Using the word dog for divorce
Question
If a husband tells his wife that suppose the word dog means divorce. Then a few days later the husband told his wife that you are a dog. Will divorce take place?
Answer
Through using the word "dog", talaaq does not take place.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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