Validity of Talaaq if the Mahr is not yet paid (1/2)
Question
If a person has issued his wife three divorces verbally but he has not paid his wife her mahr nor has he written it on paper officially, will the talaaq be valid?
Answer
It is not a condition for the validity of a Talaaq that the husband pays mahr to his wife before issuing the Talaaq or to have the verbalised statement of Talaaq put down in writing. If the husband issued the Talaaq verbally to his wife and the husband did not pay his wife mahr or did not put it down in writing, the Talaaq will still remain valid. Yes, it still remains an obligation upon the husband to pay his wife her mahr if he did not do so before issuing the Talaaq.
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