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Is the divorce valid whilst she is in Pregnancy?

· 26 Rabiʻ I 1429 AH1 min readFatwa 16521English

Question

My sister is married to a guy in the USA a year ago and her husband said word "divorce" twice, after few months later he said 3rd time "divorce" while she is currently pregnant with him, now someone says it didn't work if the women is pregnant, Is this true?

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Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

In principle, divorce to a pregnant woman is valid. If the husband issued the third divorce to his pregnant wife, it will be valid and that will constitute a talaq-e-mughallazah (a permanently irrevocable divorce)

And Allah knows best

Wassalam

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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