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When Talaq Takes Effect
633 fatawa from 8 South African Darul Iftas on When Talaq Takes Effect, part of Divorce & Iddah. Newest first; every fatwa links to the page where its Darul Ifta published it.
Subtopics are grouped from each Darul Ifta’s own categories and the fatwa titles, so the count is approximate.
By Darul Ifta
When Talaq Takes Effect fatawa — page 2 of 16
- Ibn Masood24 Jan 2022
Validity of a court divorce
A woman intends divorcing her husband in court so that they may remarry and register their marriage as required by Shariah, which is the anti…
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Mufti Online9 Jan 2022
Husband and wife reconciling after obtaining a divorce from a non-Muslim court
I was married to a man in Canada and lived with him for many years. Unfortunately, we had many problems and fights, until I left him and returned to…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ibn Masood13 Dec 2021
Validity of divorce issued during a woman’s menstrual cycle
If a husband divorces his wife during her menstrual cycle, will the divorce be valid?
Mufti Mohammed Desai - Azaadville25 Nov 2021
Validity of Walimah
Will the Walimah be valid if the couple were unable to be intimate due to the wife experiencing her monthly cycle?
- Mufti Online18 Nov 2021
Husband says "I am giving you 2 talaqs." Then he says, "Never mind, I will give you 1."
An argument ensued between a husband and wife. The husband with gesture, shows 2 fingers and says, "I am giving you 2 talaqs." Then he says, "Never…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Nov 2021
Will divorce take place if a married man denies getting married?
My husband married me without leaving his first wife and I didn't know at that time that he was married. After 1.6 years I got to know that he is…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online23 Oct 2021
Divorce if a person said that they are not married
During a general conversation (not a fight), my husband and I were talking about a degree recognition form that I was required to complete. This…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online18 Sep 2021
Using the word dog for divorce
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…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam11 Aug 2021
Is my Nikāh valid if there wasn’t Kufuw?
According to Mln Ashraf Ali Thanwi in his book, nikah marriage in islam, he mentions that for one to be equal in wealth in regards to kafaah it is…
Ikraam Elias Gangat - Mufti Online4 Jul 2021
Creating a fake social media account and posting that one is divorced
A person created a fake Facebook account and to pass time and for fun he posted an ad for marriage where he showed that he is divorced and he talked…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online3 Jul 2021
Husband not fulfilling conjugal rights of the wife
My husband is an amazing provider financially but he has had sexual intercourse only a handful of times with me since we have been married. Most of…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam4 Jun 2021
Is my Nikah still valid after I reverted?
Dear brother in Islam, I am a newly revert. I was married in a church ceremony before my conversion. I have since separated from my husband 4 months…
Ibn Aḥsan - Ask Imaam19 Aug 2020
Conditional Talaq - What Talaaq takes place?
Assalamualaikum wrwb.. i wants to know about a situation of some of my relatives talaq matter., husband put on the condition to his wife that 'if…
Bilal Yusuf Pandor - Mufti Online26 Feb 2020
Husband saying "he does not want to continue the relationship"
I got married in 1995. In 1998, my husband said on the phone "If you don't come by tonight's flight we will not be able to stay together, but as…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online19 Feb 2020
Saying "It's done" while discussing talaaq
My husband divorced me once over the phone but made ruju. Later on we had many fights. I asked him for divorce or to end the marriage and he said…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online22 Jan 2020
Divorce during pregnancy
Is divorce during pregnancy halaal? If a husband thinks he cannot move on with his relationship with his wife, can he divorce his wife during…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online8 Jan 2020
Signing civil divorce papers
I read that according to some Ulama, the forms of the civil divorce do not count when a person does not intend Shari divorce.…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam12 Nov 2019
Is the Wakālah of a non-muslim/ stranger valid in nikāḥ?
If a lady accepts Islām and wants to get married, can any of her non-muslim family members represent her? If she doesn’t have any family members…
Ikraam Bin Elias Gangat - Mufti Online12 Oct 2019
Is lack of being intimate a valid reason for divorce?
I am 29 years old. Me and wife have been married for 3 years. She does not like having sex with me or having any kind of intimate relationship. This…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online12 Oct 2019
Husband telling his wife "I will never come back to your house"
Me and my wife argued and I got angry and left the house and said "I will never come back to your house" and I left the house and now staying with…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Ask Imaam23 Sep 2019
Is my Nikah valid?
