Talaaq (Divorce)

Iddah And Nafaqah

QUESTION: Please provide guidelines for a woman who has been given Talaaq, including the aspect of her expenses? ANSWER: A woman who has been given a divorce will be in Iddah (waiting period after divorce) for three Haidh cycles. The timing for her Iddah will begin...

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Issuing A Talaaq While Intoxicated

QUESTION: My husband used to abuse alcohol and drugs to the point of having no memory of what he did. I resorted to asking for Talaaq and approached him with a Molana to resolve the matter. He claimed to be sober at the time and agreed to issue one Talaaq-e-Bain on my...

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Written Talaaq

QUESTION: میں اپنے بقائم ہوش و حواس خمسہ بلاکراہ و اجبار غیر، بلا ترغیب دیگر، حلفاً خود اقرار کرتا ہوں اور تحریر کر دیتا ہوں.کہ میری بیوی نے عدالت کے ذریعے خلع لے لی ہے اور ہمارا نکاح قانوناً اور شرعاً ختم ہو چکا ہے اب ہمارے درمیان کسی بھی قسم کا کوئی تعلق نہیں ہے۔...

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Nikaah After Talaaq Baain

QUESTION: A woman was divorced from her husband for the second time with a Talaaq Baain. Can their Nikaah be solemnized before her Iddah period ends? Will she need a Wali to represent her, and are the witnesses required to be Mahram to her? ANSWER: Talaaq Baain...

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Lapse Of Time Between Iddah And Talaaq

QUESTION: If a man divorced a woman with one Talaaq a few years ago, can he now, after the Iddah has long lapsed, give the other two Talaaqs? ANSWER: Yes, he may give the two Talaaqs if he remarries her and there is no way of reconciling and staying together amicably....

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Ruling On Talaaq

QUESTION: A couple had a dispute and the wife was asked to leave the home. The husband was approached by representatives of the wife and reminded him that, if the couple were to separate or divorce, it would be his responsibility to maintain her during the Iddah...

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Wife Initiating A Divorce

QUESTION: What ruling is applied in the case of the wife forcing a divorce, i.e. Faskh? Is it still the responsibility of the husband to maintain her? ANSWER: In principle, if a wife compels her husband to issue a divorce without a valid Shar’iee justification—such as...

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Issuing Two Talaaq-e-Ba’in

QUESTION: A husband, after due consideration, says to his wife, "I, so and so, pronounce Talaaq-e-Ba’in (2 Talaaqs) upon you, so and so, effective immediately." According to the above statement, how many Talaaqs are effective? ANSWER: When a man pronounces the first...

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