Divorcing a pregnant woman
Question
1. A brother divorced his wife once, a talaq baain, then performed a new nikah. After that he divorced her as follows:
I hereby formally issue one talaaq baain to ..., on 28/03/1439 (17/12/2017) at 15:22 pm. I also make ta’leeq of another talaaq baain which falls on 28/04/1439, exactly one lunar month from now, thereby completing 3 talaaqs, according to what has been mentioned as the sunnah method of divorcing a pregnant woman. Is this the sunnah method of talaq for a pregnant woman.
2. Is it not repugnant to divorce a pregnant woman? Are there any ahadith for this?
3. After 3 divorces, does the son-in-law have to observe hijaab from his ex-mother in-law and is communication permissible?
Answer
1. The right method is to issue one talaaq and her delivery will terminate the iddat.
2. It is permissible.
3. No.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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