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When Talaq Takes Effect
633 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas on When Talaq Takes Effect, part of Divorce & Iddah. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
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When Talaq Takes Effect fatawa — page 3 of 16
- Mufti Online25 Jun 2019
Unmarried boy saying that he divorced his wife
If any unmarried boy said that he divorced his wife (3 times). He meant that, if at that present time he had married a specific girl (one of his…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Jun 2019
Talking to one's wife about divorce
Please advise if any of these situations constitute a talaq. 1. Telling my wife that we should get divorced. 2. Telling her all the reasons why I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Jun 2019
Wife telling her husband that you are my father
A wife accidentally told her husband that you are my father. Does this have any effect on the nikaah?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online20 Jun 2019
Husband telling wife "Take your divorce"
I married for the second time in 11.11.2016. Before marriage, I stayed together with her for one year. I wanted to make my relationship halaal but I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Jun 2019
Threatening one's wife with divorce without intending divorce
I told my wife "If you ever work in that place again, I guarantee you it will break our relationship" The intention when saying those words was in…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online18 Jun 2019
Divorce of a bipolar person
My husband suffers from a serious mental illness. He has a bipolar disorder which means that he goes into both manic and depressive episodes. He was…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online13 Jun 2019
Husband saying that he will say talaaq
The problem is, that my sister and her mother in law had a raw, and as the result, her husband got furious at her mom and my sister and got…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam17 Apr 2019
Validity of nikaah
Imam please help my query for Allah's sake. I intend to marry a previously divorced lady, mother of two, in the most simplistic manner. I intend to…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online9 Apr 2019
Issuing talaaq without having knowledge of talaaq
1- Without having any knowledge of divorce by giving divorce or demanding for divorce can divorce take place? God is ever forgiving. If we ask for…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Apr 2019
Divorce in a civil court
I want to ask you a few questions before I make a decision about marrying a second wife. I am not satisfied with my marriage with my first wife.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Mar 2019
Husband telling wife "Let's go to the Qazi and get a talaaq"
One day me and my husband were quarreling. I said that, "you have ruined my life". Hearing that, he became angry and told me two or three times, "ok…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online17 Mar 2019
Will nikaah become invalid if spouses don't have intercourse?
If a husband and wife didn't or couldn't physically have intercourse with each other for a long time (due to some illness or any other reason), will…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online12 Mar 2019
Wife cursing the nikaah
I had an argument with my wife on some issue two years back. During the argument she used the words cursed (lanat) for the nikaah. I am wondering if…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam11 Mar 2019
Is my Talaaq valid?
Dear Brothers, Assalamu aleikum. I am writing this message to seek your assistance in the family issue that I have. I will do my best to give my…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online4 Mar 2019
Telling one's wife "You are my mother or you are my sister"
If a husband tells his wife, "you are my mother, you are my sister or my mother, my sister" without intending zihaar, what will happen?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online2 Mar 2019
Husband saying wife is haraam or haraami
If a husband says to his wife "haraam or haraami" without the intention of divorce or if the parent's (husband and wife) say that their children are…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam1 Mar 2019
Is my Khula valid?
Few yrs back my husband said either sign on the paper to make him legal guardian for my daughter from my late husband or make the qulah papers…
Muhammad I.V Patel - Mufti Online26 Feb 2019
Does the husband saying "I am tired of this" constitute a divorce?
If a person says to his wife "I am tired of this". Does that constitute a talaaq?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Feb 2019
Husband telling wife, "How can I live without you?"
If a husband says to his wife, "How can I live without you?" to express his love for his wife, is there any problem?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online19 Feb 2019
Husband saying "I want a divorce"
Will talaaq take place if the husband tells the wife "I want a divorce"?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Feb 2019
Consummating the nikaah for halaalah to be valid
A man divorced his wife with 3 talaaqs. Months later after her iddat, she remarries another man. However, after the nikaah she changes her mind and…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Feb 2019
Issuing three talaaqs while intoxicated
What is the status of a persons marriage if he gives his wife 3 talaqs whilst intoxicated? Does it change if he was forced or unknowingly became…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Feb 2019
Comparing one's husband to one's brother
If a woman says to her husband "did you take your phone with you to the shower?" And the husband says "no why would I" then the wife says "my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online6 Feb 2019
Does divorce take place by the husband joking that he did not accept at the time of nikaah?
1. At the time of nikaah the husband said qubool and the witnesses heard it. Few years later, the wife asked her husband if he said qubool in the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online2 Feb 2019
Husband asking wife if she wants to write "widow" as her marital status
If a husband says to his wife, "do you want to write widow in your marital status or you are a widow?" Will divorce take place?
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Jan 2019
Wife not sure if husband divorced her
If a husband denies and is ready to give oath about not divorcing his wife but the wife thinks that he has divorced her over the phone. She is…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online31 Jan 2019
Husband lying to his wife "I slept with your mother"
During a quarrel, if the husband says to his wife, "I slept with your mother", but he never touched his mother- in-law with lust. Is there any…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online30 Jan 2019
Husband attributing divorce to a future date
Me and my husband had an argument and then I came to my parents house. I was pregnant at that time. My husband, just to threaten me so that I would…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online27 Jan 2019
Husband telling his wife "I want to divorce you"
On 21st November 2018 we had a baby and on 29th November 2018 my husband said to me "I want to divorce you" three times. He had brought two…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online27 Jan 2019
Husband retracting from his confession of divorce
During a quarrel with one's wife, the husband said to his wife "We have no relationship" without the intention of divorce. When the wife asked the…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online26 Jan 2019
Husband telling his wife "You are my sister"
Today, my husband and I had an argument. He was very aggressive and used bad language. He told me, "You are my sister" Is this a talaaq?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Jan 2019
Telling one's wife "See what I do tomorrow" with the intention of talaaq
During a quarrel with his wife, if a husband says to his wife, "See what I do tomorrow" (his intention was to say that he will divorce her…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online23 Jan 2019
Will telling one's wife "Mujhe tumhare sath nahi rehna" constitute talaaq?
During a fight with my wife, I said "Mujhe tumhare sath nahi rehna". I came to know later on that this is a kinaya word of talaq and I am not sure…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online21 Jan 2019
Husband saying to wife "you are free from my side"
If a husband says to his wife I don't want to live with you, you are free from my side. While fighting he continues to say I don't need you, are…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online17 Jan 2019
Husband saying 'tal' or 'tala' instead of talaaq
If a husband is angry and he is about to say the word "talaq". But only "tal" or "tala" comes out of his mouth. Then he stops himself from…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online16 Jan 2019
Being threatened to issue talaaq
My wife took sexual pictures of me without my knowledge. It was haram in a way that my private was exposed without my knowledge. One day we had an…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Jan 2019
Husband saying "Hate talaaq"
In the beginning of my marriage, my wife did something that made me upset. But we did not fight. She left and I started getting thoughts of divorce.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online15 Jan 2019
Husband replying "Fine, take it" when the wife asks him for divorce
After asking my husband for talaaq for the umpteenth time (because of consistent pathological lying, not giving any of my rights as a wife, not…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam27 Dec 2018
Signed in the wrong place in the marriage contract. Is my Nikah valid?
Dear imam I am happily married to my husband. My parents took my consent before nikah ceremony. During nikah ceremony i happily signed the…
Muajul I. Chowdhury - Mufti Online18 Dec 2018
Issuing a talaaq while the wife is in haidh
During an argument between me and my wife, I got very angry and said "Mein tumko talaq deta hu aur yeh tumhara pehla Talaq hai". Now I regret my…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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