Talaaq (Divorce)

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...

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۔...

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...

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....