Issuing Talaaq using the word "Azaad"
Question
My husband sent a message saying to me, “Tum Azaad ho owr tum issy qaabil ho” You are free from me and this is what you deserve. Afterwards, he said, I just said those words, but I didn’t really mean it. At the time of uttering these words he was in the state of anger.
Answer
If these words are used for talaaq in the area you live in, then one talaaq-e-rajee will take place. However, if these words are not used for talaaq in your area, then the intention of the husband will have to be seen. If he intended talaaq at the time of uttering these words, then one talaaq-e-baain will take place. If he did not intend talaaq, then no talaaq will take place.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
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- Mufti Zakaria Makada
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- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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