Talaaq (Divorce)

Q1) After Talaaq and separation, is it permissible for the husband to tell his wife, "I give you one Talaaq-ur-Raj'ee, so tell your father to take you"? Shouldn't the Iddah be in her marital home? A1) Yes, the Iddah will be served at the husband's house unless there...

QUESTION: A man and woman were married from 1999 until 2012, when they divorced. During this time, the husband was unemployed for seven years, with the wife sustaining the family on her income. In 2010, they bought a house together.  When the divorce took place in...

QUESTION: A lady's Haidh commenced. A few minutes later, she received a phone call wherein her husband issued three Talaaqs to her. Will she count her Haidh from this cycle, or the next one? ANSWER: If the bleeding continues for more than 3 days, then this will be...

QUESTION: A woman was granted interim maintenance relief beyond the Iddah period. The court held that a husband could not unilaterally end a marriage through a Talaaq, and that the marriage dissolves only once a court of law confirms the dissolution. The background to...

QUESTION: During a severe manic episode characterized by extreme and abnormal anger, which was subsequently diagnosed by a psychiatrist, I allegedly uttered words of divorce to my wife. At the time of the incident, I was not in a normal state of mind. I did not...

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...

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...