Husband being forced to sign a talaaq document
Question
My husband's parents forced him to sign a divorce paper. They prepared it by themselves and he doesn't know how many has been written. He didn't have any intention for this. Is it valid?
They threatened him that his mother will kill herself while his wife put a pistol on her daughter. He did not know how many times divorce was written because he didn't prepare and read the papers, nor was he willing to sign.
Answer
If he knew that it was a talaaq document and he signed it, then the talaaq has taken 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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