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Is talaaq given in anger valid?
58 fatawa in the archive answer questions on this, from 3 South African Darul Iftas (AskImam, Mufti Online, Azaadville). Below, each Darul Ifta’s answer is quoted word for word from the opening of one of its fatawa.
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“In principle, a talaaq (divorce) issued in the state of anger is valid. Furthermore, your statements are contradictory. You state “he was having a heated argument”, then you further state he texted his wife “i divorce u” – texting very quickly. On the other hand you state he didn’t remember texting it.”
“Once the words of talaaq are pronounced, the talaaq it is valid regardless of whether it was issued in the state of anger or not. Hence, since you had issued three talaaqs in total (the first talaaq during the first argument and the remaining two talaaqs during the second argument), the nikaah has terminated.”
“Divorce is such an unpleasant thing that comes into effect whether mentioned in seriousness or in jest, as can be seen from this hadith: Three things are serious when done in seriousness and serious and also when done in jest: marriage, divorce and retracting a revocable divorce.”
Quotes are the opening words of each answer as published; the full answer, its conditions and references are on the fatwa page. Answers depend on the exact details of each question.
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- Uttering Three Talaaq In Anger Azaadville · 11 Mar 2024
- Saying divorce in the state of uncontrollable anger AskImam · 23 Sep 2020
- Three talaaqs in anger Mufti Online · 15 Oct 2017
- Divorce Given In Anger Azaadville · 28 May 2022
- Divorce in extreme anger/IED - Guidance needed from Respected Shaykh AskImam · 13 Feb 2019
- Talaaq in the state of anger Mufti Online · 3 Nov 2015
- 3 Talaq in anger AskImam · 8 Jan 2019
- Talaaq issued in anger Mufti Online · 1 Apr 2015
- Divorced issued under extreme anger AskImam · 8 Dec 2018
- Three talaaqs in anger Mufti Online · 5 Apr 2016
- Talaq in anger AskImam · 24 Dec 2015
- Talaaq in anger Mufti Online · 28 Dec 2015
- Talaaq out of extreme anger AskImam · 17 Nov 2015
- Three talaaqs in anger Mufti Online · 20 Oct 2015
- Talaq in the state of anger AskImam · 12 Oct 2015
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