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Rulings on worship, marriage and divorce, business, food and everyday life — answered by Mufti Qasim Zia and the scholars of Akhuwat-e-Islami. 890 answers so far.
Divorce
Show all fatawaI divorced my wife but she or nobody else knows, is the divorce valid?
If a person divorced his wife in privacy without any witnesses, then is the divorce still valid?
I told my wife if she visits her parents house she is divorced, how do I end this condition?
If a husband says to his wife, “If you go to the house of your parents, you are divorced,” now what is the way to end this condition?
I divorced my wife but she did not hear it, has divorce occurred?
When I divorced my wife, she was in Pakistan and did not hear it. In such a situation, is the divorce valid?
My Husband said ‘divorced, divorced’ to me, has divorce occured?
A husband and wife were quarrelling and the husband said only the following words to his wife, ‘divorced, divorced’ he did not mention whether he is giving it [i.e. the divorce] or will give it.…
Can a husband and wife still be together after 3 divorces?
A person divorced his wife three times in written form and the wife also saw this too, but she did not accept the divorce, so has divorce occurred; and then a few months later they began living…
Can a man remarry the same woman after divorcing her a few years earlier?
A husband divorced his wife and a few years later they mutually agreed that they would marry again, and until now the lady involved has not married anyone else, so can this man marry his previously…
If my husband has committed adultery does that mean we are now divorced?
My husband has committed adultery with other women – has my marriage with him finished; and if it has not finished, can I apply for Khul’?
If someone deceptively arranged for divorce papers and passed them to my wife, will divorce have occurred?
I have not given my wife divorce verbally nor in written format, but rather my father left the divorce documents for my wife at my house and he says later on that I had these made and brought them to…
My Husband said I am divorced if I leave the house, will divorce have occurred if I left?
Someone said to his wife that if she leaves the house, then she is divorced three times, however he did not say this with the intention of divorce. So, will three divorces actually occur when his wife…
If my mentally ill husband gives me a divorce, is it valid?
Does the divorce of a partially sane person occur i.e. such a person who is not classified or medically diagnosed as mentally ill in total, but he behaves like a mentally ill person, he is possibly…
Is divorce valid if I said it whilst I was asleep?
A person habitually talks in his sleep [i.e. a sleep-talker] and he gave his wife a divorce whilst sleeping, so has the divorce occurred?
My Husband told people he has divorced me but is now denying he said it, am I still his wife?
A husband – Zayd – said to his wife – Begum – that if you go to Pakistan, then you are done from my end; having said this with the intention of divorce. The husband even acknowledged & admitted this,…
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