- [ ] I have got married to my first cousin(my fathers sisters daughter) since 2 months. Relatives where invited for the marriage from both sides.…
Ahmed-Ur-Rahmaan Ibn Mufti Mohammed Patel - Ask Imaam15 Sep 2019
Is my Nikah valid?
Hiding something in order to elicit an agreement for marriage Assalamu allaykum. I have been married for over a year, but I have a question about…
Ahmed-Ur-Rahmaan Ibn Mufti Mohammed Patel - Mufti Online10 Sep 2019
Will asking one's husband "theek he ap mre papers bana de" constitute talaaq?
My husband has anger issues. I belong from a different country. In a fight, I used to say "theek h ap mre papers bana de" What I meant was…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online10 Sep 2019
Saying to one's wife "maine talaq daydoonga"
By saying "maine talaq daydoonga" is talaq done or counted as talaq? Because all I said to warn my wife.
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online5 Sep 2019
Telling one's wife "I will divorce you"
My spouse and I had a severe argument and in anger and anguish without realizing I said to her I will divorce you. When I came back to my senses I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Sep 2019
Will divorce take place if one tells someone that he will divorce his wife?
Please advise if talaaq takes place in the following incidents: 1. Telling my wife that we will get divorced. 2. Telling my brother in law and wife…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online3 Sep 2019
Will telling one's wife "mujhse paper lelena" constitute talaaq?
This question is related to word talaq during an argument. I said to my wife mujhse paper lelena and I also said mujhse sign lelna will it be talaq?…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam1 Sep 2019
Will the marriage with someone who becomes a Sunni be valid even if their parents don’t convert?
assalam walaikum! i am a sunni muslim and there is a guy i know him since long h wants to marry me and is willing to convert to suni'ism but he cant…
Abrar Habib - Mufti Online22 Aug 2019
Wife telling husband before marriage that if he goes to any country they will be divorced
If a girl tells her fiance before marriage that whenever you go to any country, our relation will finish or divorce will be happen and the boy reply…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online22 Aug 2019
Consummation of nikaah for halaalah to be valid
If a woman does halaalah and after her iddat, she makes nikkah with her first husband, is the nikaah valid?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online4 Aug 2019
Married man keeping his Facebook status as "single"
Before marriage a person (male) wrote "single" in his facebook id and status but after marriage he did not change his id or status. He still uses…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online31 Jul 2019
Telling one's wife, "get out, get lost" etc.
1. Sometimes my wife comes to me and asks me about doing something. I reply to her "jo dil chahe karo", Is say it sometimes to show my anger, and…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam16 Jul 2019
Is my nikaah valid?
My wife called me a hypocrite. Is my nikkah still valid.
Muhammad Yusuf bin Moulana Abdur Rahim Khan - Ask Imaam15 Jul 2019
I'm unable to recall a talaq that my husband claims to have issued. Does the talaq stand valid in this case?
Slms My husband mentioned to me that he gave me two talaaqs already. However i don't recall the first one at all. There were many incidents where i…
Naved A. Sohtun ibn Shabbir - Mufti Online14 Jul 2019
Will talaaq take place if husband says "That's it"?
I have this issue which happened last year, but it has been playing in my head ever since. Whilst my wife was fighting with me and moaning about my…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online14 Jul 2019
Jokingly giving one's wife talaaq
My husband and I were joking and suddenly I said, "Give me talaaq" and he said "de di". I want to ask ke kiya talaaq hogayi?
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Mufti Online14 Jul 2019
Telling one's wife "mujhe tumhare sath nahi rehna"
1. During an argument/fight, my wife said to me “mujhe tumhare sath nahi rehna” and I replied to her “mujhe bhi tumhare sath nahi rehna” so will it…
Mufti Zakaria Makada - Ask Imaam10 Jul 2019
Did two or three talaqs occur ?
My brothers wife confessed to have feeling for the guy down the road. He issued a talaaq raji with a condition saying if she has any communication…
Saad Haque - Mufti Online30 Jun 2019
Husband using the word "divorced"
A few days back I was sitting with my kids and husband. He said to me that it's your mistake that you didn't give the kid anything to eat. I…
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee - Mufti Online29 Jun 2019
Saying "nikaah khalas" intending that one is married
I am in Saudi Arabia and don’t know Arabic. One day I was talking to a person who didn’t understand much English. He asked me whether I am married…
Mufti Zakaria Makada
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