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Did Hazrat Umar (Radiyallahu Anhu) divorce his wives because they were unable to conceive?

· 11 Rabiʻ I 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Did Hazrat Umar (Radiyallahu Anhu) really divorced his two wives for the reason they were unable to conceive. If yes, how can an act of a person who is so respectable in the religion - considering he did have his kids from other wives and there were great Prophets in the history who had wives unable to have children yet they weren't respected, rather they were kept as wives and their statuses were honored forever.

Answer

We have not come across this.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

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Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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