Giving false information that one is divorced
Question
A person is married but one day when another person asked him, he said that he is divorced. He had no intention to divorce his wife.
Answer
If he intended to give false information then there is no divorce.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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