Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Talaq via sms

· 2 Jumada I 1436 AH1 min readFatwa 32101English

Question

I would like to ask. if your have given one talaaq via sms and the iddath period has passed....What must the couple do if they want to live as husband and wife again....jazakallah for your time and await your answer....

Answer

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

As-salāmu ‘alaykumwa-rahmatullāhiwa-barakātuh.

If the husband issued one talaq via sms to his wife, the talaq is valid (1). If the iddah expired, the husband and wife may reconcile by performing a new nikah if the husband did not issue his wife with two divorces previously. (2, 3)

And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

Zakir Husain

Student DarulIftaa
Michigan, U.S.A

Checked and Approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Desai

(1)Jadīd Fiqhi Masāil 1/204

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

[٢ ] [المرجع السابق ص٤٠٠] فَإِنْ طَلَّقَهَا وَلَمْ يُرَاجِعْهَا بَلْ تَرَكَهَا حَتَّى انْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا بَانَتْ، وَهَذَا عِنْدَنَا

واذا كان الطلاق بائنا دون الثلاث فله ان يتزوجها في العدة وبعد انقضائها (فتاوي هندية،مصري ص٤٣١) [٣]

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