Divorce (Talaaq)

Answered by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari Question: Last weekend my husband divorced me in a fit of anger while we were arguing. He says it was not pre-planned but it just spilled out due to anger. The problem is we are not sure how many times he pronounced it. …

    Nasihah (Advice): Do not give an excessive amount of Mahr   Abul Ajfa As Sulami reported that Umar bin Khattab (Radhiyallahu Anhu) delivered a sermon to us and said, “Do not go to extremes in giving women their dowry, for if that were a sign of honour and dignity …

  Nasihah (Advice): The seriousness of Marriage and Divorce   Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah Radhiyallahu Anhu reported that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said, “There are three matters which, if undertaken seriously or jokingly, are still regarded as serious: Marriage, divorce and taking back one’s wife (after issuing a revocable divorce).” (Abu Dawood) …

Nasihah (Advice): The guardian of an orphan Sayyiduna Sahl Bin Sa’d Radhiyallahu Anhu reported that Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam said, “I and the guardian of the orphan will be (as close) as two fingers (indicating his forefinger and middle finger) in Jannah.” (Abu Dawood) __________________________________________________ Question and Answer: Q. asalaam-alaikum …

Question   When I read the ayat of Talaq, I hear a voice/feeling saying you have said the word Talaq and you mean your wife. Can talaq take place like this? My question is if one reads the lafz of Talaq in the Quran and the waswasa comes ‘your wife’ …

Question My husband divorced me three times in one sitting. He were having quarrel at that time and he uttered divorce then take a pause and again said divorce two three times. After two days he takes his divorce back but send me to my parents home. Now saying to …

Question Can a wife ask for a divorce because her husband wants to take a second wife. ps he cannot even look after the kids and family well. Answer In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.   Assalāmu ῾alaykum wa Rahmatullāhi Wabarakātuh     It is …

  Nasihah (Advice): A man with a woman alone and whilst travelling   Ibn Abbaas Radhiyallahu Anhuma says: “I heard Rasulullah Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam delivering a sermon saying: “No man should be alone with a woman except when there is a Mahram with her, and a woman should not …

My husband married a second wife. How can he share his time equally? Question My husband said he divorced me one time. About two months later he came to visit my city and we had relations. That nullifies the utterance of divorce. During those 2 months, he married a second …

Question My question is regarding revocable divorce. If a man issues one divorce to his wife, and they reconcile before the end of iddah period, is that divorce annuled? Meaning, is that divorce cancelled and doesn’t count towards the 3 divorces? The definition is ‘revoke’ is to annul or void …