Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Does responding with yes or Ok to a divorce thought constitute divorce?

· 24 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1435 AH1 min readFatwa 29684English

Question

Does responding with yes or Ok to a divorce thought constitute divorce? for example one has a thought that if i did a specific thing or said a specific word it will mean divorce to me. And he say ok or Yes.

Answer

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh.

The mere thought of divorce does not constitute divorce .[1]

Furthermore, it is necessary for the words of divorce to be uttered or directed at one’s wife intentionally. [2]

In the enquired situation divorce does not take place.

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Arshad Ali

Student Darul Iftaa
Trinidad

Checked and Approved by,
Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

http://www.daruliftaa.net/

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[1] حاشية الطحطاوي على مراقي الفلاح شرح نور الإيضاح (ص: 219)

لو أجرى الطلاق على قلبه وحرك لسانه من غير تلفظ يسمع لا يقع

[2] البحر الرائق - ث (3/ 278)

وأماما في فَتْحِ الْقَدِيرِ وَلَا بُدَّ من الْقَصْدِ بِالْخِطَابِ بِلَفْظِ الطَّلَاقِ عَالِمًا بِمَعْنَاهُ أو النِّسْبَةِ إلَى الْغَائِبَةِ كما يُفِيدُهُ فُرُوعٌ

Answered by
Arshad Ali
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
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