when she is not present? Also in the Hanafi mazhab, when…
- Mufti Online1 Jan 2024
Husband telling wife "you are free"
My husband just spoke one time with me now like this "you are free from my side if you don't clean the house right now". My question is that is it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online30 Nov 2023
Writing out three talaaqs in the state of duress
Mufti Saheb, I was forced by my family to divorce my wife by writing on a page and signing that I am giving her three talaaqs. My family threatened…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online6 Nov 2023
Replying 'Yes' to a message when someone asked if a person divorced his wife
Khalid's wife went home for a long time. Zaid asked Khalid on WhatsApp whether he divorced his wife. Khalid said 'yes'. Meanwhile Khalid had not…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Azaadville24 Mar 2023
When Does A Written Talaaq Fall
When does a written Talaaq fall?
- Azaadville15 Mar 2023
Conditions For The Validity Of A Written Talaaq
What are the conditions for the validity of a written Talaaq?
- Azaadville15 Mar 2023
Written Talaaq In The Present Tense
If a person writes down on a paper that I am giving my wife one talaaq does the talaaq count?
- Azaadville15 Mar 2023
Written Talaaq In The Future Tense
If a person writes down on a paper that he will give his wife one Talaaq with today’s date does it count as one talaaq?
- Azaadville12 Aug 2022
Undefined Type Of Talaaq Via Whatsapp
If the husband wrote to the wife via whatsapp that I give you one talaaq without mentioning whether it was raji or baain but the wife then says that…
- Azaadville12 Aug 2022
Written Talaaq-e-Baain
The husband wrote down with intention that he gives one talaaq baain (the written agreement was drafted by a mufti with sareeh and clear words of…
- Ask Imaam14 Mar 2022
Talaaq over WhatsApp
What is ruling if somebody whatapps his wife: We are over bye Divorce x 3 done get out of my life Were done so collect your stuff I don't want you…
Mohammed - Ask Imaam5 Feb 2022
What is the validity of a Nikāh by text, done in jest with no witnesses?
Aoa ! My question is that I used to talk to a boy over text message . We (unintentionally in fun) asked each other whether each one of was accepted…
Abdur Rahmaan bin Moulānā M.Saeed Banubhai - Azaadville27 Jan 2022
Written Divorce Status
If a divorce is written in clear words of divorce, does a Talaaq-e-Raj’ee take place? What is the staus of a written divorce?
- Mufti Online18 Nov 2021Roman Urdu
Kinaayah alfaaz se talaaq foran hoti hai
1. Kinaya alfaaz se jo talaq di jati hai wo foran baain hoti hai aur tajdeed e nikaah zaroori hota hai? Kaii ulama ka kehna hai k chahay sareeh lafz…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online25 Aug 2020
Meaning and method of issuing Talaaq-e-Baain
What is Talaaq-e-Baain? How is Talaaq-e-Baain given?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Mar 2020Roman Urdu
Kinaaya alfaaz me kis ki raai ko dekha jaaye?
Agar aik hi lafz me aik hi zuban ke baare me mukhtalif raai ho, koi kehta he ke sareeh he koi kehta he ke kinaya he, tu kis ki baat manni chahiye?…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam20 Mar 2020
I have written a divorce letter to my wife & signed it
Assalamu Alaikum I have written a divorce letter to my wife and signed on it in presence of a qazi and two persons as evidence. The qazi was about…
Akhyar Uddin - Ask Imaam27 Feb 2020
Does a written Talaq constitute Talaq Sarih or Kinayah?
Does a written Talaq constitute Talaq Sarih or Kinayah?
Mohammed - Mufti Online22 Feb 2020
Wife receiving a divorce letter with a forged signature
I received a divorce letter four months ago in which my husband's signature is mentioned. Now my husband is saying that he did not sign those…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online24 Aug 2019
Written talaaq
Me and my husband were newly weds. Due to pressure and anxiety building up between both our families, my husband was made to write talaq thrice on a…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Aug 2019
Husband telling wife "Pack your bags and leave"
I would like to enquire about the validity of my nikaah. My husband and I are experiencing marital difficulties and he has asked me to pack my bags…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Aug 2019
Telling one's wife "Get out of my life"
Me and my wife have been married for two years now. We fight often because we both have anger issues but at the same time we love each other alot.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Jul 2019
Husband stating in a letter to his wife "I release you"
My husband handed me a letter tester staying the following words: I Muhammed Ismail release you. Is this a valid divorce?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Jun 2019
Issuing a divorce via email
I was married and over a year ago I received my divorce through email, I was working overseas at the time. The email was this “I (his name and ID…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Mar 2019
Does telling one's wife that she can leave constitute talaaq?
Many times I fought with my wife and angrily my wife unintentionally said to me that she is going to leave my house. I also replied the same (ok you…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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