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Is a conditional talaaq ('if you do this you are divorced') valid?

70 fatawa in the archive answer questions on this, from 5 South African Darul Iftas (AskImam, Mufti Online, Ibn Masood, Azaadville, Jamiat KZN). Below, each Darul Ifta’s answer is quoted word for word from the opening of one of its fatawa.

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What the Darul Iftas say

“A.The statement, “if you call, message or contact him (ex-husband) through social media, you are divorced” of a husband to his wife constitutes a conditional divorce (At-Talaaqul Muallaq).”

Jamiat KZN — Conditional Talaaq on contact with ex-husband · 5 Feb 2016

“If after the second talaaq (which was given through text message) your husband revoked the talaaq and took you back in the nikaah, you will still be his wife provided he revoked the talaaq while you were still in iddat. However, if you return to the UK, the suspended talaaqs will take effect.”

Mufti Online — Conditional talaaq · 6 Oct 2013

“Yes, the bride may attach such a condition at the time of Nikah. She may state that if her husband remarries then she is divorced, so this will be a conditional Talaaq if he agrees to it. If he remarries then his first wife will be divorced.”

Ibn Masood — Attaching a conditional divorce at the time of marriage · 13 Mar 2024

“If Talaaq takes place, then it is Waajib for the ex-husband to provide his ex-wife with maintenance during her Iddah period provided that his ex-wife was not a “Naashizah” ( a woman who abandoned the matrimonial home out of her own free will).”

Azaadville — Giving Talaaq On Condition That The Wife Forfeits Her Right Of Maintenance · 14 Jan 2025

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  1. Giving Talaaq On Condition That The Wife Forfeits Her Right Of Maintenance Azaadville · 14 Jan 2025
  2. Conditional talaaq to keep wife from cheating AskImam · 1 Aug 2023
  3. Getting out of a conditional divorce Ibn Masood · 8 Nov 2022
  4. Conditional Talaaq on contact with ex-husband Jamiat KZN · 5 Feb 2016
  5. Telling the wife "If you use Whatsapp, you are divorced" Mufti Online · 28 Oct 2014
  6. Conditional Talaaq Azaadville · 5 Sep 2022
  7. Will a divorce take place if I tell my wife "get out of the house"? AskImam · 10 Jan 2021
  8. Talaaq attached to a condition Ibn Masood · 30 May 2022
  9. Conditional talaaq Mufti Online · 6 Oct 2013
  10. Talaaq With A Condition Of No Maintenance Azaadville · 15 Feb 2022
  11. Conditional Talaq - What Talaaq takes place? AskImam · 19 Aug 2020
  12. Attaching a conditional divorce at the time of marriage Ibn Masood · 13 Mar 2024
  13. My mother is unsure if she was divorced or not? Mufti Online · 5 May 2013
  14. ‘I will divorce you if you don’t get out of my sight’ AskImam · 19 Apr 2020
  15. Multiple conditional divorces Ibn Masood · 8 Nov 2022

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