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If you divorce your wife in your mind, does that count?

· 4 Jumada I 1436 AH1 min readFatwa 31880English

Question

if you divorce your wife in your mind, does that count

for example you think in your mind `my wife is divorced`?

Answer

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

As-salāmu ‘alaykum wa-rahmatullāhi wa-barakātuh

In principle, the mere thought of divorce does not constitute divorce. The Nikah still remains valid and intact[1]

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Ismail Desai,

Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved,

Mufti Ebrahim Desai.

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

1 و به ظهر ان من تشاجر مع زوجته فأعطاها ثلاثة احجار ينوى الطلاق و لم يزكر لفظ لا صريحا و لا كناية لا يقع عليه (رد المحتار ج3 ص230 سعيد)

و لو نوى طلاقا و لم يتلفظ بلفظ لم يعتبر طلاقا لئلا يتغير المشروع و هو شرعية الوقوع بالفاظ الطلاق(العناية ج2 ص422 علمية)

فتاوى محمودية ج18 ص100 مكتبة محمودية

فتاوى دار العلوم زكريا ج4 ص56 زمزم

امداد الاحكام ج2 ص 438 مكتبة دار العلوم كراتشى1

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