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Is a talaak valid if given over any sort of social network?

Published as Talaaq over social network

· 12 Shawwal 1434 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

Is a talaak valid if given over any sort of social network? My husband said I (his name...) give you talaaq (my name...) 3 times and I want to know if it's valid as he sent it over WhatsApp?

Answer

The talaaq is valid.

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

References (Arabic / Urdu sources)

ففي مجمع الفتاوي نقلا عن الخانية اكره بالضرب و الحبس علي ان يكتب طلاق امرأته فكتب فلانة بنت فلانة طالق لاتطلق لان الكتابة من الغائب جعل كالخطاب من الحاضر فلا حاجة هاهنا (غمز عيون الابصار شرح الاشباه و النظائر مولانا السيد احمد الحموى ج3 ص 447 و في الخانية ج1 ص476)

الكتابة ممن نآي كالخطاب ممن دني (قواعد فقه ص 100 و شرح سير الكبير )

والمجوز في حق الغائب العجز (هداية ج4 ص705 )

و الكتابة ممن نآي كالخطاب ممن دني (هداية ج4 ص 705 )

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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